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1 Banks Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 4DL

Extendable
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
196 m²
2110 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Banks Avenue

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Banks Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 4DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Banks Avenue has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

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

£345,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£290,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 December 2021Most recent

    £290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 4DL: £195,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

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

Strongly above

Floor Area

196 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 Banks Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£287k

1 Bull Style Road

WF8 4NL

4 bed2 bath
£297k

1 Camp Rise

WF8 4DF

3 bed2 bath
£252k

1 Apple Tree Close

WF8 4RH

3 bed
£189k

1 Banks Mount

WF8 4DN

3 bed1 bath
£179k

1 Alden Crescent

WF8 4JN

3 bed
£284k

1 Bramble Close

WF8 4RT

2 bed1 bath
£326k

1 Camp Mount

WF8 4BY

£396k

1 Barbican Way

WF8 4SU

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.
Full Pontefract report

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.

Closest school

0.3 km

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

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for WF8 4DL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WF8 4DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Banks Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 4DL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.