18 Banks Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 4DL
About 18 Banks Avenue
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
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
18 Banks Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
18 Banks Avenue has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 October 2022Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 4DL: £202,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in WF8 4DL
Versus other Banks Avenue homes
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
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 6.6 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB







