6 Wentdale, Little Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LX
About 6 Wentdale
6 Wentdale is a detached house in Little Smeaton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3LX). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £363,000 sits 81.5% above the 2022 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 16.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £200,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 6 Wentdale, Little Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LX
- Sept 2022PorchFullOutcome in report
Replacement porch
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 2022/0797/HPA
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£363,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 August 2022Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3LX: £260,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in WF8 3LX
1 Wentdale, Little Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LX
Sold Jun 2025
£460,00012 Wentdale, Little Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LX
Sold Nov 2022
£335,0003 Wentdale, Little Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LX
Sold Mar 2021
£260,0009 Wentdale, Little Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LX
Sold May 2020
£202,0002 Wentdale, Little Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3LX
Sold Mar 2016
£218,000
Versus other Wentdale homes
On epc rating, 6 Wentdale stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,410
Street avg £2,902
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







