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According to the public record, 26, The Close, Pontefract is a freehold house.
By comparing it to neighbours, we estimate that it is a early-century house with 825 ft2 of internal area and sits on a 320 m2 plot and a garden.
Houses of this size in this area normally have 3 bedrooms.
Based on available information, and assuming reasonable condition, the estimated sale value for 26, The Close, Pontefract is £172,859 and the estimated rental value is £1,024 per month.
The Close, Pontefract, WF8 is located in the borough of Wakefield within the WF8 postal district.
26, The Close, Pontefract has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in February 2010 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Decorative condition can have a big effect on a property's value and this effect varies depending on the type, size and location of the property.
If 26, The Close, Pontefract is in very good condition we estimate a sale value of £181,502 and a rental value of £1,075 per month.
However, if the property needs a lot of cosmetic work we estimate a sale value of £160,759 and a rental value of £953 per month.
Over the last 12 months the sale value of 26 The Close Pontefract has increased by an estimated £3,482 (2.0%) and its rental value has increased by an estimated £44 per month (4.3%), giving an expected gross yield of 7.1%.
According to data from HM Land Registry, 26, The Close, Pontefract sits on a plot of 320m2.
We have plot size data on 19 out of 26 other houses in the postcode and 26, The Close, Pontefract sits on the 10th largest plot.
According to HM Land Registry, 26, The Close, Pontefract was last sold on 12th February 2010 for £118,000 and was recorded as a freehold house.
The property has had 3 sales since 1995.
Since February 2010, the market for similar properties has risen 75.7%
According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 3 sales of properties similar to 26, The Close, Pontefract within a radius of 640 metres over the last 2 years.
The most recent example is 80, Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2BZ, a freehold house which sold for £130,000 on the 31st March 2023.
Read more about house prices in WF8.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
The Close, Pontefract, WF8 has a total of 26 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, 26, The Close, Pontefract is the 20th largest and the 20th most expensive property on the street.
When compared to the postcode district it is £57k less expensive than the average property in WF8.
The closest station to 26, The Close, Pontefract is Pontefract Baghill station which is 900 metres away.
According to recent data from Ofcom, ultrafast broadband is available in this area.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around 26, The Close, Pontefract, 34.8% of property is privately owned with a mortgage and 31.3% is socially rented.
The graph below shows how this compares to Yorkshire and The Humber and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around 26, The Close, Pontefract, 24.0% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 13.8% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to Yorkshire and The Humber and the rest of England & Wales.
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around 26, The Close, Pontefract, the average age was 39 and the most common age was 12.
The graph below shows how this compares to Yorkshire and The Humber and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around 26, The Close, Pontefract, 0.7% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for Yorkshire and The Humber and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around 26, The Close, Pontefract, there are an average of 1.2 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to Yorkshire and The Humber and the rest of England & Wales.