WF8 2HU, Pontefract
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Average sold price
£147,500
8 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£175,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in WF8 2HU
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25, Hailhead Drive | 15 Dec 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached |
| 16, Hailhead Drive | 9 May 2024 | £190,000 | Semi-detached |
| 7, Hailhead Drive | 21 Dec 2022 | £195,000 | Semi-detached |
| 33, Hailhead Drive | 11 Oct 2019 | £130,000 | Semi-detached |
| 27, Hailhead Drive | 24 May 2019 | £130,000 | Semi-detached |
| 9, Hailhead Drive | 19 Oct 2018 | £100,000 | Semi-detached |
| 29, Hailhead Drive | 4 Mar 2016 | £120,000 | Semi-detached |
| 10, Hailhead Drive | 1 Mar 2016 | £140,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in WF8 2HU
- Hailhead Drive£175k
Schools near WF8 2HU
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | – | 0.1 mi |
| Cherry Tree Academy | Primary | Requires improvement | 0.1 mi |
| Ark De Lacy Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.2 mi |
| Harewood Centre Nursery School | Nursery | – | 0.4 mi |
| High Well School | Community special school | – | 0.4 mi |
| St Giles C of E Academy | Primary | – | 0.9 mi |
Living in WF8 2HU
Nearest stations
- Pontefract Baghill station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
- Pontefract Monkhill station 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
- Pontefract Tanshelf station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
Supermarkets
- Spar 0.2 mi
- Aldi 0.4 mi
- Farmfoods 0.7 mi
- Spar 0.7 mi
Pharmacies
- Chequerfield Pharmacy 0.6 mi
- Friarwood Pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Cohens Chemist 0.7 mi
Dentists
- P R Jones And Associates 0.6 mi
- Pontefract Dental Clinic 0.7 mi
- One Smile Dental - Pontefract 0.8 mi
GP surgeries
- Friarwood Surgery 0.7 mi
- Northgate Surgery 0.8 mi
- Stuart Road 1.0 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 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 5 of 10 |
| Employment | 5 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 4 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 4 of 10 |
| Crime | 3 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 8 of 10 |
| Living environment | 10 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in WF8 2HU
Ethnic group
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96.4% | 93% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.3% | 3.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.2% | 0.7% |
Religion
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 48.2% | 49% |
| No religion | 45.6% | 41.3% |
| Not answered | 4.3% | 5.4% |
| Muslim | 0.9% | 3.2% |
| Hindu | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0.2% | – |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Country of birth
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 94.2% | 91.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 5.8% | 8.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 25.2% | 24.3% |
| No qualifications | 22.7% | 24.4% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 18.1% | 16.3% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 14.2% | 14.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 10.4% | 10.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.5% |
| Other qualifications | 2.9% | 2.8% |
General health
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 47.8% | 44.7% |
| Good health | 33.5% | 34.3% |
| Fair health | 12.3% | 14.5% |
| Bad health | 4.1% | 5.1% |
| Very bad health | 2.2% | 1.5% |
Occupation
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 14.9% | 15% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14.4% | 12.2% |
| Elementary occupations | 13.2% | 14.9% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 11.1% | 10.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 10% | 9.3% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 9.9% | 10.7% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 9.3% | 9.6% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 8.9% | 10.5% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 8.3% | 7.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 44.1% | 41.7% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 34.7% | 27.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 14.5% | 22.8% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 6.6% | 8% |
Economic activity
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 63.7% | 58.7% |
| Economically inactive | 35.1% | 39.8% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.2% | 1.5% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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