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Grove Lea Crescent, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Grove Lea Crescent, Pontefract · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/grove-lea-crescent/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£210,475
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£150,028
16 sales
Price range
£80k – £226k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Aug 2026
WF8 2QL

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At a glance

House prices£210k averageAbout the Pontefract average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkPontefract Baghill station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 18 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

16 property sales on Grove Lea Crescent, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £210,475. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £150,028. Average sale prices rose from £99,500 in 2016 to £210,475 in 2026 (+112%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Grove Lea Crescent range from £80,000 to £225,950. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 194 streets in Pontefract with at least two sales in the last year, Grove Lea Crescent ranks 79th for average price.

House prices on Grove Lea Crescent compared

Grove Lea Crescent£210,475
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: £99,500 (2 sales)2016£100k2017: £134,000 (1 sales)2017£134k2018: £147,000 (1 sales)2018£147k2019: £121,375 (4 sales)2019£121k2020: £130,750 (2 sales)2020£131k2023: £168,750 (2 sales)2023£169k2024: £207,500 (2 sales)2024£208k2026: £210,475 (2 sales)2026£210k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 18 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£150,02817 Aug 2026

Sold prices on Grove Lea Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 17 Aug 2026£225,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 26 Mar 2026£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 13 Dec 2024£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 11 Oct 2024£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 1 Dec 2023£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 15 Sep 2023£152,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 9 Oct 2020£137,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 10 Jul 2020£124,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 15 Nov 2019£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 2 Sep 2019£138,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 23 Aug 2019£117,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 26 Jul 2019£142,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 10 Jul 2019£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 17 Dec 2018£147,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 2 Oct 2017£134,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 1 Jul 2016£87,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 4 Mar 2016£112,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Grove Lea Crescent WF8 2QL 19 Feb 2016£112,000 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
21, Grove Lea Crescent £87,000 (Jul 2016) → £225,950 (Aug 2026) +160%
over 10 yrs
37, Grove Lea Crescent £124,500 (Jul 2020) → £220,000 (Oct 2024) +77%
over 4 yrs
5, Grove Lea Crescent £80,000 (Jul 2019) → £150,000 (Nov 2019) +88%
over under a year
4, Grove Lea Crescent £142,500 (Jul 2019) → £138,000 (Sep 2019) -3%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Grove Lea Crescent

Crime

314 crimes were reported within about a mile of Grove Lea Crescent 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 offences114
Shoplifting43
Anti-social behaviour42
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order22
Burglary15

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

Flood risk

Grove Lea Crescent is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Aire catchment Flood alert area
  • River Went catchment Flood alert 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 Grove Lea Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.4 mi
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School 330 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
High Well School 104 pupils Community special school 9–16 Report 0.5 mi
Ark Carleton High School 1,026 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Ark De Lacy Primary School 342 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.7 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 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Churchbalk Lane Grove Lea Walk (adj, Churchbalk Lane) 1 min walk
  • Churchbalk Lane Grove Lea Walk (Churchbalk Lane) 2 min walk
  • Monument Lane (on, Monument Lane) 2 min walk
  • Monument Lane (Monument Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.3 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.8 mi
  • St Thomas Road Surgery
    St. Thomas Road, Featherstone, Pontefract · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Pontefract Express · 0.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Pontefract SF · 0.6 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Pontefract · 0.6 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Carleton Pontefract · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Chequerfield Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Ropergate Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Ellis Dental Practice Limited · 0.6 mi
  • P R Jones And Associates · 0.6 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned54.3%62.5%
Private rented22.2%20.3%
Social rented23.5%17.1%
Households752

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.7%64.1%
Aged 65+16.0%18.6%
Residents1,691

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 Grove Lea Crescent

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White93.1%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.4%3.6%
Other ethnic group1.3%0.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.3%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian49.3%49%
No religion42.6%41.3%
Not answered4.8%5.4%
Muslim2%3.2%
Buddhist0.9%0.2%
Hindu0.2%0.4%
Other religion0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK88.5%91.5%
Born outside the UK11.5%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
No qualifications25.8%24.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above23.6%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.6%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.2%10.8%
Apprenticeship7.1%6.5%
Other qualifications2.4%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health41.2%44.7%
Good health35.7%34.3%
Fair health16.8%14.5%
Bad health5.3%5.1%
Very bad health1%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household39.4%41.7%
No cars or vans in household29.3%22.8%
2 cars or vans in household25%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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