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What can I build, and will it pay? The planning rules, what neighbours have built, planning decisions, energy upgrades, and whether extending pays.
| Agbrigg & Belle Isle | Wakefield | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcodes in a conservation area | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| Postcodes under an Article 4 direction | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| Listed buildings | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| Postcodes in a tree preservation order zone | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Flats | 26% | 11% | 22% |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
planning.data.gov.uk (OGL), Historic England. The rules at one address are on its postcode's Improving page. General guidance, not planning advice.
| Home | Work | Seen | Space added | Rooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46, Sugar Lane | Extension | 2026 | +19 m² | – |
| 26, Regent Street | Loft conversion | 2026 | +20 m² | 7 → 4 |
| 28, Regent Street | Extension | 2026 | +20 m² | 6 → 8 |
| 32, Regent Street | Extension | 2026 | +19 m² | – |
| 27, Ashdown Road | Extension | 2026 | +20 m² | – |
| 7, Elm Tree Street | Extension | 2026 | +9 m² | 5 → 5 |
| 77, Chantry Waters, Waterside Way | Extension | 2026 | +22 m² | – |
| 3, Newland Court | Extension | 2026 | +26 m² | – |
| 11, Newland Court | Extension | 2026 | +17 m² | – |
| 30, Wesley Street | Extension | 2025 | +15 m² | 5 → 6 |
Planning applications outside London aren't published as open data yet, so search the council's own register: the drawings, the decision and the agent are there. Find the council's planning register on GOV.UK ↗
| Agbrigg & Belle Isle | Wakefield | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated A or B | 22% | 18% | 12% |
| Rated E, F or G | 15% | 13% | 16% |
| Homes on mains gas | 91% | 95% | 86% |
| Gas use per home (kWh a year) | 10,010 | 10,467 | 11,043 |
| Households in fuel poverty | 15% | 11% | 10% |
| Homes built before 1919 | 31% | 15% | 20% |
A home's own recommended upgrades and their costs are on its energy certificate, shown on its page.
MHCLG energy certificates; DESNZ fuel poverty.
Across England and Wales, homes extended by a typical 30 m² and then resold rose about 11.1% more than similar homes nearby over the same years (124,884 resales); in Yorkshire & Humber, 8% (12,484 resales).
Rough build costs and resale evidence, not quotes or a valuation. How extensions pay off by size, type and region.
The money you don't get back either way, for the same extra space in Agbrigg & Belle Isle.
| Stamp duty on the new home | £3,400 |
|---|---|
| Estate agent on yours 1.2% + VAT | £3,168 |
| Solicitors, buying and selling | £3,000 |
| Survey | £600 |
| Removals | £1,500 |
| Money gone | £11,668 |
| Building, plus 15% for design, planning and contingency | £57,500 |
|---|---|
| Less what it adds to your home's value 60% of the local price | −£28,800 |
| Money gone | £28,700 |
On these figures, moving loses about £17,032 less. Moving also changes the area, the schools and the commute; extending means months of building work and depends on planning.
Building costs vary a lot (a single-storey rear extension is often £2,000–£3,000 per m², more in London). How much space adds depends on the home and street: what extensions added to resale prices. A guide, not advice; nothing you type leaves this page.
Where people extend most, and where the planning rules are tighter.
| 44, Regent Street |
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| Loft conversion |
| 2025 |
| – |
| 6 → 6 |
| 3, Ashdown Road | Extension | 2025 | +28 m² | – |
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| 15, Belle Isle Avenue | Extension | 2025 | +15 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 4, Burkill Street | Extension | 2025 | +41 m² | – |
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| 33, Dunbar Street | Loft conversion | 2025 | +47 m² | 4 → 7 |
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| Flat 9, 188, Doncaster Road | Extension | 2025 | +50 m² | 2 → 2 |
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| 16, Duncan Avenue | Extension | 2025 | +20 m² | 5 → 5 |
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| 54, Sparable Lane | Extension | 2024 | +21 m² | 6 → 6 |
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| 41, Welbeck Street | Extension | 2024 | +9 m² | 6 → 7 |
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| 15, Oakland Road | Extension | 2024 | +56 m² | 3 → 5 |
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| 9, Oakland Road | Extension | 2024 | +30 m² | 4 → 5 |
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| 30, Ashdown Road | Extension | 2024 | +49 m² | – |
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| 30, Ashdown Road | Loft conversion | 2024 | +49 m² | 4 → 7 |
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| 5, Ashdown Road | Extension | 2024 | +51 m² | – |
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| 140, Barnsley Road | Extension | 2024 | +9 m² | 7 → 6 |
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| 32, St Catherine Street | Loft conversion | 2024 | – | 6 → 2 |
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| 189, Doncaster Road | Extension | 2024 | +49 m² | 5 → 6 |
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| 189, Doncaster Road | Loft conversion | 2024 | +49 m² | 5 → 6 |
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| 183, Doncaster Road | Extension | 2024 | +24 m² | 5 → 6 |
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| 179, Doncaster Road | Extension | 2024 | +22 m² | – |
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Not every extension shows here. We only see building work when a new energy certificate is lodged, which happens when a home is sold, let or newly built. A loft or extension added since then won't appear, even with planning permission and building control sign-off, because those records aren't published as open data outside London. Missing work doesn't mean missing paperwork.
From energy certificates: an extension where a later certificate shows more floor space, a loft conversion where roof rooms appear.
Sort by any column; open a neighbourhood for the same view.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 86.5% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 12.6% | 3.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.