# 49 KATRINA GROVE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5LW

## Property details

- Slug: `fe412bd` (address key hash: `fe412bd0f118ce942623394de41fff4d4105e18f`)
- Postcode: WF7 5LW
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Floor area: 77 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £180,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £2,338/m²
- Local average: £209,201 (35 sales)
- Street crime: 98 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £180,000
- Date: 2026-03-13
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 19/10/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £796/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2409-3955-2200-5155-8204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-13 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | — | £178,480 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-f8ee-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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 49 KATRINA GROVE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5LW | £180,000 | 13/03/2026 | 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: [168560192](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2d42a75)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £180,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-24 | £190,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 14 NUNNS CROFT, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5HS | £173,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 13 PURSTON PARK COURT, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5LR | £185,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 182 KATRINA GROVE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5NT | £200,000 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 24 SILKSTONE ROAD, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5PL | £188,000 | 14/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 18 SILKSTONE ROAD, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5PL | £280,000 | 13/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 6 SCHOLARS GROVE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5AR | £245,995 | 13/06/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 42 SCHOLARS GROVE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5AR | £216,195 | 30/05/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 40 SCHOLARS GROVE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5AR | £216,195 | 30/05/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 38 SCHOLARS GROVE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5AR | £216,195 | 30/05/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 44 SCHOLARS GROVE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5AR | £216,195 | 30/05/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 12 MEWS COURT, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5EJ | £190,000 | 25/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 8 SCHOLARS GROVE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5AR | £229,995 | 17/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 68 KATRINA GROVE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5LW | £200,000 | 15/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 23 MEWS COURT, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5EJ | £120,000 | 14/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 72 BEDFORD CLOSE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5LH | £192,500 | 11/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 162 KATRINA GROVE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5NT | £203,000 | 28/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30 ACKWORTH ROAD, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5LU | £220,000 | 18/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 SILKSTONE ROAD, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5PL | £176,000 | 12/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 41 BEDFORD CLOSE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5LH | £166,000 | 07/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 29 KATRINA GROVE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF7 5LW | £172,500 | 29/07/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £200,339 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 15.1%
- **10y growth:** 56%

## 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:** £717/mo
- **Realistic:** £797/mo
- **Optimistic:** £877/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Wakefield (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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Katrina Grove, WF7 | £975/mo | 3 | 0.09 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Pontefract Road, WF7 | £875/mo | 3 | 0.14 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Short Street, WF7 | £1,000/mo | 3 | 0.38 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Post Office Road, WF7 | £1,175/mo | 3 | 0.39 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Leatham Crescent, WF7 | £850/mo | 3 | 0.47 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Hillcrest Avenue, WF7 | £900/mo | 3 | 0.63 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £963/mo (6 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.52% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £117,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £93,800

*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:** 6.4% gross yield (avg £183,125 sale, £975/mo rent)
*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £938/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £110/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2.5%

*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 | 42 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **98** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Featherstone Purston Infant School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 28 Mar 2023 |
| Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 17 Apr 2024 |
| Featherstone Girnhill Infant School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 16 Jun 2019 |
| The Featherstone Academy | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 6 Mar 2017 |
| Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 8 Apr 2014 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #17324331
- **Address:** 49 Katrina Grove, Featherstone, WF7 5LW
- **Certificate Issued:** 14/06/2026
- **Work Completed:** 02/06/2026
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 2 door(s)