55, FOREST CLOSE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4TL - £230,000

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55 FOREST CLOSE is a large extended detached house of 126m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982, which could now be worth an estimated £328,656. It was last sold for £230,000 in January 2018, which was around 5% above the average January 2018 detached price in the Wakefield local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was August 2013, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

55 FOREST CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 55 FOREST CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average detached price in the Wakefield local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2018 23 JAN	£230,000	£218,721	5% above HPI

What might 55 FOREST CLOSE be worth now?

55 FOREST CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £328,656.

This is based on house price inflation of 42.9%, between January 2018 and May 2026, for detached houses, in the Wakefield local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 42.9% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 55 FOREST CLOSE of £230,000 on 23rd January 2018. For the value to have increased from £230,000 to £328,656 over the seven years and eight months to May 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 55 FOREST CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Wakefield local authority area.
• The January 2018 sale price of £230,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 55 FOREST CLOSE has not materially changed since January 2018.

How Large is 55 FOREST CLOSE?

55 FOREST CLOSE is 126m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in August 2013. This puts it in the largest 40% of detached houses in Wakefield, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Wakefield, and where 55 FOREST CLOSE lies on this distribution: 63% of detached houses are smaller than 55 FOREST CLOSE, and 35% of detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Wakefield.

55 FOREST CLOSE: Plot

55 FOREST CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.079 of an acre, or 321m².

Where is 55 FOREST CLOSE?

55 FOREST CLOSE is located in WAKEFIELD, in the WF1 postcode district.