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On Pentland Road, in Dewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill Lees
What it's like at WF12 9JR: every home that has sold on Pentland Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Sales and extensions on Pentland Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 5 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 4, Pentland RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2017 | £165,000 | 98 m² | £1,684/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13, Pentland RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2003 | £145,000 | 92 m² | £1,576/m² | 2 |
| 14, Pentland RoadSemi-detached | Nov 1998 | £35,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Pentland RoadSemi-detached | Jun 1998 | £50,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Pentland RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2025 | £150,000 | 70 m² | £2,143/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Dewsbury, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 947k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Pentland Road, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 230A); 14 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Pentland Infant and Nursery School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Manor Croft Academy, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 47.8 · 15.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Horbury Academy (5.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (4.1 km).
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 250 m away; Johnsons Toffees - 6m (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sidings Healthcare Centre (250 m), with Saville Town Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, S & J Nails is 1.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 9.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Starbucks is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Leggers Inn the nearest pub (500 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 71 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 15 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Saville Road Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Dewsbury Sports Centre (CLOSED) (1.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 21 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 56 km.
38 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Barn and Farm Buildings at Headfield Farm to North West of Farmhouse | II | 160 m |
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.
Dewsbury and Batley constituency: Iqbal Mohamed MP (Independent), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Ind gain from Lab, majority 6,934 (18.2%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Independent 41%, Labour 23%, Reform UK 16%, Conservative 11%.
15 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WF12 9JR →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's young: 25% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.5% | 93.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.4% | 4.6% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.2% | 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.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 5 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Formby · about 83 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 57 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.