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Fortress Close, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Fortress Close, Pontefract · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/fortress-close/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 4GG.

Average price (last 12 months)
£397,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2019)
£266,426
19 sales
Price range
£205k – £397k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Mar 2026
WF8 4GG

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At a glance

House prices£266k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station7 min walkPontefract Monkhill station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% 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

19 property sales on Fortress Close, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £397,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £241,532. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 58% semi-detached, 26% detached, 16% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Fortress Close range from £204,950 to £397,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Fortress Close compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Fortress 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

2019: £279,386 (7 sales)2019£279k2020: £219,150 (6 sales)2020£219k2023: £296,750 (2 sales)2023£297k2024: £280,000 (1 sales)2024£280k2025: £260,500 (2 sales)2025£261k2026: £397,000 (1 sales)2026£397k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£241,53225 Feb 2025
Detached5£352,37027 Mar 2026
Terraced3£214,46712 Dec 2023

Sold prices on Fortress Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 27 Mar 2026£397,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 25 Feb 2025£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 6 Jan 2025£241,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 30 Sep 2024£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 12 Dec 2023£228,500 TerracedFreehold
2, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 3 Feb 2023£365,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 25 Sep 2020£209,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
11, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 18 Sep 2020£204,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
7, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 30 Jul 2020£240,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
5, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 16 Jul 2020£240,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
1, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 26 Jun 2020£210,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 26 Jun 2020£210,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 25 Oct 2019£240,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
6, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 24 Oct 2019£239,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
12, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 11 Oct 2019£237,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
14, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 8 Oct 2019£237,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
10, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 27 Sep 2019£339,950 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 26 Sep 2019£339,950 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Fortress Close WF8 4GG 26 Apr 2019£319,950 Detached New buildFreehold

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
10, Fortress Close £339,950 (Sep 2019) → £397,000 (Mar 2026) +17%
over 6 yrs
5, Fortress Close £240,000 (Jul 2020) → £280,000 (Feb 2025) +17%
over 5 yrs
1, Fortress Close £210,000 (Jun 2020) → £241,000 (Jan 2025) +15%
over 5 yrs
7, Fortress Close £240,000 (Jul 2020) → £280,000 (Sep 2024) +17%
over 4 yrs
11, Fortress Close £204,950 (Sep 2020) → £228,500 (Dec 2023) +11%
over 3 yrs
2, Fortress Close £319,950 (Apr 2019) → £365,000 (Feb 2023) +14%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Fortress Close

Crime

282 crimes were reported within about a mile of Fortress Close 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 offences98
Shoplifting40
Anti-social behaviour39
Criminal damage & arson26
Other theft21
Public order17

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

Flood risk

Fortress Close 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 Fortress Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Giles C of E Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
New College Pontefract 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.6 mi
Ark Orchard Head Primary School 335 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School 434 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.9 mi
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.0 mi
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 199 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 1.0 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 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Pontefract Baghill station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Princess Drive (Skinner Lane) 1 min walk
  • De Lacy Way (NW bound, De Lacy Way) 2 min walk
  • Princess Drive (at, Skinner Lane) 2 min walk
  • De Lacy Way (De Lacy Way) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.4 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.4 mi
  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.8 mi
  • Station Lane
    Station Lane Medical Centre, Station Lane, Pontefract · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Morrisons Carleton Pontefract · 0.4 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Carleton Pontefract · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Pontefract Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Pontefract · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Medichem Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Pontefract Dental Clinic · 0.4 mi
  • One Smile Dental - Pontefract · 0.5 mi
  • Cornmarket (dental Surgery) · 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 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
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability3 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
Owned70.3%62.5%
Private rented12.3%20.3%
Social rented17.5%17.1%
Households985

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.4%64.1%
Aged 65+18.1%18.6%
Residents2,195

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 Fortress Close

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White94%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian51.5%49%
No religion41.9%41.3%
Not answered4.9%5.4%
Muslim0.9%3.2%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Hindu0.2%0.4%
Sikh0.1%0.1%
Other religion0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK93.6%91.5%
Born outside the UK6.4%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above32.7%24.3%
No qualifications18.7%24.4%
Level 3 qualifications18%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications13.6%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%10.8%
Apprenticeship5.5%6.5%
Other qualifications1.9%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health49.6%44.7%
Good health32.2%34.3%
Fair health11.5%14.5%
Bad health4.9%5.1%
Very bad health1.7%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household36.3%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household34.3%27.4%
No cars or vans in household20.1%22.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%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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