Sold STC Semi-detached

111 BEECH CRESCENT

CASTLEFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE WF10 3RN

3 beds 1 baths 72 m² Listed 5 Jul 2017 (-3314d)

£144,950

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Property details

Floor area

72 m²

EPC rating

D

Last sold

£144,950 Dec 2017

Price per m²

£2,013/m²

Local average

£188,225 (-23%)

Deprivation

Decile 8 (25,501 of 33,755)

Street crime

196 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

Key features

  • A beautifully presented three bedroom semi-detached property with a driveway and well-tendered gardens.
  • Brilliant open plan kitchen diner with doubled glazed French doors that lead out into the rear garden.
  • Great location in a popular residential area boasting great motorway links to the M62, A1M and close proximity to the Junction 32 Leisure and Retail Complex.

Additional details

Parking
Garage
Garden
Yes

Description

Cornerstone Estate Agents are delighted to offer for sale this immaculately presented three bedroom semi-detached property located in south Castleford, Townville which is close proximity to the M62 and A1M Motorways and the popular Junction 32 retail and leisure complex. The property is spacious and extremely well pro-portioned boasting an entrance hallway with wooden French doors that leads into a neutrally decorated sitting room and then into an open plan kitchen diner with double glazed French doors that leads into a vast rear garden. The first floor comprises of a landing, master bedroom, double bedroom, bedroom and bathroom. The front and rear gardens are well tendered and the rear garden boasts a bat and ball lawn with two patio areas perfect for enjoying a warm summers evening and dining alfresco. Overall a stunning property that will appeal to many buyers.

Property ref: 121_2655_4458501

Listed by

Leeds

Cornerstone Estate Agents

Reference: 60755209

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 03/07/2017

Expiry date: 02/07/2027

Est. upgrade cost to C: £12,540

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£40)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£5,000 - £8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

Floorplan 1

Floorplan 1

EPC Graphs

EER

EER

EIR

EIR

FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record, indicating window/door installations by FENSA-approved installers.

FENSA Certificate #1454481

Property Details

Street: 111 Beech Crescent

Town: TOWNVILLE

Postcode: WF10 3RN

Installation Details

Items: 12 windows and 2 doors

Certificate Issued: 02/02/2004

Work Completed: 22/01/2004

This certificate data was retrieved from FENSA's database

What is FENSA? FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) is a government-authorised scheme that monitors building regulation compliance for replacement windows and doors. Certificates indicate that work was completed by FENSA-approved installers.

Price history

15% since 2005

Event Date Price % change
Sold 01/12/2017 (8 years ago) £144,950 +15%
Sold 01/07/2005 (21 years ago) £126,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
94 BIRCH GROVE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PH £220,000 09/01/2026 Semi-detached
20 KINGSLEY DRIVE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PS £185,000 19/12/2025 Semi-detached
Same street 90 BEECH CRESCENT, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3RN £162,000 21/08/2025 Semi-detached
Same street 133 BEECH CRESCENT, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3RN £220,000 06/03/2025 Semi-detached
90 BIRCH GROVE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PH £146,000 31/01/2025 Semi-detached
Same street 87 BEECH CRESCENT, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3RN £185,000 19/12/2024 Semi-detached
15 KINGSLEY DRIVE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PS £185,000 17/11/2023 Semi-detached
53 GYPSY LANE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PB £200,000 26/10/2023 Semi-detached
1 ACACIA CLOSE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PG £215,000 16/10/2023 Semi-detached
8 SHAKESPEARE CRESCENT, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3HE £225,000 14/08/2023 Semi-detached
72A SHEEPWALK LANE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3QQ £330,000 14/07/2023 Semi-detached
Same street 83 BEECH CRESCENT, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3RN £190,000 09/06/2023 Semi-detached
50 SHEEPWALK LANE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3QG £255,000 09/06/2023 Semi-detached
41 BIRCH GROVE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PQ £175,000 05/12/2022 Semi-detached
84 SHEEPWALK LANE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3QQ £250,000 16/09/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 90 BEECH CRESCENT, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3RN £125,000 09/09/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 48 BEECH CRESCENT, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3RN £180,000 09/09/2022 Semi-detached
4 KINGSLEY DRIVE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PS £228,000 27/05/2022 Semi-detached
Same street 64 BEECH CRESCENT, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3RN £172,500 23/05/2022 Semi-detached
18 BIRCH GROVE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PQ £183,500 25/03/2022 Semi-detached
46 BIRCH GROVE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PQ £178,000 28/02/2022 Semi-detached
24 SHAKESPEARE CRESCENT, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3HE £50,000 18/02/2022 Semi-detached
20 KINGSLEY DRIVE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PS £175,000 28/01/2022 Semi-detached
51 BIRCH GROVE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PH £168,000 22/12/2021 Semi-detached
12 HERRIOT MEWS, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PL £171,000 30/11/2021 Semi-detached
20 HEMINGWAY CLOSE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PT £179,000 05/11/2021 Semi-detached
15 DICKENS DRIVE, CASTLEFORD, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF10 3PD £169,000 27/10/2021 Semi-detached

Street average: £176,357 (7 sales)

Area average: £194,375 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 23.7%
10y growth 36.4%

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 £717/mo
Realistic £797/mo
Optimistic £877/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Wakefield.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Richmond & Hambleton: £648/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Sheepwalk Lane Hillcrest Avenue 0.1 miles
Shop Betfred 0.6 miles
Shop Mr News And Booze 0.6 miles
Train station Pontefract Monkhill 1.1 miles
Train station Glasshoughton 1.5 miles
Hospital Pontefract Hospital 1.7 miles
Hospital Holgate Hospital 8.0 miles
University Leeds Law School 11.4 miles
University Northern Film School 11.5 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 69
Anti-social behaviour 30
Shoplifting 23
Public order 15
Vehicle crime 13
Criminal damage and arson 12
Other theft 12
Other crime 10
Burglary 7
Drugs 3
Possession of weapons 1
Robbery 1
Total incidents 196

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
Airedale Academy Secondary 0.5 miles Requires improvement — 19 Mar 2024
Airedale Junior School Primary 0.6 miles Good — 17 Jan 2018
Airedale Infant School Primary 0.6 miles Good — 3 Dec 2019
Townville Academy Primary 0.6 miles Requires improvement — 16 Mar 2023
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Primary 0.8 miles Good — 26 Nov 2019

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 Bungalow, Castleford, WF10 £1,000/mo 3 0.82 miles OpenRent
3 Bed Bungalow, Leyland Road, WF10 £1,000/mo 3 0.83 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,000/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.69%
Max investor price (0.8%) £125,000
Target investor price (1%) £100,000
Gross yield 8.3%
Cost-to-rent ratio 12.1×
Monthly cashflow £304/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 8.7%
  • 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).