Smeaton Road, Upton, Pontefract
House prices, sold prices and local information for WF9 1EY, WF9 1LG, WF9 1LQ.
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At a glance
60 property sales on Smeaton Road, Upton, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 7 homes sold here for an average of £118,357. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £92,334. Average sale prices rose from £63,083 in 2016 to £118,100 in 2026 (+87%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 45% below the Pontefract average of £214,314 over the same period. 19 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 19 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 78% terraced, 22% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Smeaton Road range from £42,000 to £162,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 194 streets in Pontefract with at least two sales in the last year, Smeaton Road ranks 181st for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.
House prices on Smeaton Road compared
Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WF9 house prices.
Average sale price by year
Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 75 recorded sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Average price | Last sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 47 | £92,334 | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Semi-detached | 13 | £85,808 | 13 Jul 2026 |
Sold prices on Smeaton Road
| Address | Date | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 21 Aug 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 12, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 13 Jul 2026 | £148,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 156, Smeaton Road WF9 1LQ | 8 Jun 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 6, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 29 May 2026 | £65,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 8, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 2 Mar 2026 | £65,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 89, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 6 Feb 2026 | £162,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 113, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 27 Nov 2025 | £112,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 151, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 7 Nov 2025 | £126,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 133, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 22 Oct 2025 | £81,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 12, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 10 Oct 2025 | £70,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 119, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 26 Sep 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 120, Smeaton Road WF9 1LQ | 19 Sep 2025 | £95,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 14, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 13 Jun 2025 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 20, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 28 May 2025 | £72,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 25, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 20 Dec 2024 | £130,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 36, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 27 Sep 2024 | £146,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 22, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 17 May 2024 | £135,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 25, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 8 May 2024 | £82,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 129, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 26 Apr 2024 | £106,250 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 86, Smeaton Road WF9 1LQ | 18 Dec 2023 | £120,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 25, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 11 Dec 2023 | £73,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 156, Smeaton Road WF9 1LQ | 27 Sep 2023 | £120,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 115, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 7 Jul 2023 | £90,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 40, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 27 Apr 2023 | £130,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 14, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 21 Apr 2023 | £70,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 22, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 21 Apr 2023 | £70,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 60, Smeaton Road WF9 1LF | 10 Mar 2023 | £130,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 112, Smeaton Road WF9 1LQ | 28 Feb 2023 | £117,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 128, Smeaton Road WF9 1LQ | 6 Sep 2022 | £115,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 91, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 17 Aug 2022 | £100,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 151, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 8 Aug 2022 | £110,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 30, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 20 Jul 2022 | £110,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 149, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 30 May 2022 | £110,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 33, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 27 Apr 2022 | £70,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 67, Smeaton Road WF9 1LF | 22 Apr 2022 | £105,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 41, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 25 Mar 2022 | £90,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 75, Smeaton Road WF9 1LF | 4 Mar 2022 | £118,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 107, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 7 Jan 2022 | £78,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 112, Smeaton Road WF9 1LQ | 26 Nov 2021 | £55,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 18, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 12 Nov 2021 | £115,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 113, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 30 Sep 2021 | £90,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 97, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 8 Sep 2021 | £61,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 81, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 1 Sep 2021 | £100,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 42, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 23 Jul 2021 | £80,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 110, Smeaton Road WF9 1LQ | 11 Jun 2021 | £87,500 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 97, Smeaton Road WF9 1LG | 16 Feb 2021 | £53,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 2, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 18 Jun 2020 | £82,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 16, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 5 Jun 2020 | £48,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 120, Smeaton Road WF9 1LQ | 26 May 2020 | £72,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 25, Smeaton Road WF9 1EY | 19 Dec 2019 | £60,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25, Smeaton Road | £60,000 (Dec 2019) → £73,000 (Dec 2023) → £82,000 (May 2024) → £130,000 (Dec 2024) → £110,000 (Aug 2026) | +83% over 7 yrs |
| 12, Smeaton Road | £70,000 (Oct 2025) → £148,000 (Jul 2026) | +111% over under a year |
| 156, Smeaton Road | £120,000 (Sep 2023) → £150,000 (Jun 2026) | +25% over 3 yrs |
| 89, Smeaton Road | £89,995 (Apr 2017) → £162,500 (Feb 2026) | +81% over 9 yrs |
| 113, Smeaton Road | £90,000 (Sep 2021) → £112,000 (Nov 2025) | +24% over 4 yrs |
| 151, Smeaton Road | £110,000 (Aug 2022) → £126,000 (Nov 2025) | +15% over 3 yrs |
| 133, Smeaton Road | £47,000 (Jun 2019) → £81,500 (Oct 2025) | +73% over 6 yrs |
| 119, Smeaton Road | £45,000 (Jul 2016) → £80,000 (Nov 2018) → £110,000 (Sep 2025) | +144% over 9 yrs |
| 120, Smeaton Road | £72,000 (May 2020) → £95,000 (Sep 2025) | +32% over 5 yrs |
| 14, Smeaton Road | £70,000 (Apr 2023) → £140,000 (Jun 2025) | +100% over 2 yrs |
| 22, Smeaton Road | £70,000 (Apr 2023) → £135,000 (May 2024) | +93% over 1 yr |
| 86, Smeaton Road | £59,500 (Mar 2016) → £120,000 (Dec 2023) | +102% over 8 yrs |
| 112, Smeaton Road | £55,000 (Nov 2021) → £117,500 (Feb 2023) | +114% over 1 yr |
| 128, Smeaton Road | £79,500 (Oct 2017) → £115,000 (Sep 2022) | +45% over 5 yrs |
| 30, Smeaton Road | £81,000 (Sep 2016) → £110,000 (Jul 2022) | +36% over 6 yrs |
| 18, Smeaton Road | £73,500 (Oct 2016) → £115,000 (Nov 2021) | +56% over 5 yrs |
| 97, Smeaton Road | £53,000 (Feb 2021) → £61,500 (Sep 2021) | +16% over under a year |
| 110, Smeaton Road | £73,500 (Mar 2018) → £87,500 (Jun 2021) | +19% over 3 yrs |
| 7, Smeaton Road | £80,000 (Jan 2018) → £85,000 (Jul 2019) | +6% over 2 yrs |
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Crime and flood risk near Smeaton Road
Crime
34 crimes were reported within about a mile of Smeaton Road in August 2026.
Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):
Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).
| Violence & sexual offences | 13 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.
Flood risk
Smeaton Road is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:
- Ea Beck catchment Flood alert area
- River Dearne 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 Smeaton Road
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton Primary School 453 pupils | Primary | 3–11 | Report | 0.6 mi |
| Ash Grove Primary Academy 265 pupils | Primary | 3–11 | Good Report | 1.6 mi |
| Minsthorpe Community College 1,609 pupils | Secondary | 11–18 | Report | 1.6 mi |
| Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 210 pupils | Primary Church of England | 4–11 | Report | 1.8 mi |
| South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School 454 pupils | Primary | 3–11 | Good Report | 2.0 mi |
| Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource 216 pupils | Primary | 3–11 | Report | 2.2 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe 204 pupils | Primary Roman Catholic | 3–11 | Report | 2.2 mi |
| Kirk Smeaton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 105 pupils | Primary Church of England | 3–11 | Good Report | 2.7 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
- South Elmsall station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
- Moorthorpe station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk
- Adwick station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk
Nearest bus stops
- Brookside (Tom Wood Ash Lane) 1 min walk
- Brookside (Tom Wood Ash Lane) 1 min walk
- Bell Street (Tom Wood Ash Lane) 3 min walk
- Bell Street (opp, Tom Wood Ash Lane) 4 min walk
GP surgeries
- White Rose Surgery
Exchange Street, South Elmsall, Pontefract · 1.9 mi - Park Green Surgery
Langthwaite Road, Langthwaite Grange Ind Estate, Pontefract · 2.7 mi - Langthwaite Surgery
Church View Health Centre, Langthwaite Rd, Pontefract · 2.7 mi
Supermarkets
- Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Pontefract Tomwood Ash Lane · 0.1 mi
- The Co-operative Food Co-op New Upton · 0.4 mi
- Heron Heron South Elmsall · 1.9 mi
- Aldi Aldi Barnsley Road · 2.0 mi
Pharmacies
- Lo's Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
- Boots · 1.9 mi
- Skf. Lo (chemists) Limited · 1.9 mi
Dentists
- Market Place · 1.9 mi
- South Elmsall Family Dental Centre · 1.9 mi
- Community Dental Clinic · 2.7 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
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.
| Income | 3 of 10 |
| Employment | 2 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 2 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 2 of 10 |
| Crime | 3 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 2 of 10 |
| Living environment | 10 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Homes
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 58.5% | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 24.1% | 20.3% |
| Social rented | 17.4% | 17.1% |
| Households | 660 |
People
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.6% | 17.4% |
| Aged 15–64 | 67.1% | 64.1% |
| Aged 65+ | 10.3% | 18.6% |
| Residents | 1,574 |
Broadband
| Here | UK | |
|---|---|---|
| Superfast (30Mbit+) | 100% | 95% |
| Ultrafast (300Mbit+) | 100% | 80% |
| Gigabit-capable | 100% | 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.
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Who lives around Smeaton Road
Ethnic group
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97.2% | 93% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1% | 1.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.4% | 3.6% |
| Other ethnic group | 0% | 0.7% |
Religion
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 49.9% | 41.3% |
| Christian | 43% | 49% |
| Not answered | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Muslim | 0.9% | 3.2% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Buddhist | 0% | 0.2% |
| Hindu | 0% | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 91.2% | 91.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 8.8% | 8.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| No qualifications | 27.4% | 24.4% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 18.6% | 16.3% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 17.2% | 14.9% |
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 16.5% | 24.3% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 10.4% | 10.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 6.5% |
| Other qualifications | 3% | 2.8% |
General health
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 45% | 44.7% |
| Good health | 33.2% | 34.3% |
| Fair health | 14.3% | 14.5% |
| Bad health | 5.8% | 5.1% |
| Very bad health | 1.6% | 1.5% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 45% | 41.7% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 29.2% | 27.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 19.5% | 22.8% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 6.3% | 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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