# 81 HUNT STREET, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LS

## Property details

- Slug: `9999b8e` (address key hash: `9999b8e3501eaa9bd5077dc1f712c92b69a5144c`)
- Postcode: WF10 2LS
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Floor area: 78 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £80,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £1,026/m²
- Local average: £154,243 (73 sales)
- Street crime: 236 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £80,000
- Date: 2026-02-27
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 20/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £906/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £28,130

### Recommendations
- A2 (£900 - £1,200)
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- E (£120 - £140)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9330-2309-0500-2725-1555)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-27 | £80,000 | Terraced | — | £78,724 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-eba3-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 81 HUNT STREET, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LS | £80,000 | 27/02/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [169374824](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ee646fd)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £80,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-15 | £80,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 62 HUNT STREET, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LS | £120,000 | 12/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 5 MILL LANE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LX | £105,000 | 29/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 27 WILLIAM STREET, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LW | £86,000 | 16/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 52 SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 1PD | £187,000 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 23 WILLIAM STREET, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LW | £91,000 | 12/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 MILL LANE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LX | £145,000 | 25/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 45 WILLIAM STREET, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LW | £122,500 | 17/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 15 HUNT STREET, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LR | £60,000 | 10/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 BRIGANTIA VIEW, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 1FG | £225,000 | 28/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 21 WATER VIEW, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2SG | £275,000 | 14/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 79 HUNT STREET, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LS | £118,000 | 12/10/2022 | Terraced |
| 17 HUNT STREET, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LR | £102,000 | 04/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 MILL LANE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LX | £82,000 | 01/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 20 MILL LANE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LX | £98,000 | 26/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 14 HUNT STREET, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LR | £88,000 | 26/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 AIRE TERRACE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LU | £141,000 | 08/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 49 HUNT STREET, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LR | £84,000 | 08/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 6 JUNCTION HOUSES, CASTLEFORD, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LN | £195,000 | 25/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 44 BRIGANTIA VIEW, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 1FG | £330,500 | 08/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 37 HUNT STREET, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 2LR | £80,000 | 21/02/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £136,750 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 11.7%
- **10y growth:** 39.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Wakefield; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 22.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 57.5%

## 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 Richmond & Hambleton (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Hunt Street, WF10 | £985/mo | 3 | 0.06 miles | OpenRent |
| [Lagentium Plaza, Castleford](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0d61534) | £600/mo | 1 | 1.06 miles | Rightmove |

**Average rent: £793/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.99% (okay)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £99,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £79,300

*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

- **This street:** 10.8% gross yield (avg £109,500 sale, £985/mo rent)
*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £793/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 11.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 8.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £374/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 19.3%

*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 | 92 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Public order | 22 |
| Other theft | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **236** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Castleford Wheldon Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 8 May 2015 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Castleford | Primary | 0.4 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Castleford Academy | Secondary | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 11 Nov 2019 |
| Castleford Park Junior Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 22 Apr 2019 |
| Half Acres Primary Academy | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 26 Nov 2010 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #9654028
- **Address:** 81 Hunt Street, CASTLEFORD, WF10 2LS
- **Certificate Issued:** 15/07/2013
- **Work Completed:** 05/06/2013
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #6881380
- **Address:** 81 Hunt Street, CASTLEFORD, WF10 2LS
- **Certificate Issued:** 12/10/2009
- **Work Completed:** 15/09/2009
- **Items:** 1 door(s)