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Long Crest, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Long Crest, Pontefract · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/long-crest/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 2QT, WF8 2QU.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£159,100
15 sales
Price range
£114k – £204k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 May 2025
WF8 2QT

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At a glance

House prices£159k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station13 min walkPontefract Baghill station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 16 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

15 property sales on Long Crest, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 30 May 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £159,100. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Long Crest range from £114,000 to £203,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Long Crest compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Long Crest 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: £126,500 (2 sales)2016£127k2017: £115,000 (1 sales)2017£115k2018: £155,000 (1 sales)2018£155k2019: £148,333 (3 sales)2019£148k2020: £135,000 (1 sales)2020£135k2021: £203,500 (1 sales)2021£204k2022: £165,000 (3 sales)2022£165k2023: £200,000 (1 sales)2023£200k2024: £185,000 (1 sales)2024£185k2025: £200,000 (1 sales)2025£200k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 16 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£159,10030 May 2025

Sold prices on Long Crest

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, Long Crest WF8 2QT 2 Mar 2026£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Long Crest WF8 2QT 30 May 2025£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Long Crest WF8 2QT 19 Jul 2024£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Long Crest WF8 2QT 10 Jul 2023£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9, Long Crest WF8 2QT 13 Jun 2022£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Long Crest WF8 2QT 7 Apr 2022£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Long Crest WF8 2QT 1 Mar 2022£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Long Crest WF8 2QU 21 Jun 2021£203,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Long Crest WF8 2QU 11 Dec 2020£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Long Crest WF8 2QT 14 May 2019£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Long Crest WF8 2QT 10 May 2019£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Long Crest WF8 2QT 26 Mar 2019£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Long Crest WF8 2QU 17 Aug 2018£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Long Crest WF8 2QT 12 May 2017£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Long Crest WF8 2QT 8 Jul 2016£139,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Long Crest WF8 2QU 30 Mar 2016£114,000 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
27, Long Crest £139,000 (Jul 2016) → £200,000 (Jul 2023) +44%
over 7 yrs
41, Long Crest £155,000 (Aug 2018) → £203,500 (Jun 2021) +31%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Long Crest

Crime

288 crimes were reported within about a mile of Long Crest in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences106
Shoplifting43
Anti-social behaviour37
Criminal damage & arson21
Public order20
Burglary15

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

Flood risk

Long Crest is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Aire catchment Flood alert 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 Long Crest

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School 330 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Ark Carleton High School 1,026 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.4 mi
High Well School 104 pupils Community special school 9–16 Report 0.5 mi
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.5 mi
Ark De Lacy Primary School 342 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Ark Larks Hill Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 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 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Monument Lane (on, Monument Lane) 2 min walk
  • Churchbalk Drive (at, Crest Drive) 2 min walk
  • Crest Dr Churchbalk Drive (opp, Crest Drive) 2 min walk
  • Monument Lane (Monument Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.4 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.8 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.9 mi
  • St Thomas Road Surgery
    St. Thomas Road, Featherstone, Pontefract · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Pontefract Express · 0.1 mi
  • Spar Spar - Baghill · 0.7 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Pontefract SF · 0.7 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Pontefract · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Chequerfield Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Ropergate Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
  • P R Jones And Associates · 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 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime4 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
Owned57.3%62.5%
Private rented6.2%20.3%
Social rented36.3%17.1%
Households579

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.1%64.1%
Aged 65+19.5%18.6%
Residents1,379

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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Long Crest

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Who lives around Long Crest

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White98.8%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%3.6%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.1%1.4%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian49.5%49%
No religion45%41.3%
Not answered4.7%5.4%
Hindu0.4%0.4%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Muslim0.1%3.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

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

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
No qualifications32.7%24.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above16.4%24.3%
Level 2 qualifications15.8%14.9%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%16.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%10.8%
Apprenticeship5.5%6.5%
Other qualifications2.8%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health42.7%44.7%
Good health35%34.3%
Fair health15.2%14.5%
Bad health5.1%5.1%
Very bad health2%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household42%41.7%
No cars or vans in household27.7%22.8%
2 cars or vans in household22.9%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%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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