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Ashworth Road, Pontefract

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House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 2UL, WF8 2UJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£317,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£201,510
43 sales
Price range
£106k – £350k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 May 2026
WF8 2UL

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At a glance

House prices£318k average48% above the Pontefract average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station8 min walkPontefract Monkhill station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 45 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

43 property sales on Ashworth Road, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £317,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £227,222. That is 48% above the Pontefract average of £214,314 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% detached, 33% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Ashworth Road range from £105,500 to £350,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 194 streets in Pontefract with at least two sales in the last year, Ashworth Road ranks 24th for average price.

House prices on Ashworth Road compared

Ashworth Road£317,500
WF8 postcode area£239,992
Pontefract£214,314
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WF8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £164,439 (9 sales)2016£164k2017: £157,750 (6 sales)2017£158k2018: £185,500 (4 sales)2018£186k2019: £205,000 (3 sales)2019£205k2020: £198,600 (5 sales)2020£199k2021: £190,500 (7 sales)2021£191k2022: £269,000 (3 sales)2022£269k2023: £278,000 (2 sales)2023£278k2024: £278,500 (2 sales)2024£279k2025: £310,000 (1 sales)2025£310k2026: £325,000 (1 sales)2026£325k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 45 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached29£227,22228 May 2026
Terraced14£148,25012 Aug 2022

Sold prices on Ashworth Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
106, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 28 May 2026£325,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 19 Dec 2025£310,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 18 Oct 2024£297,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 2 Oct 2024£260,000 DetachedFreehold
100, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 18 Aug 2023£298,000 DetachedFreehold
76, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 28 Jul 2023£258,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 12 Aug 2022£160,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 15 Jul 2022£350,000 DetachedFreehold
100, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 31 May 2022£297,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 16 Dec 2021£300,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 30 Sep 2021£120,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 30 Sep 2021£193,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 3 Sep 2021£186,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 20 Aug 2021£173,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 28 May 2021£181,000 TerracedFreehold
76, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 5 Feb 2021£180,000 DetachedFreehold
57, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 27 Nov 2020£250,000 DetachedFreehold
96, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 18 Sep 2020£220,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 5 Mar 2020£118,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 4 Feb 2020£165,000 DetachedFreehold
71, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 22 Jan 2020£240,000 DetachedFreehold
2A, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 6 Sep 2019£245,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 18 Jul 2019£150,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 12 Jul 2019£220,000 DetachedFreehold
86, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 7 Dec 2018£183,500 DetachedFreehold
53, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 3 Jul 2018£182,500 DetachedFreehold
25, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 18 Apr 2018£153,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 6 Apr 2018£223,000 DetachedFreehold
100, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 1 Dec 2017£210,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 29 Sep 2017£118,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 1 Aug 2017£105,500 TerracedFreehold
11, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 18 Jul 2017£190,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 3 Jun 2017£180,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 5 May 2017£143,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 19 Jul 2016£235,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 27 May 2016£149,950 DetachedFreehold
35, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 27 May 2016£150,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 20 May 2016£160,000 DetachedFreehold
55, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 20 May 2016£215,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 13 May 2016£127,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 29 Apr 2016£144,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Ashworth Road WF8 2UJ 29 Apr 2016£142,500 DetachedFreehold
20, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 24 Mar 2016£165,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 24 Mar 2016£146,500 TerracedFreehold
94, Ashworth Road WF8 2UL 5 Feb 2016£170,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
100, Ashworth Road £210,000 (Dec 2017) → £297,000 (May 2022) → £298,000 (Aug 2023) +42%
over 6 yrs
76, Ashworth Road £180,000 (Feb 2021) → £258,000 (Jul 2023) +43%
over 2 yrs
46, Ashworth Road £105,500 (Aug 2017) → £160,000 (Aug 2022) +52%
over 5 yrs
11, Ashworth Road £190,000 (Jul 2017) → £300,000 (Dec 2021) +58%
over 4 yrs
23, Ashworth Road £144,000 (Apr 2016) → £186,000 (Sep 2021) +29%
over 5 yrs
26, Ashworth Road £150,000 (Jul 2019) → £173,500 (Aug 2021) +16%
over 2 yrs
20, Ashworth Road £146,500 (Mar 2016) → £181,000 (May 2021) +24%
over 5 yrs
43, Ashworth Road £180,000 (Jun 2017) → £220,000 (Jul 2019) +22%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Ashworth Road

Crime

209 crimes were reported within about a mile of Ashworth Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences70
Anti-social behaviour32
Shoplifting31
Criminal damage & arson15
Other theft14
Burglary13

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Ashworth Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Aire catchment Flood alert area
  • Wash Dike catchment Flood alert area
  • Wash Dike at Pontefract Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Ashworth Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ark Orchard Head Primary School 335 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Giles C of E Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 199 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Cherry Tree Academy 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 1.0 mi
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 1.1 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
Willow Green Academy 228 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
New College Pontefract 16 plus 16–19 Report 1.2 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Pontefract Monkhill station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Pontefract Baghill station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Willowdene Lane (at, Monkhill Lane) 3 min walk
  • Willowdene Lane (opp, Monkhill Lane) 3 min walk
  • Lady Balk Lane (Monkhill Lane) 3 min walk
  • Lady Balk Lane (at, Monkhill Lane) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.8 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.9 mi
  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 1.2 mi
  • Tieve Tara
    Tieve Tara Medical Centre, Parkdale, Airedale, Castleford · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Harvest - Ferrybidge · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Carleton Pontefract · 0.6 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Carleton Pontefract · 0.8 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Carleton Pontefract · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.7 mi
  • Medichem Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Boots · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • P R Jones And Associates · 0.8 mi
  • Pontefract Dental Clinic · 0.8 mi
  • One Smile Dental - Pontefract · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.0%62.5%
Private rented12.8%20.3%
Social rented3.2%17.1%
Households810

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.1%64.1%
Aged 65+13.3%18.6%
Residents1,944

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks95%92%

Share of homes across Wakefield with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Ashworth Road

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White96.2%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian53.7%49%
No religion40.1%41.3%
Not answered5%5.4%
Muslim0.5%3.2%
Sikh0.3%0.1%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.4%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK96.4%91.5%
Born outside the UK3.6%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above29.9%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications21.6%16.3%
No qualifications15.2%24.4%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.3%6.5%
Other qualifications1.8%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health52.9%44.7%
Good health32.5%34.3%
Fair health10.3%14.5%
Bad health3.4%5.1%
Very bad health0.9%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household41.7%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household41.3%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%8%
No cars or vans in household6.7%22.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Wakefield.

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