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12 Buttercup Close, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1ND

5 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
56 m²
603 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Buttercup Close

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

12 Buttercup Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Upton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF9 1ND). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (February 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 56 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 105.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £143,000 in November 2023.

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

Outside

  • Private gardenFront and rear
  • ParkingOff street

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 4)
May 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2014from Feb 2011
EPC improved fromC72toD68
May 2014from Feb 2014
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedPartial Insulation

Wall insulation upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
67%33%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

May 2014from May 2014
Wall Insulation
Partial InsulationInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Buttercup Close, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1ND, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Buttercup Close has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

12 Buttercup Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£155,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£143,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 November 2023Most recent

    £143,000

    +36.2%over 4 years

  2. 7 March 2019

    £105,000

    +8.2%over 11 years

  3. 23 March 2007

    £97,000

    +115.8%over 6 years

  4. 19 October 2000

    £44,950

    +11.1%over 2 years

  5. 17 September 1998

    £40,450

Median price across the last 5 sales in WF9 1ND: £260,000 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Buttercup Close homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 12 Buttercup Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,554

Street avg £1,695

Strongly above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 93 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Buttercup Close

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£191k

1 Badsworth View, Upton

WF9 1NL

3 bed
£202k

1 Diamond Drive, Upton

WF9 1FL

3 bed3 bath
£226k

1 Greenacre Road, Upton

WF9 1NP

3 bed1 bath
£278k

1 Askham Grove, Upton

WF9 1LT

3 bed2 bath
£247k

1 Bluebell Way, Upton

WF9 1NE

4 bed
£157k

1 Cross Street, Upton

WF9 1EJ

£139k

1 East Avenue, Upton

WF9 1DT

£327k

1 Daisy Fold

WF9 1NF

4 bed4 bath
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

0.2 km

Common Lane Thistle Dr — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Minsthorpe Community College. 8 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 WF9 1ND from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for WF9 1ND

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for WF9 1ND

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.6dB

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 12 Buttercup Close, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1ND. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.