13 Banks Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 4DL
About 13 Banks Avenue
13 Banks Avenue is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Pontefract (WF8 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 is 31.6% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 28.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
13 Banks Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 13 Banks Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 4DL
- Oct 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension to rear
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/02180/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£118,550
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 May 2007Most recent
£118,550
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 4DL: £202,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WF8 4DL
Versus other Banks Avenue homes
13 Banks Avenue outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,317
Street avg £1,259
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB







