Grange Cottage, Carleton Road, Pontefract, WF8 3RJ

Grange Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Pontefract (WF8 3RJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 81 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 sits 105.2% above the 2017 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 29% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2014. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in May 2017.