Elm Cottage, Wakefield
Elm Cottage, Wakefield
Description & Estimates
Elm Cottage, Wakefield is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,819 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 2,015 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Elm Cottage, Wakefield is £679,778 and its rental estimate is £2,742 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2 falls within the WF2 postal district, in the borough of Wakefield.
Our Data Sources
Elm Cottage, Wakefield has a single entry in the Land Registry from April 2023 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2021.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Elm Cottage, Wakefield, we estimate a market value of £713,767 and a rental value of £2,879 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £632,194 and £2,550 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Elm Cottage, Wakefield has seen its estimated sale value grow by £10,427 (1.5%) and its estimated rental value climb by £93 per month (3.4%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.8%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Elm Cottage, Wakefield as measuring 2,015 m2.
Energy Efficiency
Elm Cottage, Wakefield has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 20 Aug 2021.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Elm Cottage, Wakefield completed on 14th April 2023 at £653,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 3.5% over the period since April 2023.
- Sold Apr 2023£653,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Elm Cottage, Wakefield have sold within a radius of 1.4 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 11th July 2025, was 15, Silcoates Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 0UP, a freehold house which sold for £560,000.
Read more about house prices in WF2.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 128 addresses on Brandy Carr Road, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, WF2, Elm Cottage, Wakefield comes out as the 32nd largest and the 9th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £439k more expensive than the average property across the WF2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 700mOutwood Primary Academy Kirkhamgate
- 1.1kmJerry Clay Academy
- 1.5kmWrenthorpe Academy
- 2.0kmOutwood Grange Academy
- 3.9kmWoodkirk Academy
- 3.9kmRodillian Academy
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Public Transport Nearby
From Elm Cottage, Wakefield, the nearest station is Outwood, 2.4 kilometres away.
- 2.4kmOutwood
- 3.6kmWakefield Westgate
- 4.7kmWakefield Kirkgate
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
