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Poppy Fields Way, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Poppy Fields Way, Pontefract · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/poppy-fields-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 4FP.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£213,813
19 sales
Price range
£90k – £315k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 May 2025
WF8 4FP

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At a glance

House prices£214k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station24 min walkPontefract Baghill station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% freeholdAcross 19 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

19 property sales on Poppy Fields Way, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 23 May 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £176,815. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 58% semi-detached, 42% detached. Recorded sale prices on Poppy Fields Way range from £90,000 to £315,000. 89% of homes sold here were freehold and 11% leasehold.

House prices on Poppy Fields Way compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Poppy Fields Way 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: £211,813 (11 sales)2016£212k2019: £186,000 (1 sales)2019£186k2020: £209,500 (3 sales)2020£210k2021: £202,500 (2 sales)2021£203k2024: £203,000 (1 sales)2024£203k2025: £310,000 (1 sales)2025£310k

Tenure: 89% freehold and 11% leasehold across 19 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£176,8151 Nov 2024
Detached8£264,68523 May 2025

Sold prices on Poppy Fields Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
30, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 23 May 2025£310,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 1 Nov 2024£203,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
2, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 3 Dec 2021£90,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
1, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 17 Sep 2021£315,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 4 Dec 2020£186,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 11 Sep 2020£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 14 Feb 2020£252,500 DetachedFreehold
23, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 8 Feb 2019£186,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 2 Sep 2016£247,995 Detached New buildFreehold
17, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 10 Jun 2016£179,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
9, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 3 Jun 2016£169,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
25, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 27 May 2016£199,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 20 May 2016£179,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
23, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 20 May 2016£179,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 13 May 2016£179,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
30, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 31 Mar 2016£246,996 Detached New buildFreehold
22, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 19 Feb 2016£259,995 Detached New buildFreehold
24, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 10 Feb 2016£239,995 Detached New buildFreehold
26, Poppy Fields Way WF8 4FP 29 Jan 2016£244,995 Detached New buildFreehold

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
30, Poppy Fields Way £246,996 (Mar 2016) → £310,000 (May 2025) +26%
over 9 yrs
2, Poppy Fields Way £90,000 (Dec 2021) → £203,000 (Nov 2024) +126%
over 3 yrs
1, Poppy Fields Way £247,995 (Sep 2016) → £315,000 (Sep 2021) +27%
over 5 yrs
15, Poppy Fields Way £179,995 (May 2016) → £186,000 (Dec 2020) +3%
over 5 yrs
17, Poppy Fields Way £179,995 (Jun 2016) → £190,000 (Sep 2020) +6%
over 4 yrs
26, Poppy Fields Way £244,995 (Jan 2016) → £252,500 (Feb 2020) +3%
over 4 yrs
23, Poppy Fields Way £179,995 (May 2016) → £186,000 (Feb 2019) +3%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Poppy Fields Way

Crime

93 crimes were reported within about a mile of Poppy Fields Way in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences36
Criminal damage & arson15
Anti-social behaviour12
Shoplifting8
Other theft6
Public order5

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

Flood risk

Poppy Fields Way is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood 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 Poppy Fields Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Ark Larks Hill Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Ark Carleton High School 1,026 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School 330 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School 434 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
The Featherstone Academy 556 pupils Secondary 11–16 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 Baghill station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Sorrell Way (Ackworth Road) 1 min walk
  • Sorrell Way (Ackworth Road) 2 min walk
  • Castlegate Drive (stop, Castlegate Drive) 3 min walk
  • Castlegate Drive (Castlegate Drive) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.9 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 1.2 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 1.2 mi
  • St Thomas Road Surgery
    St. Thomas Road, Featherstone, Pontefract · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Pontefract Express · 0.8 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Pontefract SF · 1.0 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Pontefract Supermarket · 1.1 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Pontefract Superstore · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Chequerfield Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Boots · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Ropergate Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Ellis Dental Practice Limited · 1.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.1 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.3%62.5%
Private rented4.3%20.3%
Social rented5.3%17.1%
Households805

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6453.3%64.1%
Aged 65+31.4%18.6%
Residents1,806

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 Poppy Fields Way

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White97.6%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian64.8%49%
No religion30.4%41.3%
Not answered4.2%5.4%
Muslim0.3%3.2%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK96.8%91.5%
Born outside the UK3.2%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above34.4%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications18.7%16.3%
No qualifications14.1%24.4%
Level 2 qualifications13.6%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.5%
Other qualifications3.2%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health45.7%44.7%
Good health36.5%34.3%
Fair health13.2%14.5%
Bad health3.5%5.1%
Very bad health1.1%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household41.3%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household37.4%27.4%
No cars or vans in household10.7%22.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%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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