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Orchard Drive, Ackworth, Pontefract

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House prices, sold prices and local information for WF7 7DS.

Average price (last 12 months)
£346,250
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£236,089
24 sales
Price range
£140k – £470k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Dec 2025
WF7 7DS

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At a glance

House prices£346k average62% above the Pontefract average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station34 min walkFitzwilliam station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 24 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 Orchard Drive, Ackworth, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £346,250. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £206,708. That is 62% above the Pontefract average of £214,314 over the same period. 3 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 63% semi-detached, 38% detached. Recorded sale prices on Orchard Drive range from £140,000 to £470,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 194 streets in Pontefract with at least two sales in the last year, Orchard Drive ranks 12th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Orchard Drive compared

Orchard Drive£346,250
WF7 postcode area£220,109
Pontefract£214,314
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WF7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £198,000 (1 sales)2016£198k2017: £176,500 (2 sales)2017£177k2018: £226,250 (2 sales)2018£226k2019: £203,525 (5 sales)2019£204k2020: £210,000 (1 sales)2020£210k2021: £183,000 (2 sales)2021£183k2022: £235,750 (2 sales)2022£236k2023: £278,750 (4 sales)2023£279k2024: £250,000 (2 sales)2024£250k2025: £327,500 (3 sales)2025£328k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 24 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached15£206,70819 Dec 2025
Detached9£285,05610 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Orchard Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
63, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 19 Dec 2025£222,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
6A, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 10 Nov 2025£470,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 28 Mar 2025£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 3 Sep 2024£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 24 May 2024£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 10 Nov 2023£237,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 11 Aug 2023£247,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 30 Mar 2023£265,000 DetachedFreehold
60, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 30 Mar 2023£365,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 2 Sep 2022£236,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 29 Jul 2022£235,000 DetachedFreehold
63, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 27 Sep 2021£186,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 16 Jul 2021£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 21 Sep 2020£210,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 7 Jun 2019£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 1 May 2019£315,000 DetachedFreehold
58, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 4 Apr 2019£152,625 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 18 Feb 2019£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 17 Jan 2019£195,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 14 Dec 2018£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 4 Oct 2018£312,500 DetachedFreehold
4, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 21 Jul 2017£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 23 Jun 2017£193,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Orchard Drive WF7 7DS 23 May 2016£198,000 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
63, Orchard Drive £186,000 (Sep 2021) → £222,500 (Dec 2025) +20%
over 4 yrs
11, Orchard Drive £170,000 (Jun 2019) → £240,000 (May 2024) +41%
over 5 yrs
32, Orchard Drive £195,000 (Jan 2019) → £210,000 (Sep 2020) +8%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Orchard Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Oakfield Park School 176 pupils Community special school 11–19 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Ackworth Mill Dam School 225 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane 320 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Ackworth School 429 pupils Other independent school Quaker 2–19 Report 0.7 mi
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 229 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.6 mi
Fitzwilliam Primary School 224 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 1.7 mi
King's Meadow Academy 234 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.8 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

  • Fitzwilliam station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
  • Featherstone station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
  • Moorthorpe station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Orchard Drive (a, Barnsley Road) 1 min walk
  • Beverley Arms (at, Doncaster Road) 2 min walk
  • Orchard Drive (p--, Barnsley Road) 2 min walk
  • Beverley Arms (Doncaster Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • College Lane Surgery
    Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract · 0.3 mi
  • The Grange Medical Centre
    Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract · 2.1 mi
  • St Thomas Road Surgery
    St. Thomas Road, Featherstone, Pontefract · 2.6 mi
  • Station Lane
    Station Lane Medical Centre, Station Lane, Pontefract · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ackworth · 0.2 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar - Ackworth · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Hemsworth Superstore · 2.0 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Hemsworth · 2.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lo's Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Kinsley Pharmacy · 1.8 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 2.1 mi

Dentists

  • Wakefield Road Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Rockingham House Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry Ltd · 1.8 mi
  • The Mount Dental Practice · 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 7 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
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned84.5%62.5%
Private rented12.3%20.3%
Social rented3.2%17.1%
Households594

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.0%64.1%
Aged 65+25.0%18.6%
Residents1,334

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 Orchard Drive

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White97.7%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.3%
Other ethnic group0%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian55.5%49%
No religion37.9%41.3%
Not answered5.4%5.4%
Hindu0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Jewish0.2%–
Muslim0%3.2%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK96%91.5%
Born outside the UK4%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above29.9%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications19.9%16.3%
No qualifications18.1%24.4%
Level 2 qualifications12.5%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%10.8%
Apprenticeship7.4%6.5%
Other qualifications2.2%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health44.7%44.7%
Good health35.6%34.3%
Fair health14.4%14.5%
Bad health4.4%5.1%
Very bad health0.9%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household40.4%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household34.9%27.4%
No cars or vans in household12.6%22.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.1%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.

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