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Grove Road, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Grove Road, Pontefract · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/grove-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 2AB, WF8 1ED.

Average price (last 12 months)
£169,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£144,344
16 sales
Price range
£100k – £205k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Jul 2026
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At a glance

House prices£170k average21% 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 station5 min walkPontefract Baghill station Schools3 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 Road, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £169,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £145,633. Average sale prices rose from £100,000 in 2016 to £169,500 in 2026 (+70%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 21% below the Pontefract average of £214,314 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 94% semi-detached, 6% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Grove Road range from £100,000 to £205,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 194 streets in Pontefract with at least two sales in the last year, Grove Road ranks 130th for average price.

House prices on Grove Road compared

Grove Road£169,500
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: £100,000 (2 sales)2016£100k2017: £125,000 (1 sales)2017£125k2018: £111,000 (1 sales)2018£111k2019: £134,500 (2 sales)2019£135k2020: £125,000 (1 sales)2020£125k2021: £112,500 (1 sales)2021£113k2022: £155,000 (1 sales)2022£155k2023: £167,000 (4 sales)2023£167k2025: £205,000 (1 sales)2025£205k2026: £169,500 (2 sales)2026£170k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£145,63324 Jul 2026
Terraced1£125,0008 Jun 2017

Sold prices on Grove Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
23, Grove Road WF8 2AB 24 Jul 2026£154,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Grove Road WF8 2AB 24 Apr 2026£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Grove Road WF8 2AB 23 Dec 2025£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Grove Road WF8 2AB 1 Aug 2025£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Grove Road WF8 1ED 30 Oct 2024£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Grove Road WF8 2AB 3 Nov 2023£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Grove Road WF8 2AB 31 Jul 2023£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Grove Road WF8 2AB 7 Jun 2023£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Grove Road WF8 2AB 24 Feb 2023£143,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Grove Road WF8 1ED 20 Jun 2022£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Grove Road WF8 2AB 4 Feb 2021£112,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Grove Road WF8 2AB 3 Feb 2020£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Grove Road WF8 2AB 6 Dec 2019£154,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Grove Road WF8 2AB 18 Jan 2019£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Grove Road WF8 1ED 4 May 2018£111,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Grove Road WF8 2AB 8 Jun 2017£125,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Grove Road WF8 1ED 29 Jul 2016£100,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Grove Road WF8 1ED 19 Apr 2016£100,000 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
17, Grove Road £143,000 (Feb 2023) → £195,000 (Dec 2025) → £185,000 (Apr 2026) +29%
over 3 yrs
6, Grove Road £100,000 (Apr 2016) → £150,000 (Oct 2024) +50%
over 9 yrs
12, Grove Road £100,000 (Jul 2016) → £111,000 (May 2018) → £155,000 (Jun 2022) +55%
over 6 yrs
21, Grove Road £115,000 (Jan 2019) → £154,000 (Dec 2019) +34%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Grove Road

Crime

316 crimes were reported within about a mile of Grove Road 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 offences113
Anti-social behaviour51
Shoplifting44
Criminal damage & arson24
Public order21
Burglary15

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

Flood risk

Grove Road 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 Grove Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.1 mi
Ark De Lacy Primary School 342 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
High Well School 104 pupils Community special school 9–16 Report 0.4 mi
Cherry Tree Academy 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 199 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School 330 pupils Primary 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 0.2 mi · 5 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Harewood Mount (Harewood Mount) 1 min walk
  • Harewood Mount (Harewood Mount) 1 min walk
  • Camelot Court (at, Viking Road) 2 min walk
  • Camelot Court (opp, Viking Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.3 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.5 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • Station Lane
    Station Lane Medical Centre, Station Lane, Pontefract · 2.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Pontefract Express · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - Baghill · 0.3 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Carleton Pontefract · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Pontefract · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Chequerfield Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • P R Jones And Associates · 0.4 mi
  • One Smile Dental - Pontefract · 0.4 mi
  • Pontefract Dental Clinic · 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 Grove Road

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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