1Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area
Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.
Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
76 Melbourne Road, Wakefield, WF1 2RN
Last sale£218,000Jan 2022 · HM Land Registry
If it moved with Wakefield semi-detached prices£256,000Aug 2026 · UK HPI
Coal development high-risk areaInside mapped area
EnergyEPC EMar 2015
MapN ↑113 m ↔
Before you offer
3 things to check
2Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (5–10% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
3EPC E
Poor insulation or an EPC E–G rating can mean higher heating bills.
Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
＋ Flood risk very low
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 semi-detached prices
£256,000
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This home’s sale history
| Sold | Price | Type | Tenure | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2022 | £218,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold | A |
| Aug 1998 | £58,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold | A |
Street sales
Same type and tenure, other homes in the last 36 months: £228,000 · 1 sales
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 Melbourne Road, Wakefield, WF1 2RN | Apr 2024 | £228,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 12 Melbourne Road, Wakefield, WF1 2RN | Jul 2023 | £257,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 41 Melbourne Road, Wakefield, WF1 2RL | Dec 2022 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 15 Melbourne Road, Wakefield, WF1 2RL | Nov 2022 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 42 Melbourne Road, Wakefield, WF1 2RN | Aug 2022 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 48 Melbourne Road, Wakefield, WF1 2RN | Apr 2022 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 76 Melbourne Road, Wakefield, WF1 2RN | Jan 2022 | £218,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 11 Melbourne Road, Wakefield, WF1 2RL | Aug 2021 | £239,950 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
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The land
Coal development high-risk area: Inside mapped area
Past mining can affect the ground and planned building work.
Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
Radon: Testing advised
Higher-radon area (5–10% of homes). Radon can affect long-term health.
Ask for existing test results or use a 3-month test kit, about £50.
＋ Flood risk very low
Not covered here yet: conservation area, listed buildings nearby, article 4 direction, tree protection. Your conveyancer’s local search covers the planning checks.
View building and land map ↑The building
EPC E
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
- 90 m²
- Potential EPC band
- C
- Age band
- England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Walls (certificate wording)
- Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
- Roof (certificate wording)
- Pitched, no insulation (assumed)
- Windows (certificate wording)
- Fully double glazed
- Heating (certificate wording)
- Boiler and radiators, mains gas
- Building height
- Unavailable
Living
Broadband in the area
Postcode residential gigabit coverage: 100%
Full fibre in the local authority: 95.8%
Schools nearby
- Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · 395 m · School remains Good
- Heart of Yorkshire Education Group16 plus · 664 m
- Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield759 m
- Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · 988 m · Requires improvement
- Newton Hill Community SchoolPrimary · 1076 m · School remains Good
- Pinderfields Hospital PRU1241 m · School remains Good
- CAPA College16 plus · 1243 m
- Wrenthorpe AcademyPrimary · 1264 m · Standards maintained
- Silcoates School1298 m
- Hall Cliffe Primary School1331 m
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrsPrimary · 1345 m · Good
- St Austin's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · 1403 m · School remains Good
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary SchoolPrimary · 1419 m · School remains Good
- Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) SchoolPrimary · 1472 m · School remains Good
Area context
Deprivation decile (1 is most deprived within its nation): 5 · England 2025
Recorded police incidents: 73
WF1 2RN →Before you offer
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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.
- Energy certificate: Read the full certificate and ask about insulation and heating costs.
Ask the conveyancer
Which title, drainage and local searches are needed for this address?
- Coal development high-risk area: Ask the conveyancer whether a coal mining search is needed.
Sources and licences
Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026
Radon Potential classification UK Health Security Agency © Crown copyright 2022
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