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Westbourne Crescent, Pontefract

MyStreetCheck free street report: Westbourne Crescent, Pontefract · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/pontefract-west-yorkshire/westbourne-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF8 4JT, WF8 4JU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£222,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£136,105
19 sales
Price range
£85k – £222k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
4 Sep 2026
WF8 4JU

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At a glance

House prices£136k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkPontefract Tanshelf station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 21 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

19 property sales on Westbourne Crescent, Pontefract have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £222,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £138,324. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% semi-detached, 11% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Westbourne Crescent range from £84,500 to £222,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Westbourne Crescent compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Westbourne Crescent 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: £100,000 (2 sales)2016£100k2017: £109,000 (1 sales)2017£109k2018: £122,750 (2 sales)2018£123k2019: £135,000 (1 sales)2019£135k2020: £103,250 (2 sales)2020£103k2021: £136,500 (3 sales)2021£137k2022: £147,500 (2 sales)2022£148k2023: £118,500 (1 sales)2023£119k2024: £160,667 (3 sales)2024£161k2025: £163,000 (1 sales)2025£163k2026: £222,000 (1 sales)2026£222k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£138,3244 Sep 2026
Terraced2£117,2509 Aug 2022

Sold prices on Westbourne Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
48, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JU 4 Sep 2026£222,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JU 4 Apr 2025£163,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JT 18 Oct 2024£131,009 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JT 11 Oct 2024£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JU 18 Apr 2024£172,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JT 28 Feb 2024£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JU 22 Aug 2023£118,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JT 9 Aug 2022£150,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JU 25 Mar 2022£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JT 1 Oct 2021£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JT 22 Mar 2021£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JU 7 Jan 2021£134,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JT 17 Nov 2020£84,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JT 14 Oct 2020£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JU 30 Jul 2019£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JT 11 Dec 2018£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JU 16 Feb 2018£123,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JU 27 Oct 2017£114,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JT 22 Jun 2017£109,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JT 30 Mar 2016£112,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, Westbourne Crescent WF8 4JU 11 Feb 2016£88,000 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
48, Westbourne Crescent £134,500 (Jan 2021) → £222,000 (Sep 2026) +65%
over 6 yrs
7, Westbourne Crescent £120,000 (Oct 2021) → £145,000 (Oct 2024) +21%
over 3 yrs
36, Westbourne Crescent £122,000 (Dec 2018) → £165,000 (Feb 2024) +35%
over 5 yrs
38, Westbourne Crescent £112,000 (Mar 2016) → £155,000 (Mar 2021) +38%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Westbourne Crescent

Crime

237 crimes were reported within about a mile of Westbourne Crescent 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 offences86
Anti-social behaviour31
Shoplifting31
Criminal damage & arson25
Other theft18
Public order13

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

Flood risk

Westbourne Crescent 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 Westbourne Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ark The King's School 1,041 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.1 mi
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School 434 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Ark Larks Hill Primary School 203 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract 222 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
New College Pontefract 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.5 mi
Ark Carleton Park Primary School 208 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Giles C of E Academy 337 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.8 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 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Pontefract Baghill station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Beechwood Avenue (Wakefield Road) 1 min walk
  • Beechwood Avenue (opp, Wakefield Road) 1 min walk
  • Westbourne Avenue (stop, Westbourne Road) 1 min walk
  • Westbourne Rd Westbourne Avenue (Westbourne Road) 1 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Stuart Road
    The Surgery, Stuart Road, Pontefract · 0.5 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 · 0.5 mi
  • Friarwood Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Ropergate Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.3%62.5%
Private rented17.5%20.3%
Social rented30.1%17.1%
Households707

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.6%64.1%
Aged 65+22.9%18.6%
Residents1,470

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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Westbourne Crescent

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Who lives around Westbourne Crescent

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White97%93%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian51.9%49%
No religion42%41.3%
Not answered5.4%5.4%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%–
Muslim0%3.2%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK95.6%91.5%
Born outside the UK4.4%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
No qualifications24.9%24.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above22.8%24.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.9%14.9%
Level 3 qualifications14.1%16.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%10.8%
Apprenticeship6.7%6.5%
Other qualifications3.4%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health41.7%44.7%
Good health32%34.3%
Fair health16.5%14.5%
Bad health7.6%5.1%
Very bad health2.2%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household40%41.7%
No cars or vans in household35.9%22.8%
2 cars or vans in household18.2%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.9%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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