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Holgate Road, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Holgate Road, Pontefract · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/holgate-road/

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£355,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£238,382
17 sales
Price range
£160k – £575k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Jul 2026
WF8 4ND

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At a glance

House prices£238k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station24 min walkPontefract Tanshelf station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles 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

17 property sales on Holgate Road, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £355,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £255,192. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 76% detached, 24% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Holgate Road range from £160,000 to £575,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Holgate Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Holgate Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WF8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £185,100 (5 sales)2017£185k2018: £183,167 (3 sales)2018£183k2019: £182,500 (1 sales)2019£183k2021: £160,000 (1 sales)2021£160k2022: £195,000 (1 sales)2022£195k2023: £330,000 (1 sales)2023£330k2024: £250,000 (1 sales)2024£250k2025: £368,333 (3 sales)2025£368k2026: £355,000 (1 sales)2026£355k

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

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached13£255,19214 Jul 2026
Semi-detached4£183,7503 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Holgate Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
18, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 14 Jul 2026£355,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 13 Mar 2026£400,000 DetachedFreehold
30, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 3 Sep 2025£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 15 May 2025£290,000 DetachedFreehold
Burnham House, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 28 Mar 2025£575,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 22 Nov 2024£250,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 7 Jul 2023£330,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 31 May 2022£195,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 13 Jul 2021£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 18 Nov 2019£182,500 DetachedFreehold
5, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 18 Dec 2018£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 24 Aug 2018£215,500 DetachedFreehold
48, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 3 Aug 2018£174,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 7 Jul 2017£192,500 DetachedFreehold
54, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 7 Jul 2017£181,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 7 Apr 2017£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 31 Mar 2017£183,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Holgate Road WF8 4ND 23 Feb 2017£194,000 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
18, Holgate Road £330,000 (Jul 2023) → £400,000 (Mar 2026) → £355,000 (Jul 2026) +8%
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Crime and flood risk near Holgate Road

Crime

100 crimes were reported within about a mile of Holgate Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences41
Criminal damage & arson14
Anti-social behaviour12
Shoplifting8
Other theft7
Public order6

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

Flood risk

Holgate 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 Holgate Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ark Larks Hill Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Ark Carleton High School 1,026 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School 330 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School 434 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
The Featherstone Academy 556 pupils Secondary 11–16 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 Tanshelf station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Pontefract Baghill station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Sorrell Way (Ackworth Road) 1 min walk
  • Sorrell Way (Ackworth Road) 2 min walk
  • Castlegate Drive (stop, Castlegate Drive) 2 min walk
  • Castlegate Drive (Castlegate Drive) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.9 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 1.2 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 1.2 mi
  • St Thomas Road Surgery
    St. Thomas Road, Featherstone, Pontefract · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Pontefract Express · 0.8 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Pontefract SF · 1.0 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Pontefract Supermarket · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Pontefract Superstore · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Chequerfield Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Boots · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Ropergate Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi
  • Ellis Dental Practice Limited · 1.0 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 10 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
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.3%62.5%
Private rented4.3%20.3%
Social rented5.3%17.1%
Households805

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6453.3%64.1%
Aged 65+31.4%18.6%
Residents1,806

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 Holgate Road

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White97.6%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian64.8%49%
No religion30.4%41.3%
Not answered4.2%5.4%
Muslim0.3%3.2%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK96.8%91.5%
Born outside the UK3.2%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above34.4%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications18.7%16.3%
No qualifications14.1%24.4%
Level 2 qualifications13.6%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.5%
Other qualifications3.2%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health45.7%44.7%
Good health36.5%34.3%
Fair health13.2%14.5%
Bad health3.5%5.1%
Very bad health1.1%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household41.3%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household37.4%27.4%
No cars or vans in household10.7%22.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%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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