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Highfield Road, Pontefract

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 4LJ, WF8 4LL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£418,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£260,500
21 sales
Price range
£154k – £480k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Apr 2026
WF8 4LL

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At a glance

House prices£418k average95% above the Pontefract average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station17 min walkPontefract Tanshelf station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 21 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

21 property sales on Highfield Road, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £418,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £204,875. That is 95% above 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 57% semi-detached, 43% detached. Recorded sale prices on Highfield Road range from £154,000 to £480,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 194 streets in Pontefract with at least two sales in the last year, Highfield Road ranks 6th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Highfield Road compared

Highfield Road£418,000
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: £184,700 (5 sales)2016£185k2017: £163,500 (2 sales)2017£164k2018: £257,500 (2 sales)2018£258k2019: £320,000 (1 sales)2019£320k2021: £326,500 (2 sales)2021£327k2022: £302,500 (2 sales)2022£303k2023: £253,667 (3 sales)2023£254k2024: £240,000 (1 sales)2024£240k2025: £323,000 (2 sales)2025£323k2026: £480,000 (1 sales)2026£480k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached12£204,8752 May 2023
Detached9£334,6672 Apr 2026

Sold prices on Highfield Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
38, Highfield Road WF8 4LL 2 Apr 2026£480,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 21 Nov 2025£356,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 30 Jul 2025£290,000 DetachedFreehold
6, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 7 May 2024£240,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 2 May 2023£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Highfield Road WF8 4LL 10 Feb 2023£192,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 26 Jan 2023£264,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 8 Jul 2022£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 21 Feb 2022£340,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 9 Aug 2021£253,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Highfield Road WF8 4LL 29 Jul 2021£400,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Highfield Road WF8 4LL 31 Jan 2019£320,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 10 Dec 2018£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 16 Feb 2018£325,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 20 Dec 2017£167,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Highfield Road WF8 4LL 8 Jun 2017£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Highfield Road WF8 4LL 8 Dec 2016£176,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Highfield Road WF8 4LL 9 Nov 2016£154,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 30 Sep 2016£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11A, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 2 Sep 2016£261,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Highfield Road WF8 4LJ 29 Jan 2016£172,500 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
9, Highfield Road £253,000 (Aug 2021) → £305,000 (May 2023) +21%
over 2 yrs
16, Highfield Road £167,000 (Dec 2017) → £264,000 (Jan 2023) +58%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Highfield Road

Crime

231 crimes were reported within about a mile of Highfield Road in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences89
Anti-social behaviour31
Shoplifting27
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order13
Other theft12

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

Flood risk

Highfield Road is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood 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 Highfield Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ark Larks Hill Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School 434 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Ark Carleton High School 1,026 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School 330 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
New College Pontefract 16 plus 16–19 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 Tanshelf station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Pontefract Baghill station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Oakwell Avenue (stop, Mill Hill Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Oakwell Avenue (Mill Hill Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Hardwick Road (opp, Ackworth Road) 3 min walk
  • Hardwick Road (at, Ackworth Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.6 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.8 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.9 mi
  • St Thomas Road Surgery
    St. Thomas Road, Featherstone, Pontefract · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Pontefract Express · 0.6 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Pontefract SF · 0.7 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Pontefract Supermarket · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Pontefract Superstore · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi
  • Chequerfield Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Ropergate Dental Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
  • Ellis Dental Practice Limited · 0.7 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 9 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.4%62.5%
Private rented9.5%20.3%
Social rented2.1%17.1%
Households612

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.9%64.1%
Aged 65+26.4%18.6%
Residents1,417

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 Highfield Road

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White98.9%93%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.3%
Other ethnic group0%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian60%49%
No religion34%41.3%
Not answered5.4%5.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Muslim0.1%3.2%
Sikh0.1%0.1%
Hindu0%0.4%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK97.5%91.5%
Born outside the UK2.5%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above32.2%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications15.9%14.9%
No qualifications15%24.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.5%
Other qualifications2.5%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health48.8%44.7%
Good health35.5%34.3%
Fair health12.5%14.5%
Bad health2.7%5.1%
Very bad health0.5%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household41.4%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household34%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.4%8%
No cars or vans in household12.1%22.8%

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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