Northfield, Water Lane, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LD
About Northfield
Northfield is a detached house in Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 256 m² (around 2756 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil.
At 256 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sale on file: £675,000 in September 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £757,000 is 12.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 35.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Northfield's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Northfield sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
3 applications on record at Northfield, Water Lane, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LD
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Application for consent to fell 1No Eucalyptus tree in the conservation area
Conservation Area- Reference
- ZG2023/1079/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJun 2025Decision
- Tree WorksFeb 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Northfield has grown more than fourfold since the 2001 starting point.
£757,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 22 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2023Most recent
£675,000
+28.6%over 17 years6 September 2006
£525,000
+23.5%over 2 years1 July 2004
£425,000
+709.5%over 2 years16 July 2001
£52,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3LD: £445,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in WF8 3LD
Old Mill House, Water Lane, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LD
Sold May 2022
£500,000Riverside Farm, Water Lane, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LD
Sold Aug 2021
£800,0001 Water Lane, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LD
Sold Oct 2020
£195,000Willow Cottage, Water Lane, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LD
Sold Dec 2018
£270,000Riverside Lodge, Water Lane, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LD
Sold Feb 2018
£445,000
Versus other Water Lane homes
On years held, Northfield runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,637
Street avg £2,255
Floor Area
256 m²
Street avg 156 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Cemetery — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







