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Rookhill Road, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Rookhill Road, Pontefract · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/rookhill-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 2BY, WF8 2DA, WF8 2BZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£188,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£136,853
46 sales
Price range
£80k – £205k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
19 Dec 2025
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At a glance

House prices£137k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station12 min walkPontefract Baghill station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 50 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

46 property sales on Rookhill Road, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £188,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £137,560. Average sale prices rose from £119,620 in 2016 to £187,000 in 2025 (+56%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 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 98% semi-detached, 2% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Rookhill Road range from £80,000 to £205,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Rookhill Road compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Rookhill 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

2016: £119,620 (6 sales)2016£120k2017: £112,500 (3 sales)2017£113k2018: £116,700 (5 sales)2018£117k2019: £121,250 (4 sales)2019£121k2020: £126,000 (6 sales)2020£126k2021: £134,167 (6 sales)2021£134k2022: £152,750 (4 sales)2022£153k2023: £150,250 (6 sales)2023£150k2024: £175,000 (2 sales)2024£175k2025: £187,000 (4 sales)2025£187k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 50 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached45£137,56019 Dec 2025
Terraced1£105,0001 Sep 2017

Sold prices on Rookhill Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
120, Rookhill Road WF8 2DA 1 May 2026£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
156, Rookhill Road WF8 2DD 19 Dec 2025£188,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
117, Rookhill Road WF8 2DD 12 Sep 2025£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 30 Jun 2025£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, Rookhill Road WF8 2DA 7 Mar 2025£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
168, Rookhill Road WF8 2DD 23 Sep 2024£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
114, Rookhill Road WF8 2BZ 19 Feb 2024£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Rookhill Road WF8 2BZ 1 Dec 2023£146,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 3 Nov 2023£145,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 31 Jul 2023£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
188, Rookhill Road WF8 2DE 24 May 2023£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Rookhill Road WF8 2BZ 21 Apr 2023£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
80, Rookhill Road WF8 2BZ 31 Mar 2023£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 16 Feb 2023£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Rookhill Road WF8 2BZ 18 Nov 2022£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
190, Rookhill Road WF8 2DE 17 Oct 2022£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 19 Aug 2022£148,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Rookhill Road WF8 2BZ 29 Apr 2022£166,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
190, Rookhill Road WF8 2DE 22 Feb 2022£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
129, Rookhill Road WF8 2DD 7 Dec 2021£133,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
138, Rookhill Road WF8 2DA 22 Nov 2021£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 19 Nov 2021£127,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 14 Oct 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
56, Rookhill Road WF8 2BZ 28 May 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
194, Rookhill Road WF8 2DE 30 Apr 2021£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
144, Rookhill Road WF8 2DA 9 Nov 2020£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
126, Rookhill Road WF8 2DA 23 Oct 2020£136,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 17 Jul 2020£139,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
170, Rookhill Road WF8 2DD 5 Jun 2020£127,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 14 Feb 2020£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
93, Rookhill Road WF8 2DA 31 Jan 2020£118,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
178, Rookhill Road WF8 2DE 20 Dec 2019£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 6 Dec 2019£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Rookhill Road WF8 2BZ 8 Oct 2019£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 19 Aug 2019£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
122, Rookhill Road WF8 2DA 18 Dec 2018£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 7 Dec 2018£112,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 12 Jul 2018£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
87, Rookhill Road WF8 2DA 1 May 2018£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
121, Rookhill Road WF8 2DD 23 Mar 2018£114,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Rookhill Road WF8 2BZ 1 Sep 2017£105,000 TerracedFreehold
120, Rookhill Road WF8 2DA 23 Jun 2017£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 27 Jan 2017£127,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
174, Rookhill Road WF8 2DE 23 Dec 2016£118,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
174, Rookhill Road WF8 2DE 23 Dec 2016£117,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
100, Rookhill Road WF8 2BZ 11 Oct 2016£114,720 Semi-detachedFreehold
186, Rookhill Road WF8 2DE 27 May 2016£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
130, Rookhill Road WF8 2DA 12 May 2016£138,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 8 Feb 2016£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Rookhill Road WF8 2BY 13 Jan 2016£105,000 Semi-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
120, Rookhill Road £105,000 (Jun 2017) → £145,000 (May 2026) +38%
over 9 yrs
31, Rookhill Road £127,500 (Jan 2017) → £205,000 (Jun 2025) +61%
over 8 yrs
93, Rookhill Road £118,000 (Jan 2020) → £175,000 (Mar 2025) +48%
over 5 yrs
7, Rookhill Road £140,000 (Oct 2021) → £150,000 (Feb 2023) +7%
over 1 yr
190, Rookhill Road £122,000 (Feb 2022) → £140,000 (Oct 2022) +15%
over under a year
15, Rookhill Road £112,500 (Dec 2018) → £145,000 (Feb 2020) +29%
over 1 yr
33, Rookhill Road £122,000 (Feb 2016) → £140,000 (Aug 2019) +15%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Rookhill Road

Crime

273 crimes were reported within about a mile of Rookhill 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 offences102
Shoplifting40
Anti-social behaviour39
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order19
Burglary14

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

Flood risk

Rookhill 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 Rookhill Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
High Well School 104 pupils Community special school 9–16 Report 0.0 mi
Ark De Lacy Primary School 342 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.3 mi
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 199 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Cherry Tree Academy 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School 330 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Ark Carleton High School 1,026 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.7 mi
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 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

  • Pontefract Baghill station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • De Lacy School (opp, Chequerfield Lane) 3 min walk
  • East Drive (on, East Drive) 3 min walk
  • De Lacy School (at, Chequerfield Lane) 4 min walk
  • East Drive (East Drive) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.6 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.9 mi
  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 1.1 mi
  • Ash Grove
    Ash Grove Medical Centre, England Lane, Knottingley · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Baghill · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Pontefract Express · 0.5 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Carleton Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • Farmfoods Farmfoods Carleton Pontefract · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Chequerfield Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • P R Jones And Associates · 0.7 mi
  • One Smile Dental - Pontefract · 0.8 mi
  • Pontefract Dental Clinic · 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned48.5%62.5%
Private rented10.1%20.3%
Social rented41.3%17.1%
Households683

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6461.4%64.1%
Aged 65+15.6%18.6%
Residents1,716

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 Rookhill Road

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White97.1%93%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%1.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian48.9%49%
No religion45.2%41.3%
Not answered5%5.4%
Muslim0.7%3.2%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0%0.4%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK94.2%91.5%
Born outside the UK5.8%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
No qualifications27%24.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.1%24.3%
Level 2 qualifications16.9%14.9%
Level 3 qualifications13.5%16.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%10.8%
Apprenticeship5.2%6.5%
Other qualifications2.9%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health47.5%44.7%
Good health32.5%34.3%
Fair health12.7%14.5%
Bad health6.3%5.1%
Very bad health1%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household40.6%41.7%
No cars or vans in household28.5%22.8%
2 cars or vans in household24.3%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%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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