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On Pontefract Road, in Pontefract North East
What it's like at WF8 2PU: every home that has sold on Pontefract 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Pontefract Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 42 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 91, Pontefract RoadSemi-detached | Aug 1999 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93, Pontefract RoadDetached | Sept 2018 | £185,000 | 114 m² | £1,623/m² | 1 |
| 95, Pontefract RoadDetached | Aug 1996 | £77,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 95a, Pontefract RoadDetached | Mar 2025 | £325,000 | 170 m² | £1,912/m² | 1 |
| 97, Pontefract RoadDetached · company-owned | Aug 2019 | £693,658 | – | – | 1 |
| 101, Pontefract RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2016 | £138,000 | 89 m² | £1,551/m² | 1 |
| 105, Pontefract RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2015 | £152,500 | 106 m² | £1,439/m² | 2 |
| 107, Pontefract RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2001 | £59,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 109, Pontefract RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2013 | £200,000 | 145 m² | £1,379/m² | 3 |
| 113, Pontefract RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2016 | £152,000 | 96 m² | £1,583/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Pontefract Monkhill, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 229k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Darkfield Lane, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 148, 149, SW3); 23 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Ark Orchard Head Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 89% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Ark De Lacy Primary School (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Airedale Academy, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 33.8 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: De Lacy Academy (3.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 1.5 km away, with Life Style Express closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ferrybridge Medical Centre (1.5 km), with Nevison Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Salon 5 is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 13 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Ajay's Cafe And Deli is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Cobbler Pub the nearest pub (900 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 94 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 281 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Monkhill Park, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Body Design FIT (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 30 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 75 km.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
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.
8 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.
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley constituency: Yvette Cooper MP (Labour), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,630 (18.4%), turnout 48%. Vote shares: Labour 48%, Reform UK 29%, Conservative 15%, Green Party 5%.
19 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 WF8 2PU →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Pontefract Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 29 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 18 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.5% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.8% | 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.
Nearest: Cleethorpes · about 66 min
Nearest: Albert Avenue Pools · about 47 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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