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Chequers Close, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Chequers Close, Pontefract · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/chequers-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 2TF, WF8 2TD, WF8 2TE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£113,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£101,524
21 sales
Price range
£61k – £145k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 May 2026
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At a glance

House prices£102k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkPontefract Baghill station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 29 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

21 property sales on Chequers Close, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £113,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £101,750. 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 95% semi-detached, 5% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Chequers Close range from £60,500 to £145,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Chequers Close compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Chequers Close 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: £86,500 (2 sales)2016£87k2017: £70,000 (2 sales)2017£70k2018: £90,700 (5 sales)2018£91k2019: £80,500 (2 sales)2019£81k2020: £97,000 (1 sales)2020£97k2021: £114,167 (3 sales)2021£114k2022: £130,000 (1 sales)2022£130k2023: £110,000 (1 sales)2023£110k2024: £136,750 (2 sales)2024£137k2025: £138,000 (1 sales)2025£138k2026: £113,500 (1 sales)2026£114k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached20£101,75022 May 2026
Terraced1£97,00014 Aug 2020

Sold prices on Chequers Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
17, Chequers Close WF8 2TD 22 May 2026£113,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
140, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 9 Jul 2025£138,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Chequers Close WF8 2TD 20 Dec 2024£128,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
127, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 30 Sep 2024£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Chequers Close WF8 2TD 1 Nov 2023£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
122, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 15 Jul 2022£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
100, Chequers Close WF8 2TE 6 May 2022£87,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Pontefract Labour Club Ltd, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 18 Feb 2022£55,500 OtherFreehold
109, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 31 Jan 2022£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Chequers Close WF8 2TE 17 Dec 2021£122,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
145, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 15 Nov 2021£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
116, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 8 Nov 2021£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
135, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 18 Aug 2021£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
144, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 12 Oct 2020£87,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Chequers Close WF8 2TD 9 Sep 2020£88,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Chequers Close WF8 2TD 14 Aug 2020£97,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Chequers Close WF8 2TE 17 Sep 2019£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Chequers Close WF8 2TE 19 Feb 2019£63,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Chequers Close WF8 2TD 14 Feb 2019£61,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Chequers Close WF8 2TD 8 Oct 2018£50,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
146, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 5 Oct 2018£119,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
122, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 3 Jul 2018£117,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Chequers Close WF8 2TD 27 Apr 2018£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Chequers Close WF8 2TD 26 Apr 2018£62,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
134, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 31 Jan 2018£60,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Chequers Close WF8 2TD 25 Aug 2017£70,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Chequers Close WF8 2TE 25 Aug 2017£70,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
124, Chequers Close WF8 2TF 2 Dec 2016£93,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Chequers Close WF8 2TD 28 Jul 2016£80,000 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
122, Chequers Close £117,000 (Jul 2018) → £130,000 (Jul 2022) +11%
over 4 yrs
3, Chequers Close £50,000 (Oct 2018) → £61,000 (Feb 2019) → £88,000 (Sep 2020) +76%
over 2 yrs
71, Chequers Close £63,500 (Feb 2019) → £100,000 (Sep 2019) +57%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Chequers Close

Crime

272 crimes were reported within about a mile of Chequers Close in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences102
Shoplifting40
Anti-social behaviour38
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order19
Burglary14

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

Schools near Chequers Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ark De Lacy Primary School 342 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.1 mi
High Well School 104 pupils Community special school 9–16 Report 0.1 mi
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.3 mi
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 199 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Cherry Tree Academy 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School 330 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Ark Carleton High School 1,026 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 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 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • De Lacy School (at, Chequerfield Lane) 2 min walk
  • De Lacy School (opp, Chequerfield Lane) 2 min walk
  • Chequerfield Lane (Chequerfield Lane) 3 min walk
  • East Drive (on, East Drive) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.6 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.8 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 1.0 mi
  • Ash Grove
    Ash Grove Medical Centre, England Lane, Knottingley · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Baghill · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Pontefract Express · 0.5 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Carleton Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Carleton Pontefract · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Chequerfield Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • P R Jones And Associates · 0.7 mi
  • One Smile Dental - Pontefract · 0.8 mi
  • Pontefract Dental Clinic · 0.8 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned48.5%62.5%
Private rented10.1%20.3%
Social rented41.3%17.1%
Households683

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.4%64.1%
Aged 65+15.6%18.6%
Residents1,716

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 Chequers Close

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White97.1%93%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian48.9%49%
No religion45.2%41.3%
Not answered5%5.4%
Muslim0.7%3.2%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0%0.4%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK94.2%91.5%
Born outside the UK5.8%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
No qualifications27%24.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.1%24.3%
Level 2 qualifications16.9%14.9%
Level 3 qualifications13.5%16.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%10.8%
Apprenticeship5.2%6.5%
Other qualifications2.9%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health47.5%44.7%
Good health32.5%34.3%
Fair health12.7%14.5%
Bad health6.3%5.1%
Very bad health1%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household40.6%41.7%
No cars or vans in household28.5%22.8%
2 cars or vans in household24.3%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%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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