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Love Lane, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Love Lane, Pontefract · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/love-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 4EG, WF8 4AN, WF8 4EB.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£133,969
24 sales
Price range
£80k – £215k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Jun 2025
WF8 4AR

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At a glance

House prices£134k 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) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station9 min walkPontefract Tanshelf station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 30 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

24 property sales on Love Lane, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 20 Jun 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £126,771. Average sale prices rose from £141,333 in 2016 to £144,333 in 2025 (+2%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% terraced, 38% semi-detached, 13% detached. Recorded sale prices on Love Lane range from £80,000 to £215,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Love Lane compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Love Lane 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: £141,333 (3 sales)2016£141k2017: £114,125 (4 sales)2017£114k2018: £80,000 (1 sales)2018£80k2019: £215,000 (1 sales)2019£215k2020: £103,500 (2 sales)2020£104k2021: £134,375 (4 sales)2021£134k2022: £128,625 (2 sales)2022£129k2023: £147,500 (2 sales)2023£148k2024: £155,000 (2 sales)2024£155k2025: £144,333 (3 sales)2025£144k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 30 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced12£126,77114 Feb 2025
Semi-detached9£119,22227 May 2025
Detached3£207,00020 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Love Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
56, Love Lane WF8 4AR 20 Jun 2025£195,000 DetachedFreehold
89, Love Lane WF8 4EQ 27 May 2025£128,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
108, Love Lane WF8 4EQ 14 Feb 2025£110,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Love Lane WF8 4DX 30 Oct 2024£140,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Love Lane WF8 4EB 16 Jul 2024£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Love Lane WF8 4EG 2 Nov 2023£150,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Love Lane WF8 4EG 19 May 2023£2,000 OtherFreehold
51, Love Lane WF8 4EG 1 Mar 2023£100,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Love Lane WF8 4EG 3 Feb 2023£145,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Love Lane WF8 4EG 21 Dec 2022£157,250 TerracedFreehold
37, Love Lane WF8 4EG 9 Nov 2022£100,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Love Lane WF8 4AN 30 Mar 2022£50,000 FlatFreehold
8, Love Lane WF8 4AN 5 Nov 2021£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
61, Love Lane WF8 4EG 30 Jul 2021£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Love Lane WF8 4AN 5 Jul 2021£112,500 TerracedFreehold
13, Love Lane WF8 4DU 10 May 2021£180,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Love Lane WF8 4DU 30 Apr 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Love Lane WF8 4EG 4 Dec 2020£115,000 TerracedFreehold
91, Love Lane WF8 4EQ 6 Aug 2020£92,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Love Lane WF8 4AN 7 Feb 2020£77,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Love Lane WF8 4AN 5 Jul 2019£215,000 DetachedFreehold
96, Love Lane WF8 4EQ 17 Apr 2018£80,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Love Lane WF8 4EG 30 Nov 2017£113,000 TerracedFreehold
79, Love Lane WF8 4EG 27 Oct 2017£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Love Lane WF8 4EB 24 May 2017£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Love Lane WF8 4EG 19 May 2017£118,500 TerracedFreehold
25, Love Lane WF8 4EB 21 Oct 2016£211,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Love Lane WF8 4EB 30 Sep 2016£213,465 DetachedFreehold
81, Love Lane WF8 4EG 30 Jun 2016£108,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Love Lane WF8 4AR 11 Apr 2016£105,000 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
23, Love Lane £105,000 (May 2017) → £170,000 (Jul 2024) +62%
over 7 yrs
41, Love Lane £113,000 (Nov 2017) → £150,000 (Nov 2023) +33%
over 6 yrs
61, Love Lane £110,000 (Jul 2021) → £2,000 (May 2023) -98%
over 2 yrs
4, Love Lane £77,000 (Feb 2020) → £112,500 (Jul 2021) +46%
over 1 yr

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Crime and flood risk near Love Lane

Crime

232 crimes were reported within about a mile of Love Lane in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences85
Shoplifting31
Anti-social behaviour30
Criminal damage & arson25
Other theft17
Public order14

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

Flood risk

Love Lane 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 Love Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School 434 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
New College Pontefract 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.4 mi
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 0.8 mi
St Giles C of E Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 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 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Pontefract Baghill station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Beechwood Avenue Beechwood (adj, Beechwood Avenue) 1 min walk
  • St Oswalds Avenue (at, Love Lane) 1 min walk
  • Beechwood Avenue Beechwood (opp, Beechwood Avenue) 1 min walk
  • Love Ln St Oswalds Ave (opp, Love Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.5 mi
  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • Station Lane
    Station Lane Medical Centre, Station Lane, Pontefract · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Pontefract Supermarket · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Pontefract Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Pontefract SF · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Pontefract · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Medichem Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Ropergate Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Cornmarket (dental Surgery) · 0.5 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 services7 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned31.6%62.5%
Private rented8.5%20.3%
Social rented59.9%17.1%
Households674

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.5%64.1%
Aged 65+20.4%18.6%
Residents1,370

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 Love Lane

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White96.3%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%1.3%
Other ethnic group0%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian51.1%49%
No religion42.7%41.3%
Not answered5.1%5.4%
Buddhist0.4%0.2%
Muslim0.4%3.2%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Hindu0.1%0.4%
Sikh0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK92.9%91.5%
Born outside the UK7.1%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
No qualifications35.4%24.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above15.8%24.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications14%10.8%
Level 2 qualifications13.8%14.9%
Level 3 qualifications12.1%16.3%
Apprenticeship5.4%6.5%
Other qualifications3.5%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health35.2%44.7%
Good health33.1%34.3%
Fair health20.7%14.5%
Bad health7.7%5.1%
Very bad health3.2%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
No cars or vans in household41.4%22.8%
1 car or van in household40.8%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household13.3%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%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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