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Courtyard Cottage, Button Park, Pontefract, WF8 4HT

5 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
56 m²
603 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Courtyard Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Courtyard Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Pontefract (WF8 4HT). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and 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 80), a 2-band jump.

At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (97 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £192,000 is 12.9% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 164% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £170,000. 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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

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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.

Courtyard Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2022from Nov 2008
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
20%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached 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 Courtyard Cottage, Button Park, Pontefract, WF8 4HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Courtyard Cottage 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.

Price for Courtyard Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£192,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 28 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£170,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 August 2022Most recent

    £170,000

    +54.5%over 11 years

  2. 24 February 2011

    £110,000

    +37.5%over 7 years

  3. 20 February 2004

    £80,000

    +49.5%over 7 years

  4. 10 January 1997

    £53,500

    +48.6%over 1 year

  5. 9 February 1995

    £36,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF8 4HT: £208,000 (2023–2014).

On the street

Versus other Button Park homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Courtyard Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,036

Street avg £1,986

Strongly above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Courtyard Cottage

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

Larger development activity nearby

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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.
£284k

1 Bramble Close

WF8 4RT

2 bed1 bath
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1 Banks Mount

WF8 4DN

3 bed1 bath
£179k

1 Alden Crescent

WF8 4JN

3 bed
£252k

1 Apple Tree Close

WF8 4RH

3 bed
£297k

1 Camp Rise

WF8 4DF

3 bed2 bath
£287k

1 Bull Style Road

WF8 4NL

4 bed2 bath
£345k

1 Banks Avenue

WF8 4DL

4 bed2 bath
£157k

1 Bluebell Court

WF8 4RQ

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

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Mill Hill Road Mayors Walk — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

The King's School. 15 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 4HT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WF8 4HT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WF8 4HT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.1dB

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 Courtyard Cottage, Button Park, Pontefract, WF8 4HT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.