Queens Road, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Queens Road, Pontefract · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/queens-road/

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£59,750

2 sales

Price range

£51k – £69k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

1 Jun 2023

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At a glance

House prices£60k 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 station15 min walkPontefract Tanshelf station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll leaseholdAcross 3 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

2 property sales on Queens Road, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 1 Jun 2023. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £59,750. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Every home sold here was sold leasehold.

House prices on Queens Road compared

WF8 postcode area£239,992

Pontefract£214,314

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Queens Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WF8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 0% freehold and 100% leasehold across 3 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	2	£59,750	1 Jun 2023

Sold prices on Queens Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
35, Queens Road WF8 4SB	1 Jun 2023	£69,000	Flat	Leasehold
35, Queens Road WF8 4SB	22 Sep 2020	£55,000	Flat	Leasehold
5, Queens Road WF8 4SB	30 Sep 2016	£50,500	Flat	Leasehold

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
35, Queens Road	£55,000 (Sep 2020) → £69,000 (Jun 2023)	+25% over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Queens Road

Crime

200 crimes were reported within about a mile of Queens Road 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 offences	81
Shoplifting	26
Anti-social behaviour	24
Criminal damage & arson	19
Other theft	13
Public order	10

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

Flood risk

Queens Road 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 Queens Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Ark Larks Hill Primary School 203 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.3 mi
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.4 mi
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School 434 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
New College Pontefract	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.7 mi
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.8 mi
The Featherstone Academy 556 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Report	0.9 mi
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School 338 pupils	Primary	3–11	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 0.7 mi · 15 min walk
Pontefract Baghill station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
Featherstone station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Pontefract Barracks (at, Wakefield Road) 2 min walk
Pontefract Barracks (opp, Wakefield Road) 2 min walk
Minden Close Halfpenny Lane (stop, Minden Close) 3 min walk
Minden Close Halfpenny Lane (Minden Close) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Stuart Road
The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.8 mi
Friarwood Surgery
Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.9 mi
Northgate Surgery
Northgate, Pontefract · 1.0 mi
Station Lane
Station Lane Medical Centre, Station Lane, Pontefract · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

Asda Supermarket Asda Pontefract Supermarket · 0.6 mi
Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Pontefract SF · 0.8 mi
Tesco Tesco Pontefract Superstore · 0.8 mi
Iceland Iceland Pontefract · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.8 mi
Medichem Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.9 mi

Dentists

Ropergate Dental Practice · 0.7 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.7 mi
Cornmarket (dental Surgery) · 0.8 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.

Income	1 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	1 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	7 of 10
Living environment	7 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	31.6%	62.5%
Private rented	8.5%	20.3%
Social rented	59.9%	17.1%
Households	674

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	19.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	60.5%	64.1%
Aged 65+	20.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,370

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	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 Queens Road

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Who lives around Queens Road

Ethnic group

	Here	Wakefield
White	96.3%	93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	2.1%	3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1%	1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.7%	1.3%
Other ethnic group	0%	0.7%

Religion

	Here	Wakefield
Christian	51.1%	49%
No religion	42.7%	41.3%
Not answered	5.1%	5.4%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.2%
Muslim	0.4%	3.2%
Other religion	0.2%	0.4%
Hindu	0.1%	0.4%
Sikh	0.1%	0.1%

Country of birth

	Here	Wakefield
Born in the UK	92.9%	91.5%
Born outside the UK	7.1%	8.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Wakefield
No qualifications	35.4%	24.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above	15.8%	24.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	14%	10.8%
Level 2 qualifications	13.8%	14.9%
Level 3 qualifications	12.1%	16.3%
Apprenticeship	5.4%	6.5%
Other qualifications	3.5%	2.8%

General health

	Here	Wakefield
Very good health	35.2%	44.7%
Good health	33.1%	34.3%
Fair health	20.7%	14.5%
Bad health	7.7%	5.1%
Very bad health	3.2%	1.5%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Wakefield
No cars or vans in household	41.4%	22.8%
1 car or van in household	40.8%	41.7%
2 cars or vans in household	13.3%	27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household	4.5%	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.

Planning and heritage near Queens Road

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Planning applications near Queens Road

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