What type of property is 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB sell for?

9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB last sold for £83,000 in February 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £98,000 in August 2012. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

Across 3 sales between August 2012 and February 2024, 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB fell from £98,000 to £83,000, a change of £15,000. That works out to roughly -1.4% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

The current EPC rating for 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (603 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB heated?

The latest EPC at 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

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

Where is 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB located?

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

Is 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB in a safe area?

Police records around 9 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.

Which schools serve 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

The closest primary school to 9 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.

What transport links are near 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, WF8 4DB?

The closest rail stop to 9 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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9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, Pontefract, WF8 4DB

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor 1st

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

56 m²

603 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 9 Queens Hotel Apartments

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

9 Queens Hotel Apartments is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Pontefract (WF8 4DB). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2012–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £110,000 is 32.5% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2024 at £83,000.

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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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

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)

Aug 2019

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.2 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2019from Nov 2009

Heating Controls

Prog + StatThermostat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water

Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Wall Insulation

Insulated StoneInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Queens Hotel Apartments, Front Street, Pontefract, WF8 4DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 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.

9 Queens Hotel Apartments's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£110,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.4% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£83,000

Growth on file: -1.4% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

20 February 2024Most recent
£83,000
+17.7%over 2 years
28 January 2022
£70,500
-28.1%over 9 years
16 August 2012
£98,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 4DB: £70,000 (2025–2022).

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.

Years Held for 9 Queens Hotel Apartments lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,482

Street avg £1,105

Strongly above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 62 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly above

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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