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Drawbridge Avenue, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Drawbridge Avenue, Pontefract · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/drawbridge-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 2YP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£190,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£190,708
62 sales
Price range
£79k – £281k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Aug 2026
WF8 2YP

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At a glance

House prices£191k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station13 min walkPontefract Monkhill station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold99% freeholdAcross 74 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

62 property sales on Drawbridge Avenue, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £190,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £178,420. 19 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 18 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% semi-detached, 24% terraced, 24% detached. Recorded sale prices on Drawbridge Avenue range from £78,750 to £281,000. 99% of homes sold here were freehold and 1% leasehold.

House prices on Drawbridge Avenue compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Drawbridge 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: £175,664 (7 sales)2016£176k2017: £189,287 (15 sales)2017£189k2018: £185,518 (19 sales)2018£186k2019: £138,500 (1 sales)2019£139k2021: £194,000 (6 sales)2021£194k2022: £230,750 (4 sales)2022£231k2023: £222,333 (3 sales)2023£222k2024: £184,032 (4 sales)2024£184k2025: £205,750 (2 sales)2025£206k2026: £190,000 (1 sales)2026£190k

Tenure: 99% freehold and 1% leasehold across 74 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached32£178,42028 Feb 2025
Terraced15£167,42612 Aug 2026
Detached15£240,20713 May 2024

Sold prices on Drawbridge Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
49, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 12 Aug 2026£190,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 15 Aug 2025£184,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 28 Feb 2025£227,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 20 Dec 2024£175,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 16 Dec 2024£78,750 Semi-detachedLeasehold
14, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 5 Jul 2024£233,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 13 May 2024£249,377 DetachedFreehold
33, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 20 Nov 2023£281,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 17 Oct 2023£182,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 15 Sep 2023£204,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 19 May 2023£213,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 30 Sep 2022£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 16 Aug 2022£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 5 Aug 2022£228,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 17 Jun 2022£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 31 May 2022£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 10 Aug 2021£176,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26A, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 6 Aug 2021£176,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 9 Jul 2021£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 4 Jun 2021£225,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 28 Apr 2021£149,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 12 Mar 2021£273,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 22 Aug 2019£138,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 26 Oct 2018£204,995 Detached New buildFreehold
30A, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 12 Sep 2018£159,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
26, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 29 Jun 2018£172,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
28, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 29 Jun 2018£192,500 Terraced New buildFreehold
33, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 29 Jun 2018£250,000 Detached New buildFreehold
24, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 28 Jun 2018£249,995 Detached New buildFreehold
26A, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 28 Jun 2018£170,495 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
48, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 27 Jun 2018£214,995 Detached New buildFreehold
30, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 22 Jun 2018£155,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
34, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 1 Jun 2018£135,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
35, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 1 Jun 2018£279,995 Detached New buildFreehold
32, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 31 May 2018£140,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
36, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 31 May 2018£134,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
40, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 31 May 2018£133,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
42, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 31 May 2018£84,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
44, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 31 May 2018£84,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
46, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 31 May 2018£133,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
38, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 24 May 2018£135,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
39, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 20 Apr 2018£140,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
37, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 29 Mar 2018£142,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
51, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 29 Mar 2018£214,995 Detached New buildFreehold
41, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 28 Mar 2018£102,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
43, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 28 Mar 2018£71,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
45, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 28 Mar 2018£71,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
47, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 28 Mar 2018£71,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
49, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 28 Mar 2018£102,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
31, Drawbridge Avenue WF8 2YP 1 Mar 2018£239,950 Detached New buildFreehold
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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
49, Drawbridge Avenue £102,000 (Mar 2018) → £190,000 (Aug 2026) +86%
over 8 yrs
32, Drawbridge Avenue £140,000 (May 2018) → £184,000 (Aug 2025) +31%
over 7 yrs
11, Drawbridge Avenue £179,950 (Jul 2016) → £227,500 (Feb 2025) +26%
over 9 yrs
34, Drawbridge Avenue £135,995 (Jun 2018) → £149,000 (Apr 2021) → £175,000 (Dec 2024) +29%
over 7 yrs
46, Drawbridge Avenue £133,000 (May 2018) → £78,750 (Dec 2024) -41%
over 7 yrs
14, Drawbridge Avenue £179,950 (Oct 2017) → £233,000 (Jul 2024) +29%
over 7 yrs
22, Drawbridge Avenue £204,995 (Oct 2018) → £249,377 (May 2024) +22%
over 6 yrs
33, Drawbridge Avenue £250,000 (Jun 2018) → £281,000 (Nov 2023) +12%
over 5 yrs
38, Drawbridge Avenue £135,000 (May 2018) → £182,000 (Oct 2023) +35%
over 5 yrs
15, Drawbridge Avenue £169,950 (Dec 2016) → £213,000 (May 2023) → £204,000 (Sep 2023) +20%
over 7 yrs
4, Drawbridge Avenue £184,950 (Oct 2017) → £235,000 (Sep 2022) +27%
over 5 yrs
1, Drawbridge Avenue £169,950 (Oct 2016) → £230,000 (Aug 2022) +35%
over 6 yrs
9, Drawbridge Avenue £179,950 (Oct 2016) → £228,000 (Aug 2022) +27%
over 6 yrs
10, Drawbridge Avenue £184,950 (Oct 2017) → £225,000 (May 2022) +22%
over 5 yrs
26, Drawbridge Avenue £172,995 (Jun 2018) → £176,000 (Aug 2021) +2%
over 3 yrs
26A, Drawbridge Avenue £170,495 (Jun 2018) → £176,000 (Aug 2021) +3%
over 3 yrs
27, Drawbridge Avenue £139,950 (Aug 2017) → £138,500 (Aug 2019) → £165,000 (Jul 2021) +18%
over 4 yrs
51, Drawbridge Avenue £214,995 (Mar 2018) → £225,000 (Jun 2021) +5%
over 3 yrs
24, Drawbridge Avenue £249,995 (Jun 2018) → £273,000 (Mar 2021) +9%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Drawbridge Avenue

Crime

250 crimes were reported within about a mile of Drawbridge 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 offences88
Anti-social behaviour40
Shoplifting36
Criminal damage & arson19
Public order18
Burglary16

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

Flood risk

Drawbridge Avenue 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 Drawbridge Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 199 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Cherry Tree Academy 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.2 mi
Ark De Lacy Primary School 342 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.5 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 0.7 mi
Ark Orchard Head Primary School 335 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Giles C of E Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good 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 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Pontefract Baghill station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Whitebeam Green (at, Northfield Drive) 3 min walk
  • St Michaels School (outside, Cobbler's Lane) 3 min walk
  • Stella Gardens (at, Cobblers Lane) 4 min walk
  • Plane Green (Northfield Drive) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.8 mi
  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.9 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 1.1 mi
  • Ash Grove
    Ash Grove Medical Centre, England Lane, Knottingley · 1.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Baghill · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Carleton Pontefract · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Harvest - Ferrybidge · 0.5 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Carleton Pontefract · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Chequerfield Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.8 mi
  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • P R Jones And Associates · 0.7 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 5 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned75.8%62.5%
Private rented10.1%20.3%
Social rented14.1%17.1%
Households1,031

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.7%64.1%
Aged 65+17.1%18.6%
Residents2,540

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 Drawbridge Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White96.4%93%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian48.2%49%
No religion45.6%41.3%
Not answered4.3%5.4%
Muslim0.9%3.2%
Hindu0.3%0.4%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Jewish0.2%–
Buddhist0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

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

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above25.2%24.3%
No qualifications22.7%24.4%
Level 3 qualifications18.1%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.5%6.5%
Other qualifications2.9%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health47.8%44.7%
Good health33.5%34.3%
Fair health12.3%14.5%
Bad health4.1%5.1%
Very bad health2.2%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household44.1%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household34.7%27.4%
No cars or vans in household14.5%22.8%
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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