What type of property is 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ?

1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ?

1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ last sold for £265,000 in January 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £167,500 in June 2003, so prices have been rising over 18 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ?

Across 2 sales between June 2003 and January 2021, 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ rose from £167,500 to £265,000, a change of £97,500. That works out to roughly +2.6% per year compounded over 18 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ?

The current EPC rating for 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in August 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ?

1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (1,001 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 75% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in WF8 3QZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ?

1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ is in council tax band C.

Where is 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ located?

1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ sits in Pontefract. It falls within the WF8 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ?

Police records around 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 62% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ?

The closest primary school to 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ is Carleton Park Junior and Infant School (571m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Carleton High School (460m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ?

The closest bus stop to 1 Ashbourne Drive, WF8 3QZ is Hardwick Rd Lynwood Crescent, 195m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Ashbourne Drive, Pontefract, WF8 3QZ

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

93 m²

1001 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Ashbourne Drive

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

1 Ashbourne Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Pontefract (WF8 3QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 18.9% above the 2021 sale price. Sold January 2021 for £265,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2024

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Ashbourne Drive, Pontefract, WF8 3QZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Ashbourne Drive has no planning applications on record.

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£315,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£265,000

Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

14 January 2021Most recent
£265,000
+58.2%over 17 years
5 June 2003
£167,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3QZ: £253,000 (2023–2023).

Nearby sales in WF8 3QZ

On the street

Versus other Ashbourne Drive homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 1 Ashbourne Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,849

Street avg £3,024

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Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 62 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

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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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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

Hardwick Rd Lynwood Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Carleton High School. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 3QZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WF8 3QZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

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65 dB

70 dB

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