2 Rectory Court, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3SP
About 2 Rectory Court
2 Rectory Court is a four-bedroom detached house in Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF8 3SP). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 109 m² it's 27.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £462,000 sits 61% above the 2014 sale of £287,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 76% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in November 2014.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
2 Rectory Court sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Rectory Court has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
2 applications on record at 2 Rectory Court, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3SP
- Mar 2015RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Listed building consent for the replacement of existing front facing timber windows and gable end window with a like for like timber window
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 2015/0090/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationOct 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
2 Rectory Court valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£462,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 13 years.
£287,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
18 November 2014Most recent
£287,000
-2.7%over 9 years4 July 2005
£295,000
+47.9%over 3 years25 April 2002
£199,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 3SP: £250,000 (2016–2004).
Nearby sales in WF8 3SP
17 Rectory Court, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3SP
Sold Dec 2016
£385,0008 Rectory Court, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3SP
Sold Mar 2009
£250,0004 Rectory Court, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3SP
Sold Mar 2008
£250,0006 Rectory Court, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3SP
Sold Sept 2004
£226,00010 Rectory Court, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract, WF8 3SP
Sold Apr 2004
£350,000
Versus other Rectory Court homes
Price per m² for 2 Rectory Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,633
Street avg £1,970
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.1 km
Rectory Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB







