What kind of home is 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB sell for?

4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB last sold for £65,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £41,000 in June 2014, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

Across 2 sales between June 2014 and July 2022, 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB rose from £41,000 to £65,000, a change of £24,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB have?

The current EPC rating for 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB is E with a score of 39 out of 100, lodged in January 2019. It has dropped from a D recorded in October 2008. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (657 sq ft), around 61 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB use?

The latest EPC at 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB in?

4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB sits in Pontefract. It falls within the WF8 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

Police records around 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB 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.

What schools are near 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

The closest primary school to 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (241m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is New College Pontefract (458m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

The closest rail stop to 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB is Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station, 109m away. The nearest bus option is Halfpenny Lane Camp Mount, 114m away.

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4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, Pontefract, WF8 4DB

Property type

End terrace

Floor Ground

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

61 m²

657 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 39

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 4 Queens Hotel Apartments

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

4 Queens Hotel Apartments is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Pontefract (WF8 4DB). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 61 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across 4 Queens Hotel Apartments (61–79 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 61). The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £104,000 sits 60% above the 2022 sale of £65,000. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £65,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingAllocated

Building

RefurbishedYes

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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2019

EPC Rating

E39

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.3 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2019from Oct 2008

EPC improved fromD60toE39

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting

0%88%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, Pontefract, WF8 4DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Queens Hotel Apartments has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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

£104,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£65,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

21 July 2022Most recent
£65,000
+58.5%over 8 years
18 June 2014
£41,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 4DB: £70,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in WF8 4DB

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On the street

Versus other Front Street homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 4 Queens Hotel Apartments runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,066

Street avg £1,123

Below

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 62 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 4DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WF8 4DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.6dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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