21 Buttercup Close, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1ND
About 21 Buttercup Close
21 Buttercup Close is a semi-detached house in Upton, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF9 1ND). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 49 m² it sits well below the postcode median (90 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold March 2021 for £115,000. Across the public record there are 6 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. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £149,000 is 29.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 99.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
21 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.
Sales history & valuation
21 Buttercup Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£149,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 22 years.
£115,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
31 March 2021Most recent
£115,000
+31.4%over 4 years17 March 2017
£87,500
-7.9%11 November 2016
£95,000
-5.0%over 10 years24 August 2006
£100,000
+4.2%24 August 2006
£96,000
+137.3%over 7 years18 December 1998
£40,450
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF9 1ND: £260,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WF9 1ND
9 Buttercup Close, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1ND
Sold May 2025
£260,0004 Buttercup Close, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1ND
Sold Feb 2025
£275,00018 Buttercup Close, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1ND
Sold Jul 2024
£285,00012 Buttercup Close, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1ND
Sold Nov 2023
£143,00014 Buttercup Close, Upton, Pontefract, WF9 1ND
Sold May 2023
£175,000
Versus other Buttercup Close homes
On floor area, 21 Buttercup Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,347
Street avg £1,703
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB







