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Queen Street, Pontefract

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

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

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£104,563
30 sales
Price range
£35k – £155k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Oct 2025
WF8 4AF

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At a glance

House prices£105k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station5 min walkPontefract Tanshelf station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 42 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

30 property sales on Queen Street, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 10 Oct 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £104,563. Average sale prices rose from £87,480 in 2016 to £136,250 in 2025 (+56%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 12 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Queen Street range from £35,000 to £155,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Queen Street compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Queen Street 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: £87,480 (5 sales)2016£87k2017: £101,750 (2 sales)2017£102k2018: £95,000 (2 sales)2018£95k2019: £84,000 (3 sales)2019£84k2020: £108,750 (2 sales)2020£109k2021: £98,500 (2 sales)2021£99k2022: £114,875 (4 sales)2022£115k2023: £102,500 (4 sales)2023£103k2024: £112,500 (2 sales)2024£113k2025: £136,250 (4 sales)2025£136k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 42 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced30£104,56310 Oct 2025

Sold prices on Queen Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Queen Street WF8 4AF 14 Nov 2025£173,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Queen Street WF8 4AF 10 Oct 2025£130,000 TerracedFreehold
46, Queen Street WF8 4AF 19 Aug 2025£125,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Queen Street WF8 4AF 8 Aug 2025£135,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Queen Street WF8 4AF 12 May 2025£155,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Queen Street WF8 4AF 12 May 2025£125,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Queen Street WF8 4AF 12 Nov 2024£120,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Queen Street WF8 4AF 9 Aug 2024£105,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Queen Street WF8 4AF 19 Dec 2023£35,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Queen Street WF8 4AF 24 Jul 2023£130,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Queen Street WF8 4AF 13 Jun 2023£145,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Queen Street WF8 4AF 25 May 2023£115,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Queen Street WF8 4AF 21 Apr 2023£130,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Queen Street WF8 4AF 11 Nov 2022£122,500 TerracedFreehold
43, Queen Street WF8 4AF 18 Jul 2022£127,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Queen Street WF8 4AF 29 Jun 2022£110,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Queen Street WF8 4AF 6 Jun 2022£124,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Queen Street WF8 4AF 10 May 2022£100,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Queen Street WF8 4AF 8 Oct 2021£110,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Queen Street WF8 4AF 23 Jul 2021£107,000 TerracedFreehold
2A, Queen Street WF8 4AF 12 May 2021£95,000 FlatFreehold
28, Queen Street WF8 4AF 5 Feb 2021£90,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Queen Street WF8 4AF 4 Dec 2020£112,500 TerracedFreehold
17, Queen Street WF8 4AF 5 Jun 2020£105,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Queen Street WF8 4AF 5 Jul 2019£87,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Queen Street WF8 4AF 25 Apr 2019£87,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Queen Street WF8 4AF 18 Apr 2019£78,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Queen Street WF8 4AF 8 Feb 2019£70,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Queen Street WF8 4AF 14 Dec 2018£100,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Queen Street WF8 4AF 7 Dec 2018£82,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Queen Street WF8 4AF 17 Aug 2018£90,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Queen Street WF8 4AF 4 Apr 2018£83,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Queen Street WF8 4AF 25 Aug 2017£70,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Queen Street WF8 4AF 2 Jun 2017£91,500 TerracedFreehold
41, Queen Street WF8 4AF 19 May 2017£112,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Queen Street WF8 4AF 31 Mar 2017£110,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Queen Street WF8 4AF 16 Dec 2016£96,400 TerracedFreehold
42, Queen Street WF8 4AF 7 Oct 2016£87,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Queen Street WF8 4AF 23 Sep 2016£79,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Queen Street WF8 4AF 15 Aug 2016£95,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Queen Street WF8 4AF 7 Mar 2016£66,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Queen Street WF8 4AF 4 Mar 2016£80,000 TerracedFreehold

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
2, Queen Street £83,000 (Apr 2018) → £145,000 (Jun 2023) → £173,000 (Nov 2025) +108%
over 8 yrs
11, Queen Street £79,000 (Sep 2016) → £130,000 (Oct 2025) +65%
over 9 yrs
17, Queen Street £105,000 (Jun 2020) → £135,000 (Aug 2025) +29%
over 5 yrs
41, Queen Street £112,000 (May 2017) → £155,000 (May 2025) +38%
over 8 yrs
1, Queen Street £100,000 (Dec 2018) → £105,000 (Aug 2024) +5%
over 6 yrs
42, Queen Street £87,000 (Oct 2016) → £130,000 (Apr 2023) +49%
over 7 yrs
24, Queen Street £95,000 (Aug 2016) → £100,000 (May 2022) +5%
over 6 yrs
12, Queen Street £80,000 (Mar 2016) → £110,000 (Oct 2021) +38%
over 6 yrs
44, Queen Street £66,000 (Mar 2016) → £107,000 (Jul 2021) +62%
over 5 yrs
7, Queen Street £96,400 (Dec 2016) → £112,500 (Dec 2020) +17%
over 4 yrs
15, Queen Street £82,000 (Dec 2018) → £70,000 (Feb 2019) -15%
over under a year
49, Queen Street £110,000 (Mar 2017) → £70,000 (Aug 2017) -36%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Queen Street

Crime

275 crimes were reported within about a mile of Queen Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences90
Shoplifting41
Anti-social behaviour40
Criminal damage & arson28
Other theft19
Public order18

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

Flood risk

Queen Street is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Aire catchment Flood alert area
  • River Went catchment Flood alert area
  • Wash Dike catchment Flood alert area
  • Wash Dike at Pontefract Flood warning 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 Queen Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School 434 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
New College Pontefract 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.3 mi
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Ark Larks Hill Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Giles C of E Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.9 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 0.3 mi · 5 min walk
  • Pontefract Baghill station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Halfpenny Lane Camp Mount (stop, Halfpenny Lane) 2 min walk
  • Halfpenny Lane Camp Mount (Halfpenny Lane) 2 min walk
  • St Joseph's School (Love Lane) 3 min walk
  • Halfpenny Ln Ryder Close (Halfpenny Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.3 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.5 mi
  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.5 mi
  • Station Lane
    Station Lane Medical Centre, Station Lane, Pontefract · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Pontefract Supermarket · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Pontefract Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Pontefract SF · 0.3 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Pontefract · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Medichem Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Ropergate Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Cornmarket (dental Surgery) · 0.3 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 6 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.3%62.5%
Private rented12.3%20.3%
Social rented17.5%17.1%
Households985

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.4%64.1%
Aged 65+18.1%18.6%
Residents2,195

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 Queen Street

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White94%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian51.5%49%
No religion41.9%41.3%
Not answered4.9%5.4%
Muslim0.9%3.2%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Hindu0.2%0.4%
Sikh0.1%0.1%
Other religion0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK93.6%91.5%
Born outside the UK6.4%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above32.7%24.3%
No qualifications18.7%24.4%
Level 3 qualifications18%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications13.6%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%10.8%
Apprenticeship5.5%6.5%
Other qualifications1.9%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health49.6%44.7%
Good health32.2%34.3%
Fair health11.5%14.5%
Bad health4.9%5.1%
Very bad health1.7%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household36.3%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household34.3%27.4%
No cars or vans in household20.1%22.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%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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