The Popplefords, Wakefield Road, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract, WF9 5AJ
About The Popplefords
The Popplefords is a detached house in Fitzwilliam, Pontefract, Pontefract (WF9 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a G (score 5), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 7 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. Across 2003–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at -10.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 sits 390.2% above the 2013 sale of £41,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£34/sq ft) was about 69.9% below the postcode norm. On the market in December 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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Energy performance
The Popplefords 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Oct 2022
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Planning history
The Popplefords 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
The Popplefords's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -10.6% per year over 10 years.
£41,000
Growth on file: -10.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
19 December 2013Most recent
£41,000
-68.5%over 10 years3 September 2003
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in WF9 5AJ: £100,000 (2021–2014).
Versus other Wakefield Road homes
The Popplefords is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£363
Street avg £1,115
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Years Held
12 years
Street avg 13 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Railway Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Fitzwilliam Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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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
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB