1Leasehold: Lease documents needed
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2 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS
Last sale£302,950Jul 2016 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Wakefield detached prices£464,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
RadonTesting advised
EnergyEPC BJun 2016
MapN ↑113 m ↔
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2Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Surface water flooding: Low · Rivers and sea flooding: Very low · Outside coal high-risk area · EPC B
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection, road noise, rail noise, airport noise. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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If it moved with Wakefield detached prices
£464,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2016 | £302,950 | Detached | Leasehold | A · New build |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £370,000 · 1 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Feb 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | Leasehold |
| 3 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Jan 2023 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 4 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Apr 2022 | £2,500 | Other property | Freehold |
| 5 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Jan 2022 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 11 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Oct 2021 | £307,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 11 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | May 2020 | £256,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 21 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Nov 2019 | £255,500 | Detached | Leasehold |
| 6 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Aug 2016 | £308,950 | Detached | Leasehold |
Show all 20
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Jul 2016 | £302,950 | Detached | Leasehold |
| 4 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Jun 2016 | £304,950 | Detached | Leasehold |
| 11 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Jun 2016 | £260,950 | Detached | Leasehold |
| 19 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | May 2016 | £300,000 | Detached | Leasehold |
| 15 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | May 2016 | £286,950 | Detached | Leasehold |
| 17 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | May 2016 | £288,950 | Detached | Leasehold |
| 7 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Apr 2016 | £209,950 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 9 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Apr 2016 | £209,950 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 3 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Apr 2016 | £209,950 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 21 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Apr 2016 | £261,950 | Detached | Leasehold |
| 5 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Apr 2016 | £209,950 | Semi-detached | Leasehold |
| 1 Tower Close, Pontefract, WF8 4SS | Mar 2016 | £257,950 | Detached | Leasehold |
The land
Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (3–5% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Surface water flooding: Low · Rivers and sea flooding: Very low · Outside coal high-risk area
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
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EPC B
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
- Floor area
- 128 m²
- Potential EPC band
- A
- Age band
- 2014
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Average thermal transmittance 0.24 W/m²K
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Average thermal transmittance 0.10 W/m²K
- Windows (certificate wording)
- High performance glazing
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler and radiators, mains gas
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 0%
Full fibre in the local authority: 95.8%
Schools nearby
- New College Pontefract16 plus · 875 m
- St Giles C of E AcademyPrimary · 1035 m · Improved significantly
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractPrimary · 1173 m · Good
- Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolPrimary · 1302 m · Not judged
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 4 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 144
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Next steps
Ask a surveyor to confirm Level 2 or Level 3 after reviewing the age, condition and alterations.
Ask the conveyancer about local authority, drainage, environmental, flood and mining searches appropriate to this address.
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Questions for your surveyor and conveyancer
Ask the surveyor
Which survey level covers this home’s condition, damp, cracks and any alterations?
- Radon: Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
Ask the conveyancer
Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Leasehold: Ask the agent for the lease, remaining term, charges and planned works.
Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
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