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1 planning record
About River Mead
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
River Mead is a detached house in Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2023 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). Main heating runs on lpg.
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2015. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
River Mead's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against River Mead, Water Lane, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
River Mead sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Dec 2015Tree WorksTreesGranted
Application for consent to fell 1No. Poplar and reduce height and take out dead wood from 1No. Weeping Willow and 2No. Willow in the conservation area
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
River Mead has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£503,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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.
Versus other Water Lane homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for River Mead lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 165 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 3LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.3dB
Everything within walking distance
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