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Lake View, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lake View, Pontefract · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/lake-view/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 1JJ, WF8 1PA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£200,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£178,142
43 sales
Price range
£98k – £260k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
5 Dec 2025
WF8 1JJ

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At a glance

House prices£178k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkPontefract Monkhill station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold98% freeholdAcross 58 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

43 property sales on Lake View, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £200,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £165,542. 14 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 12 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 35% terraced, 35% semi-detached, 28% detached. Recorded sale prices on Lake View range from £98,000 to £260,000. 98% of homes sold here were freehold and 2% leasehold.

House prices on Lake View compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £123,000 (1 sales)2016£123k2017: £155,500 (12 sales)2017£156k2018: £167,531 (4 sales)2018£168k2019: £157,250 (4 sales)2019£157k2020: £192,875 (4 sales)2020£193k2021: £189,250 (2 sales)2021£189k2022: £209,429 (7 sales)2022£209k2023: £134,000 (2 sales)2023£134k2024: £230,000 (1 sales)2024£230k2025: £209,667 (6 sales)2025£210k

Tenure: 98% freehold and 2% leasehold across 58 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£165,54226 Sep 2025
Semi-detached15£167,3335 Dec 2025
Detached12£214,08321 Feb 2025
Flat1£98,00031 Mar 2023

Sold prices on Lake View

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
18, Lake View WF8 1JJ 5 Dec 2025£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Lake View WF8 1JJ 26 Sep 2025£170,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Lake View WF8 1JJ 29 Aug 2025£185,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Lake View WF8 1JJ 18 Aug 2025£203,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Lake View WF8 1PA 20 Jun 2025£190,748 TerracedFreehold
16, Lake View WF8 1JJ 25 Mar 2025£240,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Lake View WF8 1PA 21 Feb 2025£260,000 DetachedFreehold
65, Lake View WF8 1PA 7 Feb 2025£172,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Lake View WF8 1PA 6 Nov 2024£230,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Lake View WF8 1JJ 7 May 2024£87,500 OtherFreehold
55, Lake View WF8 1PA 14 Jul 2023£170,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Lake View WF8 1JJ 31 Mar 2023£98,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Lake View WF8 1PA 1 Nov 2022£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Lake View WF8 1PA 14 Oct 2022£190,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Lake View WF8 1PA 7 Oct 2022£232,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Lake View WF8 1JJ 10 Aug 2022£190,000 TerracedFreehold
73, Lake View WF8 1PA 20 Apr 2022£216,000 DetachedFreehold
75, Lake View WF8 1PA 3 Feb 2022£238,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Lake View WF8 1JJ 7 Jan 2022£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Lake View WF8 1JJ 15 Dec 2021£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Lake View WF8 1JJ 28 Jun 2021£148,000 TerracedFreehold
74, Lake View WF8 1JJ 23 Feb 2021£230,500 DetachedFreehold
55, Lake View WF8 1PA 25 Sep 2020£144,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Lake View WF8 1PA 26 Jun 2020£220,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Lake View WF8 1JJ 29 May 2020£257,500 DetachedFreehold
22, Lake View WF8 1JJ 31 Mar 2020£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Lake View WF8 1JJ 13 Mar 2020£137,500 TerracedFreehold
60, Lake View WF8 1JJ 19 Dec 2019£175,000 DetachedFreehold
60, Lake View WF8 1JJ 12 Dec 2019£168,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Lake View WF8 1JJ 19 Jul 2019£170,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Lake View WF8 1PA 28 Jun 2019£124,995 TerracedFreehold
63, Lake View WF8 1PA 24 May 2019£130,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Lake View WF8 1PA 3 May 2019£156,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Lake View WF8 1JJ 12 Apr 2019£128,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Lake View WF8 1JJ 31 Jan 2019£128,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Lake View WF8 1PA 13 Jul 2018£182,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Lake View WF8 1JJ 15 Jun 2018£133,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Lake View WF8 1PA 1 Jun 2018£130,125 TerracedFreehold
67, Lake View WF8 1PA 27 Apr 2018£122,500 TerracedFreehold
70, Lake View WF8 1JJ 21 Feb 2018£225,000 DetachedFreehold
75, Lake View WF8 1PA 8 Dec 2017£190,000 DetachedFreehold
70, Lake View WF8 1JJ 29 Sep 2017£210,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Lake View WF8 1PA 26 Sep 2017£141,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Lake View WF8 1JJ 4 Sep 2017£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Lake View WF8 1PA 28 Jul 2017£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Lake View WF8 1PA 28 Jul 2017£165,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Lake View WF8 1PA 26 Jun 2017£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Lake View WF8 1PA 20 Jun 2017£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Lake View WF8 1PA 26 May 2017£143,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Lake View WF8 1JJ 15 May 2017£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
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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
40, Lake View £125,000 (Feb 2016) → £128,000 (Apr 2019) → £170,000 (Sep 2025) +36%
over 10 yrs
16, Lake View £170,000 (Jul 2019) → £240,000 (Mar 2025) +41%
over 6 yrs
55, Lake View £144,000 (Sep 2020) → £170,000 (Jul 2023) +18%
over 3 yrs
31, Lake View £125,000 (Feb 2017) → £215,000 (Nov 2022) +72%
over 6 yrs
29, Lake View £165,000 (Apr 2017) → £141,000 (Sep 2017) → £232,000 (Oct 2022) +41%
over 5 yrs
73, Lake View £180,000 (Mar 2017) → £165,000 (Jul 2017) → £216,000 (Apr 2022) +20%
over 5 yrs
75, Lake View £190,000 (Dec 2017) → £238,000 (Feb 2022) +25%
over 4 yrs
50, Lake View £130,000 (Mar 2017) → £175,000 (Dec 2021) +35%
over 5 yrs
38, Lake View £128,000 (Jan 2019) → £148,000 (Jun 2021) +16%
over 2 yrs
46, Lake View £133,000 (Jun 2018) → £137,500 (Mar 2020) +3%
over 2 yrs
63, Lake View £130,000 (May 2019) → £124,995 (Jun 2019) -4%
over under a year
67, Lake View £122,500 (Apr 2018) → £130,125 (Jun 2018) +6%
over under a year
70, Lake View £210,000 (Sep 2017) → £225,000 (Feb 2018) +7%
over under a year
43, Lake View £135,000 (Jun 2017) → £130,000 (Jul 2017) -4%
over under a year

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Schools near Lake View

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Giles C of E Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Ark Orchard Head Primary School 335 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
New College Pontefract 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.8 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School 434 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 1.1 mi
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 199 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 1.1 mi
Cherry Tree Academy 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 1.1 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 Monkhill station 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
  • Pontefract Baghill station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lady Balk Lane Victoria St (adj, Lady Balk Lane) 3 min walk
  • Monkhill Avenue (Monkhill Avenue) 4 min walk
  • Monkhill Avenue (Monkhill Avenue) 4 min walk
  • De Lacy Way (De Lacy Way) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.6 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 1.0 mi
  • Tieve Tara
    Tieve Tara Medical Centre, Parkdale, Airedale, Castleford · 2.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Harvest - Ferrybidge · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Carleton Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Carleton Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Carleton Pontefract · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cohens Chemist · 0.6 mi
  • Medichem Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Pontefract Dental Clinic · 0.7 mi
  • One Smile Dental - Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • P R Jones And Associates · 0.8 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.0%62.5%
Private rented12.8%20.3%
Social rented3.2%17.1%
Households810

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.1%64.1%
Aged 65+13.3%18.6%
Residents1,944

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 Lake View

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White96.2%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian53.7%49%
No religion40.1%41.3%
Not answered5%5.4%
Muslim0.5%3.2%
Sikh0.3%0.1%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.4%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK96.4%91.5%
Born outside the UK3.6%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above29.9%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications21.6%16.3%
No qualifications15.2%24.4%
Level 2 qualifications14.2%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.3%6.5%
Other qualifications1.8%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health52.9%44.7%
Good health32.5%34.3%
Fair health10.3%14.5%
Bad health3.4%5.1%
Very bad health0.9%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household41.7%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household41.3%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%8%
No cars or vans in household6.7%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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