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 £255,000 is 30.8% 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
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Energy performance
18 Banks Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 February 2027
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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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.
£255,000
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
322/mo
Falling 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