1 Cottam Croft, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4HU
About 1 Cottam Croft
1 Cottam Croft is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hemsworth, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF9 4HU). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sold August 2021 for £200,000. Across the public record there are 4 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. At 91 m² it's 16.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 18 EPCs). Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 is 25.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 31.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Cottam Croft 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£251,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 18 years.
£200,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
5 August 2021Most recent
£200,000
+29.0%over 3 years8 December 2017
£155,000
-4.3%over 10 years16 March 2007
£162,000
+100.0%over 3 years10 July 2003
£81,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF9 4HU: £220,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in WF9 4HU
7 Cottam Croft, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4HU
Sold Nov 2025
£237,5009 Cottam Croft, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4HU
Sold Mar 2025
£237,5004 Cottam Croft, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4HU
Sold Oct 2024
£220,00020 Cottam Croft, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4HU
Sold Jul 2023
£165,00023 Cottam Croft, Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9 4HU
Sold Jan 2023
£190,000
Versus other Cottam Croft homes
On floor area, 1 Cottam Croft stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,198
Street avg £2,231
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
Station Road Lowfield Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Grove Lea Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







