WF7 5BU, Pontefract
Sold prices and local information for WF7 5BU on Short Street. Free
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Average sold price
£152,000
1 recorded sale since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
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Sold prices in WF7 5BU
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9, Short Street | 20 Feb 2025 | £152,000 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Streets in WF7 5BU
- Short Street£152k
Schools near WF7 5BU
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | Requires improvement | 0.1 mi |
| Featherstone Purston Infant School | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi |
| Featherstone Girnhill Infant School | Primary | – | 0.3 mi |
| Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| The Featherstone Academy | Secondary | – | 0.7 mi |
| Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy | Primary | – | 1.2 mi |
Living in WF7 5BU
Nearest stations
- Featherstone station 0.2 mi · 3 min walk
- Streethouse station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
- Pontefract Tanshelf station 2.1 mi · 41 min walk
Supermarkets
- Lidl 0.2 mi
- Aldi 0.2 mi
- Asda Supermarket 2.0 mi
- Marks and Spencer Simply Food 2.2 mi
Pharmacies
- Cohens Chemist 0.1 mi
- Cohens Chemist 0.3 mi
- Healthnet Homecare 0.4 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 0.1 mi
- Ropergate Dental Practice 2.1 mi
- Dental Surgery 2.1 mi
GP surgeries
- St Thomas Road Surgery 0.2 mi
- Station Lane 0.3 mi
- Stuart Road 2.2 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 94% of homes in Wakefield (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 4 of 10 |
| Employment | 3 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 3 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 2 of 10 |
| Crime | 2 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 9 of 10 |
| Living environment | 5 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in WF7 5BU
Ethnic group
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 95.1% | 93% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.7% | 3.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1% | 1.4% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Religion
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 49.9% | 49% |
| No religion | 42.3% | 41.3% |
| Not answered | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Muslim | 1.6% | 3.2% |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Other religion | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | – |
| Sikh | 0.1% | 0.1% |
Country of birth
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 89.5% | 91.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 10.5% | 8.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| No qualifications | 22.8% | 24.4% |
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 22.1% | 24.3% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 18% | 16.3% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 16.7% | 14.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 10.3% | 10.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 6.5% |
| Other qualifications | 2.8% | 2.8% |
General health
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 44.8% | 44.7% |
| Good health | 38.2% | 34.3% |
| Fair health | 12.6% | 14.5% |
| Bad health | 3.5% | 5.1% |
| Very bad health | 1% | 1.5% |
Occupation
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary occupations | 16.5% | 14.9% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 12.3% | 9.6% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 12.2% | 10.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 11.3% | 10.7% |
| Professional occupations | 11.2% | 15% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 10.8% | 12.2% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 9.5% | 9.3% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 8.2% | 7.9% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 8% | 10.5% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 49% | 41.7% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 26.7% | 27.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 19.2% | 22.8% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 5.1% | 8% |
Economic activity
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 67.2% | 58.7% |
| Economically inactive | 31% | 39.8% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.9% | 1.5% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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