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. 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 July 2032
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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.
£719,000
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
322/mo
Falling 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







