Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Top House Farm Cottage, East Avenue, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DT
3 planning records
Estimated value
£249,000
- Since the 2002 sale (£59,950)+315%
- Against WF9 1DT's recent median (£170,000)+46%
Newest record on this page: March 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
113 m²
1216 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£249,000
- Against its 2002 sale (£59,950)+315%
- Against WF9 1DT's recent median (£170,000)+46%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Top House Farm Cottage is modelled from its 113 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WF9 1DT. 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
113 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2014
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2002
Recent sales in WF9 1DT
5 sales, median £170,000 (2024–2007)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Top House Farm Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2002).
Sales timeline
25 January 2002Most recent
£59,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF9 1DT: £170,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in WF9 1DT
22 East Avenue, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DT
Sold Mar 2024
£170,00028 East Avenue, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DT
Sold Jan 2019
£73,000Shandon, East Avenue, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DT
Sold Oct 2018
£225,00029 East Avenue, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DT
Sold Oct 2007
£176,00020 East Avenue, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DT
Sold Dec 2003
£65,000
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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About Top House Farm Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Top House Farm Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF9 1DT). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2002 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £249,000 sits 315.3% above the 2002 sale of £59,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£49/sq ft) was about 55.4% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Top House Farm Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Apr 2024
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2014
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 April 2024
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Apr 2014from Oct 2011
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsThermostat
Heating controls changed
Hot Water
Main SystemMain (No Stat)
Hot water system changed
Windows
AverageGood
Window efficiency improved
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedPartial
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
70%0%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Top House Farm Cottage, East Avenue, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Top House Farm Cottage has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at Top House Farm Cottage, East Avenue, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1DT
3decisions2extensions14documents
Flagged:Retrospective
- Mar 2006New BuildOutlineOutcome in report
Residential development (renewal 02/99/05144/M)
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 06/99/05144/N
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatorySept 2008Decision
- ExtensionJul 2006Decision
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Versus other East Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Top House Farm Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£531
Street avg £1,614
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
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.
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
0.1 km
East Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Upton Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Upton Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
- Minsthorpe Community CollegeSecondary1.4km
- Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary1.8km
- Ash Grove Primary AcademyPrimary1.8km
Nearest stops
- East AvenueBus stop73m
- East Avenue Rose AveBus stop74m
- Rose Ave Sunny AvenueBus stop112m
- Rose AvenueBus stop123m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences2,301 reports45%
- Anti-social Behaviour573 reports11%
- Criminal Damage & Arson414 reports8%
- Shoplifting364 reports7%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WF9 1DT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Top House Farm Cottage is modelled from its 113 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in WF9 1DT. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Top House Farm 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 Top House Farm Cottage was lodged in April 2014 at band E and expired in April 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to Top House Farm 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 7 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from WF9 1DT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Top House Farm Cottage is in council tax band D. 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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