The Hawthorns, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Hawthorns, Pontefract · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/the-hawthorns/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 2WN.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£234,614

22 sales

Price range

£72k – £320k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

18 Jul 2025

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At a glance

House prices£235k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station17 min walkPontefract Monkhill station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband87% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold88% freeholdAcross 25 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

22 property sales on The Hawthorns, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 18 Jul 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £286,071. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 64% detached, 14% flat, 14% terraced. Recorded sale prices on The Hawthorns range from £71,500 to £320,000. 88% of homes sold here were freehold and 12% leasehold.

House prices on The Hawthorns compared

WF8 postcode area£239,992

Pontefract£214,314

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Hawthorns 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: 88% freehold and 12% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	14	£286,071	18 Jul 2025
Flat	3	£81,167	27 Feb 2024
Terraced	3	£143,000	13 Mar 2025
Semi-detached	2	£242,000	16 Jun 2023

Sold prices on The Hawthorns

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
19, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	18 Jul 2025	£300,000	Detached	Freehold
22, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	13 Mar 2025	£150,000	Terraced	Freehold
30, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	31 Jan 2025	£307,500	Detached	Freehold
12, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	27 Feb 2024	£71,500	Flat	Leasehold
1, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	16 Jun 2023	£320,000	Detached New build	Freehold
3, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	16 Jun 2023	£260,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
23, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	22 Dec 2021	£289,000	Detached New build	Freehold
25, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	22 Dec 2021	£290,000	Detached New build	Freehold
19, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	17 Dec 2021	£289,000	Detached New build	Freehold
21, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	17 Dec 2021	£289,000	Detached New build	Freehold
17, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	10 Dec 2021	£286,000	Detached New build	Freehold
1A, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	10 Dec 2021	£300,000	Other	Freehold
15, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	3 Dec 2021	£279,000	Detached New build	Freehold
32, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	18 Jun 2021	£255,500	Detached New build	Freehold
11, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	17 Jun 2021	£260,000	Detached New build	Freehold
26, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	14 May 2021	£139,500	Terraced New build	Freehold
28, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	14 May 2021	£139,500	Terraced New build	Freehold
30, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	7 May 2021	£280,000	Detached New build	Freehold
24, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	23 Apr 2021	£139,500	Terraced New build	Freehold
22, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	22 Apr 2021	£139,500	Terraced New build	Freehold
9, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	26 Mar 2021	£280,000	Detached New build	Freehold
7, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	19 Mar 2021	£280,000	Detached New build	Freehold
5, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	12 Mar 2021	£224,000	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
8, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	31 Jul 2018	£87,000	Flat	Leasehold
12, The Hawthorns WF8 2WN	12 May 2017	£85,000	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
19, The Hawthorns	£289,000 (Dec 2021) → £300,000 (Jul 2025)	+4% over 4 yrs
22, The Hawthorns	£139,500 (Apr 2021) → £150,000 (Mar 2025)	+8% over 4 yrs
30, The Hawthorns	£280,000 (May 2021) → £307,500 (Jan 2025)	+10% over 4 yrs
12, The Hawthorns	£85,000 (May 2017) → £71,500 (Feb 2024)	-16% over 7 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near The Hawthorns

Crime

123 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Hawthorns in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	45
Anti-social behaviour	19
Other theft	10
Public order	10
Burglary	9
Shoplifting	9

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

Flood risk

The Hawthorns is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower River Aire 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 The Hawthorns

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Ark Orchard Head Primary School 335 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Willow Green Academy 228 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 199 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.9 mi
Cherry Tree Academy 233 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.9 mi
Balance Alternative Provision 32 pupils	Other independent special school	11–16	Report	1.0 mi
The Vale Primary Academy 218 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.1 mi
Simpson's Lane Academy 387 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.2 mi
St Giles C of E Academy 337 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	1.2 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 Monkhill station 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
Knottingley station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
Pontefract Baghill station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Darkfield Lane (Pontefract Road) 2 min walk
Darkfield Lane (opp, Pontefract Road) 3 min walk
Limetrees (at, Pontefract Road) 3 min walk
Limetrees (Pontefract Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Northgate Surgery
Northgate, Pontefract · 1.3 mi
Stuart Road
The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 1.5 mi
Friarwood Surgery
Carleton Glen, Pontefract · 1.5 mi
Ash Grove
Ash Grove Medical Centre, England Lane, Knottingley · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Harvest - Ferrybidge · 0.5 mi
Aldi Aldi Carleton Pontefract · 0.9 mi
Marks and Spencer MSA M&S Ferrybridge M62 Moto SF · 1.0 mi
Spar Spar - Baghill · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

Allied Pharmacy Ferrybridge · 0.9 mi
Cohens Chemist · 1.2 mi
Hill Top Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

P R Jones And Associates · 1.2 mi
Pontefract Dental Clinic · 1.3 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.3 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 8 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	8 of 10
Employment	8 of 10
Education and skills	6 of 10
Health and disability	5 of 10
Crime	6 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	86.7%	62.5%
Private rented	9.4%	20.3%
Social rented	3.9%	17.1%
Households	949

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	21.1%	18.6%
Residents	2,158

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	87%	80%
Gigabit-capable	87%	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 The Hawthorns

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Who lives around The Hawthorns

Ethnic group

	Here	Wakefield
White	97.1%	93%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.1%	1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.8%	1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.6%	3.6%
Other ethnic group	0.4%	0.7%

Religion

	Here	Wakefield
Christian	54.9%	49%
No religion	37.1%	41.3%
Not answered	7%	5.4%
Muslim	0.4%	3.2%
Other religion	0.3%	0.4%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.2%
Sikh	0.1%	0.1%
Hindu	0%	0.4%

Country of birth

	Here	Wakefield
Born in the UK	96.5%	91.5%
Born outside the UK	3.5%	8.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Wakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above	23.2%	24.3%
No qualifications	21.8%	24.4%
Level 3 qualifications	19.4%	16.3%
Level 2 qualifications	16%	14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.9%	10.8%
Apprenticeship	7.7%	6.5%
Other qualifications	2%	2.8%

General health

	Here	Wakefield
Very good health	47.2%	44.7%
Good health	35.2%	34.3%
Fair health	12.5%	14.5%
Bad health	4%	5.1%
Very bad health	1.2%	1.5%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Wakefield
1 car or van in household	44.4%	41.7%
2 cars or vans in household	36%	27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household	10.3%	8%
No cars or vans in household	9.3%	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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