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Orchard Cottage, Main Street, Badsworth, Pontefract, WF9 1AF

4 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£389,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£335,000)+16%
  • Against WF9 1AF's recent median (£273,000)+42%

Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
50 m²
537 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£389,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£335,000)+16%
  • Against WF9 1AF's recent median (£273,000)+42%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Orchard Cottage is modelled from its 50 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF9 1AF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    50 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2011

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in WF9 1AF

    5 sales, median £273,000 (2026–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 March 2021Most recent

    £335,000

    -1.5%over 2 years

  2. 8 July 2018

    £340,000

    +41.7%over 5 years

  3. 28 November 2012

    £240,000

    -4.0%over 6 years

  4. 14 December 2005

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF9 1AF: £273,000 (2026–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Orchard Cottage

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

Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Badsworth, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF9 1AF). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 537 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 50 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £335,000 in March 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2023. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 is 16.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£624/sq ft) was about 157.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Nov 2021

Current Certificate
Nov 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 21 November 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Main Street, Badsworth, Pontefract, WF9 1AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Orchard Cottage, Main Street, Badsworth, Pontefract, WF9 1AF

1decisions4documents
  1. Jun 2023
    RenovationOutline
    Outcome in report

    Installation of roof windows to front elevation

    New Windows
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    23/00834/CPL
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On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Orchard Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£6,717

Street avg £3,260

Strongly above

Floor Area

50 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below
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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

390/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Badsworth Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School. 5 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary98m
  • Upton Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
  • Ackworth Mill Dam SchoolPrimary2.7km
  • Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary2.9km

Nearest stops

  • Badsworth ChurchBus stop48m
  • Beaconfield Road Thorpe LnBus stop278m
  • New Rd Back LaneBus stop289m
  • Thorpe Lane Rogerthorpe ManorBus stop684m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences2,301 reports45%
  • Anti-social Behaviour573 reports11%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson414 reports8%
  • Shoplifting364 reports7%

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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 WF9 1AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WF9 1AF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WF9 1AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Orchard Cottage is modelled from its 50 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in WF9 1AF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for Orchard Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Orchard Cottage was lodged in November 2011 at band E and expired in November 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Orchard Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WF9 1AF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
Orchard Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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