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About 1 Banks Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Banks Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Pontefract (WF8 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 is 19% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 44.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £290,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Banks Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 1 Banks Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Banks Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Banks Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,480
Street avg £1,244
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Banks Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF8 4DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 47 points of interest in total.
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