Maxwell Street, Featherstone, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Maxwell Street, Featherstone, Pontefract · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/maxwell-street/

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2018)

£133,250

6 sales

Price range

£48k – £270k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

8 Oct 2025

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At a glance

House prices£133k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station2 min walkFeatherstone station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 7 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

6 property sales on Maxwell Street, Featherstone, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 8 Oct 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £69,833. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2018; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% terraced, 50% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Maxwell Street range from £47,500 to £270,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Maxwell Street compared

WF7 postcode area£220,109

Pontefract£214,314

England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 7 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	3	£69,833	25 Oct 2019
Semi-detached	3	£196,667	8 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Maxwell Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
18, Maxwell Street WF7 5BN	8 Oct 2025	£180,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
7, Maxwell Street WF7 5BN	16 May 2025	£270,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Maxwell Street WF7 5BN	27 Sep 2023	£184,000	Other	Freehold
6, Maxwell Street WF7 5BN	25 Oct 2019	£78,000	Terraced	Freehold
30, Maxwell Street WF7 5BN	10 Jun 2019	£140,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
2, Maxwell Street WF7 5BN	22 Feb 2019	£84,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Maxwell Street WF7 5BN	1 Feb 2018	£47,500	Terraced	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
2, Maxwell Street	£47,500 (Feb 2018) → £84,000 (Feb 2019)	+77% over 1 yr

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Schools near Maxwell Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School 314 pupils	Primary Church of England	7–11	Requires improvement Report	0.2 mi
Featherstone Purston Infant School 203 pupils	Primary	3–7	Good Report	0.4 mi
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School 103 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.4 mi
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School 338 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
The Featherstone Academy 556 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.7 mi
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy 227 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	1.1 mi
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy 1,470 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–18	Report	1.3 mi
Ark Larks Hill Primary School 203 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.6 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 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
Streethouse station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
Pontefract Tanshelf station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Featherstone Station (Station Lane) 1 min walk
Featherstone Station (near, Station Lane) 1 min walk
Crossley Street (Station Lane) 2 min walk
Featherstone Memorial Gardens (Station Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Station Lane
Station Lane Medical Centre, Station Lane, Pontefract · 0.2 mi
St Thomas Road Surgery
St. Thomas Road, Featherstone, Pontefract · 0.3 mi
Stuart Road
The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 2.1 mi
Friarwood Surgery
Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

Lidl Lidl Featherstone · 0.3 mi
Aldi Aldi Featherstone · 0.3 mi
Asda Supermarket Asda Pontefract Supermarket · 2.0 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Whistler Drive · 2.1 mi

Pharmacies

Cohens Chemist · 0.2 mi
Cohens Chemist · 0.2 mi
Healthnet Homecare · 0.4 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
Ropergate Dental Practice · 2.1 mi
Dental Surgery · 2.1 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 4 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.

Income	4 of 10
Employment	3 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	2 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	5 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	63.2%	62.5%
Private rented	28.4%	20.3%
Social rented	8.4%	17.1%
Households	772

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	18.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	68.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	13.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,724

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	94%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	95%	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 Maxwell Street

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Who lives around Maxwell Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Wakefield
White	95.1%	93%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.8%	1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.7%	3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1%	1.4%
Other ethnic group	0.4%	0.7%

Religion

	Here	Wakefield
Christian	49.9%	49%
No religion	42.3%	41.3%
Not answered	5.6%	5.4%
Muslim	1.6%	3.2%
Hindu	0.2%	0.4%
Other religion	0.2%	0.4%
Jewish	0.1%	–
Sikh	0.1%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Wakefield
Born in the UK	89.5%	91.5%
Born outside the UK	10.5%	8.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Wakefield
No qualifications	22.8%	24.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above	22.1%	24.3%
Level 3 qualifications	18%	16.3%
Level 2 qualifications	16.7%	14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	10.3%	10.8%
Apprenticeship	7.1%	6.5%
Other qualifications	2.8%	2.8%

General health

	Here	Wakefield
Very good health	44.8%	44.7%
Good health	38.2%	34.3%
Fair health	12.6%	14.5%
Bad health	3.5%	5.1%
Very bad health	1%	1.5%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Wakefield
1 car or van in household	49%	41.7%
2 cars or vans in household	26.7%	27.4%
No cars or vans in household	19.2%	22.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household	5.1%	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.

Planning and heritage near Maxwell Street

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Planning applications near Maxwell Street

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Council tax here

Wakefield Band D is £2,297 a year (Band A £1,531). See every band.

Estate agents near Maxwell Street

Sampson & Co 2.8 mi
Richard Kendall 2.9 mi
Chris North Properties 2.9 mi

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