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Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/baden-powell-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 3QD, WF8 3QB.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£161,531
16 sales
Price range
£100k – £320k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 May 2025
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At a glance

House prices£162k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station13 min walkPontefract Baghill station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 19 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

16 property sales on Baden Powell Crescent, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 30 May 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £150,967. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 94% semi-detached, 6% detached. Recorded sale prices on Baden Powell Crescent range from £100,000 to £320,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Baden Powell Crescent compared

WF8 postcode area£239,992
Pontefract£214,314
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Baden Powell Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WF8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £109,500 (2 sales)2016£110k2017: £107,000 (1 sales)2017£107k2018: £128,000 (2 sales)2018£128k2020: £132,000 (1 sales)2020£132k2021: £140,667 (3 sales)2021£141k2022: £165,000 (1 sales)2022£165k2023: £252,500 (2 sales)2023£253k2024: £192,833 (3 sales)2024£193k2025: £200,000 (1 sales)2025£200k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£150,96730 May 2025
Detached1£320,0001 Dec 2023

Sold prices on Baden Powell Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
26, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QD 30 May 2025£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QD 16 Oct 2024£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QD 29 Apr 2024£208,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QD 26 Feb 2024£205,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QB 1 Dec 2023£320,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QD 1 Dec 2023£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QB 8 Jul 2022£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QB 31 May 2022£180,000 OtherFreehold
38, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QD 3 Sep 2021£166,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QD 26 Mar 2021£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QB 10 Mar 2021£106,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QB 11 Sep 2020£132,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QB 20 Mar 2020£149,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QD 26 Oct 2018£144,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QB 7 Sep 2018£112,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QD 21 Jul 2017£107,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QD 18 Oct 2016£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QD 24 Jun 2016£119,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Baden Powell Crescent WF8 3QD 11 Feb 2016£95,000 Semi-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
51, Baden Powell Crescent £144,000 (Oct 2018) → £205,500 (Feb 2024) +43%
over 5 yrs
8, Baden Powell Crescent £106,000 (Mar 2021) → £180,000 (May 2022) +70%
over 1 yr
63, Baden Powell Crescent £95,000 (Feb 2016) → £119,000 (Jun 2016) +25%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Baden Powell Crescent

Crime

294 crimes were reported within about a mile of Baden Powell Crescent in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences103
Shoplifting41
Anti-social behaviour40
Criminal damage & arson28
Public order20
Burglary15

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

Flood risk

Baden Powell Crescent is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Aire catchment Flood alert area
  • River Went catchment Flood alert 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 Baden Powell Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.1 mi
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Ark Larks Hill Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Ark Carleton High School 1,026 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School 330 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.6 mi
High Well School 104 pupils Community special school 9–16 Report 0.8 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 Baghill station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Baden Powell Crescent (Carleton Park Road) 1 min walk
  • Baden Powell Crescent (at, Carleton Park Road) 1 min walk
  • Ackworth Road (Carleton Park Road) 2 min walk
  • Carleton Park Road Ackworth Rd (Carleton Park Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.4 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.8 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.8 mi
  • St Thomas Road Surgery
    St. Thomas Road, Featherstone, Pontefract · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Pontefract Express · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Pontefract SF · 0.6 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Pontefract Superstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Chequerfield Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Ropergate Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Ellis Dental Practice Limited · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 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 6 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.1%62.5%
Private rented15.1%20.3%
Social rented7.7%17.1%
Households595

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.8%64.1%
Aged 65+22.5%18.6%
Residents1,349

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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 Baden Powell Crescent

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White96.3%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%1.3%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian57.6%49%
No religion35.8%41.3%
Not answered5%5.4%
Muslim0.6%3.2%
Hindu0.4%0.4%
Sikh0.3%0.1%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Other religion0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK95.3%91.5%
Born outside the UK4.7%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above32.6%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%16.3%
No qualifications15.9%24.4%
Level 2 qualifications15.7%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%10.8%
Apprenticeship5.6%6.5%
Other qualifications2.7%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health46%44.7%
Good health36%34.3%
Fair health13.3%14.5%
Bad health3.9%5.1%
Very bad health0.9%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household43.2%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household32.3%27.4%
No cars or vans in household15.8%22.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%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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