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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.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £693,000 sits 55.7% 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. 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. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in February 2018.
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
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£693,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 20 years.
Last sold (2018)
£445,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
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
Floor Area
283 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 29 points of interest in total.
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