8 Centre Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4AF
About 8 Centre Street
8 Centre Street is a mid-terrace house in Hemsworth, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF9 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 74% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £159,000 sits 318.4% above the 1996 sale of £38,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£22/sq ft) was about 70% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
8 Centre Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Mar 2026
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Planning history
8 Centre Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Centre Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£159,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£38,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 June 1996Most recent
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF9 4AF: £73,500 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in WF9 4AF
14 Centre Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4AF
Sold Nov 2024
£126,00017 Centre Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4AF
Sold Oct 2020
£73,50016 Centre Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4AF
Sold Aug 2019
£73,00012 Centre Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4AF
Sold Jul 2019
£70,0007 Centre Street, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4AF
Sold Oct 2015
£82,000
Versus other Centre Street homes
8 Centre Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£241
Street avg £755
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hemsworth Academy — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
West End Academy. 8 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB







