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Hillcrest Avenue, Featherstone, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Hillcrest Avenue, Featherstone, Pontefract · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/hillcrest-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF7 5JS.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£102,500
5 sales
Price range
£88k – £118k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Sep 2022
WF7 5JS

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At a glance

House prices£103k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station10 min walkFeatherstone station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 6 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

5 property sales on Hillcrest Avenue, Featherstone, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 12 Sep 2022. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £102,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Hillcrest Avenue range from £88,000 to £118,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Hillcrest Avenue compared

WF7 postcode area£220,109
Pontefract£214,314
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Hillcrest Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WF7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £89,500 (1 sales)2016£90k2019: £88,000 (1 sales)2019£88k2021: £115,000 (2 sales)2021£115k2022: £105,000 (1 sales)2022£105k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 6 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced5£102,50012 Sep 2022

Sold prices on Hillcrest Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
35, Hillcrest Avenue WF7 5JS 19 Dec 2025£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Hillcrest Avenue WF7 5JS 12 Sep 2022£105,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Hillcrest Avenue WF7 5JS 10 Dec 2021£118,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Hillcrest Avenue WF7 5JS 6 Aug 2021£112,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Hillcrest Avenue WF7 5JS 29 Nov 2019£88,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Hillcrest Avenue WF7 5JS 19 Feb 2016£89,500 TerracedFreehold

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, Hillcrest Avenue £89,500 (Feb 2016) → £105,000 (Sep 2022) +17%
over 7 yrs

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Schools near Hillcrest Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School 103 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.3 mi
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 314 pupils Primary Church of England 7–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Featherstone Purston Infant School 203 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.5 mi
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School 338 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
The Featherstone Academy 556 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 1.1 mi
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy 227 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 1.4 mi
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School 105 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 1.5 mi
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy 1,470 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 1.5 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

  • Featherstone station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Streethouse station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Wentworth Rd Hillcrest Avenue (Wentworth Road) 1 min walk
  • Wentworth Road (opp, Wakefield Road) 1 min walk
  • Wentworth Road (at, Wakefield Road) 2 min walk
  • Wentworth Road New Priory (Wentworth Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • St Thomas Road Surgery
    St. Thomas Road, Featherstone, Pontefract · 0.6 mi
  • Station Lane
    Station Lane Medical Centre, Station Lane, Pontefract · 0.6 mi
  • College Lane Surgery
    Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract · 2.5 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Featherstone · 0.2 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Featherstone · 0.5 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Normanton Local · 2.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Whistler Drive · 2.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Healthnet Homecare · 0.3 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.4 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Ropergate Dental Practice · 2.5 mi
  • Wakefield Road Dental Surgery · 2.5 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 1 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned30.6%62.5%
Private rented6.8%20.3%
Social rented62.5%17.1%
Households843

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.4%64.1%
Aged 65+18.3%18.6%
Residents1,840

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 Hillcrest Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White97.4%93%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%3.6%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian48.9%49%
No religion44.6%41.3%
Not answered5.3%5.4%
Muslim0.4%3.2%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.4%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK93.3%91.5%
Born outside the UK6.7%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
No qualifications40.6%24.4%
Level 2 qualifications16.9%14.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above12.5%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications11.5%16.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%10.8%
Apprenticeship4.4%6.5%
Other qualifications2.8%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health38%44.7%
Good health31%34.3%
Fair health18.7%14.5%
Bad health9.4%5.1%
Very bad health2.9%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
No cars or vans in household45%22.8%
1 car or van in household35.7%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household14.9%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.4%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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Estate agents near Hillcrest Avenue

  • Sampson & Co 2.6 mi
  • Richard Kendall 2.7 mi
  • Chris North Properties 2.7 mi

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