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1 Wentdale, Little Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LX

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Wentdale

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

1 Wentdale is a five-bedroom detached house in Little Smeaton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3LX). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

Most recent transfer was June 2025 at £460,000 — fresh data. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 102 m² it's 15.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 2021–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 120.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • DrivewayYes
  • LandYes
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Wentdale, Little Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 1 Wentdale, Little Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LX

2decisions2extensions10documents
  1. Oct 2020
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Roof lift to form rooms in roof and rendering of 3 sides to property

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    2020/0969/HPA
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 1 Wentdale was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£476,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.8% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£460,000

Growth on file: 16.8% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 June 2025Most recent

    £460,000

    +95.7%over 4 years

  2. 12 February 2021

    £235,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3LX: £202,000 (2022–2017).

On the street

Versus other Wentdale homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Wentdale stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,510

Street avg £2,639

Strongly above

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 102 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.8 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

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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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Dale Court

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1 Carleton Green Close

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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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Cemetery — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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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 3LX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WF8 3LX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WF8 3LX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

Low
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65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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