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Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/cromwell-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 2EJ, WF8 2EG, WF8 2EL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£205,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£130,976
23 sales
Price range
£77k – £215k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Jul 2026
WF8 2EG

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At a glance

House prices£205k average4% below the Pontefract average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station4 min walkPontefract Baghill station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 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

23 property sales on Cromwell Crescent, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £205,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £133,403. That is 4% below the Pontefract average of £214,314 over the same period. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 70% semi-detached, 30% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Cromwell Crescent range from £76,750 to £215,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 194 streets in Pontefract with at least two sales in the last year, Cromwell Crescent ranks 90th for average price.

House prices on Cromwell Crescent compared

Cromwell Crescent£205,000
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: £86,000 (1 sales)2016£86k2017: £93,375 (2 sales)2017£93k2018: £109,000 (5 sales)2018£109k2019: £107,500 (2 sales)2019£108k2020: £119,567 (3 sales)2020£120k2021: £121,500 (2 sales)2021£122k2022: £149,333 (3 sales)2022£149k2023: £172,000 (2 sales)2023£172k2025: £185,500 (2 sales)2025£186k2026: £215,000 (1 sales)2026£215k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£133,40330 Jul 2026
Terraced7£125,42930 May 2025

Sold prices on Cromwell Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EG 30 Jul 2026£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EG 29 Jan 2026£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EJ 31 Oct 2025£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EJ 30 May 2025£176,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EG 7 Aug 2023£166,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EJ 15 Feb 2023£178,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EG 25 Oct 2022£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EG 31 Aug 2022£178,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EL 20 Apr 2022£130,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EG 2 Jul 2021£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EG 23 Apr 2021£118,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EJ 1 Jun 2020£83,700 Semi-detachedFreehold
137, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EL 19 May 2020£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
141, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EL 28 Feb 2020£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EJ 31 Jul 2019£90,000 TerracedFreehold
91, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EJ 29 Mar 2019£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EJ 21 Dec 2018£106,000 TerracedFreehold
169, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EP 21 Sep 2018£118,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EL 27 Jul 2018£122,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EJ 6 Jul 2018£116,000 TerracedFreehold
58, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EJ 16 Feb 2018£82,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EG 26 May 2017£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
139, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EL 28 Apr 2017£76,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
147, Cromwell Crescent WF8 2EL 29 Apr 2016£86,000 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
4, Cromwell Crescent £110,000 (May 2017) → £215,000 (Jul 2026) +95%
over 9 yrs
9, Cromwell Crescent £118,000 (Apr 2021) → £166,000 (Aug 2023) +41%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Cromwell Crescent

Crime

341 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cromwell Crescent 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 offences122
Anti-social behaviour55
Shoplifting48
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order21
Other theft19

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

Flood risk

Cromwell Crescent is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Aire catchment Flood alert area
  • River Went 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 Cromwell Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.2 mi
Ark De Lacy Primary School 342 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.3 mi
Cherry Tree Academy 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 199 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
High Well School 104 pupils Community special school 9–16 Report 0.5 mi
St Giles C of E Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Ark Orchard Head Primary School 335 pupils Primary 3–11 Good 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 0.2 mi · 4 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Cromwell Crescent (at, Harewood Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Northfield Drive (Northfield Drive) 1 min walk
  • Willow Park (adj, Baghill Lane) 2 min walk
  • Willow Park (after, Baghill Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.5 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.5 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • Ash Grove
    Ash Grove Medical Centre, England Lane, Knottingley · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Baghill · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Carleton Pontefract · 0.3 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Carleton Pontefract · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Pontefract · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Chequerfield Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • P R Jones And Associates · 0.3 mi
  • Pontefract Dental Clinic · 0.4 mi
  • One Smile Dental - Pontefract · 0.5 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
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned54.6%62.5%
Private rented12.5%20.3%
Social rented32.8%17.1%
Households811

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.0%64.1%
Aged 65+15.9%18.6%
Residents1,784

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 Cromwell Crescent

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White95.7%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian47.8%49%
No religion46.3%41.3%
Not answered4.1%5.4%
Buddhist0.6%0.2%
Other religion0.6%0.4%
Muslim0.3%3.2%
Hindu0.2%0.4%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK93.3%91.5%
Born outside the UK6.7%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
No qualifications30.3%24.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above18.3%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications16.4%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.4%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.8%10.8%
Apprenticeship5.6%6.5%
Other qualifications2.2%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health40.5%44.7%
Good health36.5%34.3%
Fair health14.8%14.5%
Bad health6.6%5.1%
Very bad health1.7%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household44.4%41.7%
No cars or vans in household28.7%22.8%
2 cars or vans in household20.7%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%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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