Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

35 ORCHARD HEAD DRIVE

PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NQ

£110,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Orchard Head Lane Holmfield Lane	0.1 miles
Shop	Lifestyle Express	0.4 miles
Train station	Pontefract Monkhill	0.6 miles
Hospital	Pontefract Hospital	1.2 miles
University	Mabgate University Centre	11.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

65 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£110,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£1,692/m²

Local average

£214,604 (63 sales)

Street crime

142 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 06/03/2019

Expiry date: 05/03/2029

Current heating cost: £630/year

Potential heating cost: £601/year

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (6,000)
Solar water heating (6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/02/2026	£110,000	Semi-detached	+32.5%	£108,461 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	26/11/2019	£83,000	Semi-detached	—	£115,133 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£110,000
listed	29/03/2019	£85,000
sold	01/01/2019	£83,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
21 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NA	£130,000	07/11/2025	Semi-detached
21 ORCHARD HEAD DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NQ	£125,000	01/07/2025	Semi-detached
2 WISTON DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2UX	£198,500	24/11/2023	Semi-detached
50 ORCHARD HEAD DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NG	£170,000	26/10/2023	Semi-detached
8 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NA	£112,000	22/09/2023	Semi-detached
45 ORCHARD HEAD CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NH	£135,000	07/09/2023	Semi-detached
156 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NE	£155,500	14/08/2023	Semi-detached
31 HOLMFIELD LANE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2LZ	£153,500	29/06/2023	Semi-detached
58 ORCHARD HEAD LANE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NJ	£103,200	16/06/2023	Semi-detached
22 HARVEST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2UR	£175,000	09/06/2023	Semi-detached
8 HARVEST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2UR	£208,000	12/05/2023	Semi-detached
27 ORCHARD HEAD CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NH	£93,000	22/11/2022	Semi-detached
12 QUEENS WAY, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2LX	£174,000	16/11/2022	Semi-detached
96 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2ND	£106,500	13/10/2022	Semi-detached
10 NEVISON AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2LT	£175,000	07/10/2022	Semi-detached
46 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NB	£137,500	26/09/2022	Semi-detached
7 ORCHARD HEAD LANE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2LY	£105,000	13/09/2022	Semi-detached
156 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NE	£70,000	09/09/2022	Semi-detached
16 HOLMFIELD LANE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2LZ	£150,000	23/08/2022	Semi-detached
28 QUEENS WAY, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2LX	£183,000	06/05/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £142,985 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 1.5%

10y growth 57%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Wakefield. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 3.2%

5y (index) 24.2%

10y (index) 58.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Wakefield. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £715/mo

Realistic £794/mo

Optimistic £873/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wakefield.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Leeds: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Wilson Street, WF8	£775/mo	2	0.89 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £775/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.7%

Max investor price (0.8%) £96,875

Target investor price (1%) £77,500

Gross yield 8.5%

Cost-to-rent ratio 11.8×

Monthly cashflow £239/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 9%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	68
Anti-social behaviour	21
Shoplifting	16
Public order	10
Burglary	7
Other theft	7
Criminal damage and arson	5
Vehicle crime	4
Drugs	2
Bicycle theft	1
Other crime	1
Total incidents	142

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School	Primary	0.0 miles	Good — 26 Nov 2019
Willow Green Academy	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 9 Apr 2014
Cherry Tree Academy	Primary	0.9 miles	Requires improvement — 13 Mar 2024
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 20 Jun 2011
St Giles C of E Academy	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 9 Nov 2015

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 35 ORCHARD HEAD DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NQ

## Property details

- Slug: `7fe1d51` (address key hash: `7fe1d511b13d9142556f4ae56f2065564266eeb5`)
- Postcode: WF8 2NQ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 65 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £110,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £1,692/m²
- Local average: £214,604 (63 sales)
- Street crime: 142 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £110,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 05/03/2029
- **Current heating cost:** £630/year

### Recommendations
- W2 (6,000)
- N (6,000)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8771-7027-5970-1206-1902)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £110,000 | Semi-detached | +32.5% | £108,461 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-eed3-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2019-11-26 | £83,000 | Semi-detached | — | £115,133 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/9b361206-ecbe-1904-e053-6b04a8c0eeb5) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 35 ORCHARD HEAD DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NQ | £110,000 | 27/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 35 ORCHARD HEAD DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NQ | £83,000 | 26/11/2019 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [80473421](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1c64725)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £110,000 |
| listed | 2019-03-29 | £85,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £83,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 21 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NA | £130,000 | 07/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 21 ORCHARD HEAD DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NQ | £125,000 | 01/07/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 2 WISTON DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2UX | £198,500 | 24/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 50 ORCHARD HEAD DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NG | £170,000 | 26/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NA | £112,000 | 22/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 45 ORCHARD HEAD CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NH | £135,000 | 07/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 156 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NE | £155,500 | 14/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 31 HOLMFIELD LANE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2LZ | £153,500 | 29/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 58 ORCHARD HEAD LANE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NJ | £103,200 | 16/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 22 HARVEST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2UR | £175,000 | 09/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 HARVEST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2UR | £208,000 | 12/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 27 ORCHARD HEAD CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NH | £93,000 | 22/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 QUEENS WAY, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2LX | £174,000 | 16/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 96 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2ND | £106,500 | 13/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 10 NEVISON AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2LT | £175,000 | 07/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 46 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NB | £137,500 | 26/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 ORCHARD HEAD LANE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2LY | £105,000 | 13/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 156 HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NE | £70,000 | 09/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 16 HOLMFIELD LANE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2LZ | £150,000 | 23/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 QUEENS WAY, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2LX | £183,000 | 06/05/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £142,985 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 1.5%
- **10y growth:** 57%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wakefield; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 24.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 58.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Wakefield). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £715/mo
- **Realistic:** £794/mo
- **Optimistic:** £873/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Leeds (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Wilson Street, WF8 | £775/mo | 2 | 0.89 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £775/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.7% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £96,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £77,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £775/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 8.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 11.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £239/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 68 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **142** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 0.0 miles | Good — 26 Nov 2019 |
| Willow Green Academy | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 9 Apr 2014 |
| Cherry Tree Academy | Primary | 0.9 miles | Requires improvement — 13 Mar 2024 |
| Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 20 Jun 2011 |
| St Giles C of E Academy | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 9 Nov 2015 |