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About 18 Banks Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Banks Avenue is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Pontefract (WF8 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £238,000 is 22.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 34.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £195,000. 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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private garden
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
18 Banks Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Feb 2017
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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
See how we calculated this£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£195,000
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.
18 Banks Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,383
Street avg £1,253
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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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