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Thistle Drive, Upton, Pontefract

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House prices, sold prices and local information for WF9 1NQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£287,500
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£212,367
15 sales
Price range
£145k – £288k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Dec 2025
WF9 1NQ

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At a glance

House prices£212k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station26 min walkSouth Elmsall station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 17 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

15 property sales on Thistle Drive, Upton, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £287,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £211,250. Average sale prices rose from £174,625 in 2016 to £276,875 in 2025 (+59%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 93% detached, 7% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Thistle Drive range from £145,000 to £287,500. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Thistle Drive compared

WF9 postcode area£190,081
Pontefract£214,314
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Thistle Drive has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WF9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £174,625 (4 sales)2016£175k2018: £145,000 (1 sales)2018£145k2019: £148,000 (1 sales)2019£148k2020: £185,000 (1 sales)2020£185k2021: £216,167 (3 sales)2021£216k2022: £253,000 (1 sales)2022£253k2025: £276,875 (4 sales)2025£277k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached14£211,2504 Dec 2025
Terraced1£228,0001 Apr 2021

Sold prices on Thistle Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
21, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 4 Dec 2025£287,500 DetachedFreehold
2, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 7 May 2025£275,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 25 Apr 2025£260,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 24 Jan 2025£285,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 26 Sep 2022£253,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 8 Oct 2021£210,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 1 Apr 2021£228,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 22 Jan 2021£210,500 DetachedFreehold
15, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 15 Apr 2020£185,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 7 Jun 2019£148,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 8 Feb 2018£145,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 11 Nov 2016£167,000 DetachedFreehold
14, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 29 Sep 2016£200,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 12 May 2016£165,500 DetachedFreehold
4, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 24 Mar 2016£166,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 10 Mar 2016£154,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Thistle Drive WF9 1NQ 4 Mar 2016£154,000 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
2, Thistle Drive £154,000 (Mar 2016) → £165,500 (May 2016) → £275,000 (May 2025) +79%
over 9 yrs
37, Thistle Drive £253,000 (Sep 2022) → £260,000 (Apr 2025) +3%
over 3 yrs
4, Thistle Drive £154,000 (Mar 2016) → £210,500 (Jan 2021) +37%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Thistle Drive

Crime

41 crimes were reported within about a mile of Thistle Drive in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences16
Anti-social behaviour6
Other theft4
Criminal damage & arson3
Public order3
Drugs2

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

Flood risk

Thistle Drive 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 Thistle Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Upton Primary School 453 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Minsthorpe Community College 1,609 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.8 mi
Ash Grove Primary Academy 265 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School 210 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 1.2 mi
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School 454 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.3 mi
Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource 216 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 1.4 mi
Ark Northfield Primary School 348 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 1.7 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 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Moorthorpe station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk
  • Fitzwilliam station 3.6 mi · 1 hr 13 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Thistle Drive (at, Common Lane) 1 min walk
  • Thistle Drive (opp, Common Lane) 1 min walk
  • Grosvenor Avenue (Common Lane) 2 min walk
  • Grosvenor Avenue (Common Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • White Rose Surgery
    Exchange Street, South Elmsall, Pontefract · 1.2 mi
  • Park Green Surgery
    Langthwaite Road, Langthwaite Grange Ind Estate, Pontefract · 1.8 mi
  • Langthwaite Surgery
    Church View Health Centre, Langthwaite Rd, Pontefract · 1.8 mi
  • The Grange Medical Centre
    Highfield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract · 2.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op New Upton · 0.9 mi
  • Heron Heron South Elmsall · 1.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Barnsley Road · 1.3 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Pontefract Tomwood Ash Lane · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lo's Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • White Rose Pharmacy · 1.2 mi
  • Skf. Lo (chemists) Limited · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Market Place · 1.2 mi
  • South Elmsall Family Dental Centre · 1.3 mi
  • Community Dental Clinic · 1.8 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 4 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.3%62.5%
Private rented11.5%20.3%
Social rented18.1%17.1%
Households728

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.9%64.1%
Aged 65+16.2%18.6%
Residents1,798

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 Thistle Drive

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White98.2%93%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.2%0.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.1%3.6%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian52.8%49%
No religion42.4%41.3%
Not answered3.7%5.4%
Other religion0.8%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Muslim0.1%3.2%
Hindu0%0.4%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK95.2%91.5%
Born outside the UK4.8%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above23.5%24.3%
No qualifications22.8%24.4%
Level 3 qualifications17.9%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications16.2%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%10.8%
Apprenticeship6%6.5%
Other qualifications2.7%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health47.5%44.7%
Good health33.1%34.3%
Fair health13.3%14.5%
Bad health5.4%5.1%
Very bad health0.8%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household38.7%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household36.9%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%8%
No cars or vans in household11.9%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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