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Riverside Lodge, Water Lane, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LD

Estimated value

£690,000

  • Since the 2018 sale (£445,000)+55%
  • Against WF8 3LD's recent median (£500,000)+38%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
283 m²
3046 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£690,000

  • Against its 2018 sale (£445,000)+55%
  • Against WF8 3LD's recent median (£500,000)+38%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Riverside Lodge is modelled from its 283 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF8 3LD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    283 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2025

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2018

  • Recent sales in WF8 3LD

    5 sales, median £500,000 (2023–2018)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: September 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 February 2018Most recent

    £445,000

    +155.7%over 20 years

  2. 11 December 1997

    £174,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3LD: £500,000 (2023–2018).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Riverside Lodge

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Riverside Lodge is a detached house in Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 283 m² (around 3046 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since March 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.

At 283 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £690,000 sits 55.1% above the 2018 sale of £445,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£146/sq ft) was about 23.3% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in February 2018.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Riverside Lodge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 March 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2025from Mar 2015
Low Energy Lighting
33%78%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Riverside Lodge, Water Lane, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Riverside Lodge has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Water Lane homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Riverside Lodge lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,572

Street avg £2,432

Strongly below

Floor Area

283 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 8.9 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Pontefract district page.
Full Pontefract report

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.

Nearest schools

  • Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimary320m
  • Campsmount AcademySecondary2.6km
  • Norton Infant SchoolPrimary2.7km
  • Norton Junior SchoolPrimary2.8km

Nearest stops

  • CemeteryBus stop110m
  • Forge CottageBus stop267m
  • Rectory CourtBus stop431m
  • The FoxBus stop468m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,025 reports45%
  • Anti-social Behaviour528 reports12%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson345 reports8%
  • Shoplifting344 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for WF8 3LD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WF8 3LD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Late 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Riverside Lodge is modelled from its 283 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF8 3LD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Riverside Lodge. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Riverside Lodge was lodged in March 2025 at band D and is valid until March 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Riverside Lodge. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 4 schools and 25 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WF8 3LD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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