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Get startedBonita Cottage is a detached house in Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2024) returns a high B (score 89), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in July 2024 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 95). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 129 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (172 m² median across 9 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode.
Bonita Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Bonita Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Bonita Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
89 (B)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 170 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
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Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3LD: £500,000 (2023–2018).
Northfield Water Lane Kirk Smeaton Pontefract
Sold Sept 2023
Old Mill House Water Lane Kirk Smeaton Pontefract
Sold May 2022
Riverside Farm Water Lane Kirk Smeaton Pontefract
Sold Aug 2021
1 Water Lane Kirk Smeaton Pontefract
Sold Oct 2020
Willow Cottage Water Lane Kirk Smeaton Pontefract
Sold Dec 2018
Street avg 9.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
WF8 3DZ
Cemetery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB