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Banks Avenue, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Banks Avenue, Pontefract · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/banks-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 4DR, WF8 4DL.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£161,736
18 sales
Price range
£95k – £290k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Jun 2025
WF8 4DL

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At a glance

House prices£162k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station8 min walkPontefract Tanshelf station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 20 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

18 property sales on Banks Avenue, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 27 Jun 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £155,303. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 78% terraced, 22% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Banks Avenue range from £95,000 to £290,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Banks Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Banks Avenue 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: £117,000 (1 sales)2016£117k2017: £118,000 (1 sales)2017£118k2018: £162,000 (1 sales)2018£162k2019: £135,000 (2 sales)2019£135k2020: £115,000 (1 sales)2020£115k2021: £173,374 (4 sales)2021£173k2022: £195,000 (1 sales)2022£195k2023: £149,000 (3 sales)2023£149k2024: £182,500 (1 sales)2024£183k2025: £203,750 (3 sales)2025£204k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 20 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced14£155,3034 Jun 2025
Semi-detached4£184,25027 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Banks Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, Banks Avenue WF8 4DL 27 Jun 2025£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Banks Avenue WF8 4DL 4 Jun 2025£251,250 TerracedFreehold
24, Banks Avenue WF8 4DR 31 Jan 2025£190,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Banks Avenue WF8 4DR 30 Jul 2024£173,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Banks Avenue WF8 4DR 15 Jan 2024£182,500 TerracedFreehold
30, Banks Avenue WF8 4DR 18 Dec 2023£150,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Banks Avenue WF8 4DL 3 Nov 2023£202,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Banks Avenue WF8 4DR 3 Feb 2023£95,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Banks Avenue WF8 4DL 24 Oct 2022£195,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Banks Avenue WF8 4DL 7 Dec 2021£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Banks Avenue WF8 4DL 2 Jul 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Banks Avenue WF8 4DR 8 Jun 2021£126,495 TerracedFreehold
8, Banks Avenue WF8 4DL 12 Feb 2021£137,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Banks Avenue WF8 4DR 30 Oct 2020£115,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Banks Avenue WF8 4DL 25 Oct 2019£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Banks Avenue WF8 4DL 5 Jul 2019£130,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Banks Avenue WF8 4DR 26 Mar 2019£140,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Banks Avenue WF8 4DL 22 Oct 2018£162,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Banks Avenue WF8 4DR 6 Jun 2017£118,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Banks Avenue WF8 4DR 30 Sep 2016£117,000 TerracedFreehold

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
6, Banks Avenue £162,000 (Oct 2018) → £202,000 (Nov 2023) → £251,250 (Jun 2025) +55%
over 7 yrs
35, Banks Avenue £140,000 (Mar 2019) → £173,000 (Jul 2024) +24%
over 5 yrs
26, Banks Avenue £115,000 (Oct 2020) → £182,500 (Jan 2024) +59%
over 3 yrs
30, Banks Avenue £95,000 (Feb 2023) → £150,000 (Dec 2023) +58%
over under a year
7, Banks Avenue £140,000 (Oct 2019) → £140,000 (Jul 2021) +0%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Banks Avenue

Crime

282 crimes were reported within about a mile of Banks Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences97
Shoplifting41
Anti-social behaviour38
Criminal damage & arson28
Other theft19
Public order18

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

Schools near Banks Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.2 mi
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School 434 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Ark Larks Hill Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
New College Pontefract 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.5 mi
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Giles C of E Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 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 Tanshelf station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Pontefract Baghill station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 0.9 mi · 19 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Banks Avenue (Wakefield Road) 1 min walk
  • Westbourne Rd Westbourne Avenue (Westbourne Road) 2 min walk
  • Beechwood Avenue (opp, Wakefield Road) 2 min walk
  • Westbourne Avenue (stop, Westbourne Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.4 mi
  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.5 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.5 mi
  • Station Lane
    Station Lane Medical Centre, Station Lane, Pontefract · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Pontefract Supermarket · 0.2 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Pontefract SF · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Pontefract Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Pontefract · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Medichem Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Ropergate Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Cornmarket (dental Surgery) · 0.3 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.3%62.5%
Private rented17.5%20.3%
Social rented30.1%17.1%
Households707

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.6%64.1%
Aged 65+22.9%18.6%
Residents1,470

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 Banks Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White97%93%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian51.9%49%
No religion42%41.3%
Not answered5.4%5.4%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%–
Muslim0%3.2%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK95.6%91.5%
Born outside the UK4.4%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
No qualifications24.9%24.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.8%24.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%14.9%
Level 3 qualifications14.1%16.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.5%
Other qualifications3.4%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health41.7%44.7%
Good health32%34.3%
Fair health16.5%14.5%
Bad health7.6%5.1%
Very bad health2.2%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household40%41.7%
No cars or vans in household35.9%22.8%
2 cars or vans in household18.2%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%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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