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St Josephs Mount, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: St Josephs Mount, Pontefract · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/st-josephs-mount/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 4JR, WF8 4JP.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£171,904
13 sales
Price range
£120k – £225k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
15 Aug 2025
WF8 4JR

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At a glance

House prices£172k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station11 min walkPontefract Tanshelf station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 14 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

13 property sales on St Josephs Mount, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 15 Aug 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £171,904. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on St Josephs Mount range from £120,000 to £225,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on St Josephs Mount compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. St Josephs Mount 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: £150,000 (3 sales)2016£150k2017: £175,000 (2 sales)2017£175k2018: £132,000 (1 sales)2018£132k2019: £189,500 (2 sales)2019£190k2021: £154,375 (2 sales)2021£154k2022: £225,000 (1 sales)2022£225k2024: £190,000 (1 sales)2024£190k2025: £200,000 (1 sales)2025£200k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£171,90415 Aug 2025

Sold prices on St Josephs Mount

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
13, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JR 15 Aug 2025£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JR 26 Sep 2024£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JR 15 Jul 2022£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JR 27 Oct 2021£138,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JR 16 Jun 2021£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JR 23 Aug 2019£166,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JR 11 Apr 2019£109,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JR 31 Jan 2019£213,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JR 13 Apr 2018£132,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JP 18 Dec 2017£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JR 2 Oct 2017£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JR 16 Sep 2016£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JR 18 Aug 2016£167,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, St Josephs Mount WF8 4JP 28 Jan 2016£163,000 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
17, St Josephs Mount £166,000 (Aug 2019) → £190,000 (Sep 2024) +14%
over 5 yrs
29, St Josephs Mount £120,000 (Sep 2016) → £170,000 (Oct 2017) → £225,000 (Jul 2022) +88%
over 6 yrs
1, St Josephs Mount £109,000 (Apr 2019) → £138,750 (Oct 2021) +27%
over 3 yrs
20, St Josephs Mount £163,000 (Jan 2016) → £180,000 (Dec 2017) +10%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near St Josephs Mount

Crime

233 crimes were reported within about a mile of St Josephs Mount in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences86
Shoplifting31
Anti-social behaviour29
Criminal damage & arson25
Other theft17
Public order12

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

Flood risk

St Josephs Mount 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 St Josephs Mount

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.1 mi
Ark Larks Hill Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School 434 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
New College Pontefract 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.6 mi
St Giles C of E Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Harewood Centre Nursery School 52 pupils Nursery 2–4 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 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Pontefract Baghill station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Beechwood Avenue (Wakefield Road) 2 min walk
  • Kings Mead (opp, Wakefield Road) 2 min walk
  • The King's School (Mill Hill Lane) 2 min walk
  • Mill Hill Avenue (Mill Hill Avenue) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.6 mi
  • Friarwood Surgery
    Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 0.6 mi
  • Northgate Surgery
    Northgate, Pontefract · 0.7 mi
  • Station Lane
    Station Lane Medical Centre, Station Lane, Pontefract · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda Supermarket Asda Pontefract Supermarket · 0.4 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Simply Food M&S Pontefract SF · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Pontefract Superstore · 0.5 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Pontefract · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Medichem Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Ropergate Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Ellis Dental Practice Limited · 0.5 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 9 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
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned88.4%62.5%
Private rented9.5%20.3%
Social rented2.1%17.1%
Households612

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.9%64.1%
Aged 65+26.4%18.6%
Residents1,417

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 St Josephs Mount

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White98.9%93%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.3%
Other ethnic group0%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian60%49%
No religion34%41.3%
Not answered5.4%5.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Muslim0.1%3.2%
Sikh0.1%0.1%
Hindu0%0.4%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK97.5%91.5%
Born outside the UK2.5%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above32.2%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications15.9%14.9%
No qualifications15%24.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.5%
Other qualifications2.5%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health48.8%44.7%
Good health35.5%34.3%
Fair health12.5%14.5%
Bad health2.7%5.1%
Very bad health0.5%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household41.4%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household34%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.4%8%
No cars or vans in household12.1%22.8%

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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