# 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:** 2.3%
- **10y growth:** 55.4%

## 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 |