Shimara, Common Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DE
About Shimara
Shimara is a semi-detached house in Upton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF9 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 944 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £163,000 is 30.4% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£132/sq ft) was about 91% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in February 2013, so it's been off the market for around 13 years.
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Energy performance
Shimara's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Feb 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 18 February 2019
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at Shimara.
1 application on record at Shimara, Common Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DE
- Nov 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed two storey side extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01797/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Shimara valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£163,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 February 2013Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF9 1DE: £152,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in WF9 1DE
Trentham, Common Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DE
Sold Feb 2025
£130,000Vicklee, Common Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DE
Sold Apr 2019
£144,000Leys Cottage, Common Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DE
Sold Oct 2017
£160,000Valdene, Common Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DE
Sold Jul 2016
£152,000Bolney Lodge, Common Lane, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DE
Sold Jun 2014
£195,000
Versus other Common Lane homes
Price per m²
£1,426
Street avg £1,386
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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Crime
390/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Grosvenor Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Upton Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB