WF8 2PT, Pontefract
Sold prices and local information for WF8 2PT on Highfield Avenue. Free
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Average sold price
£216,000
2 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in WF8 2PT
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9, Highfield Avenue | 18 Sep 2020 | £243,000 | Detached |
| 15, Highfield Avenue | 12 Apr 2018 | £189,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Streets in WF8 2PT
- Highfield Avenue£167k
Schools near WF8 2PT
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ark The King's School | Secondary | Good | 0.1 mi |
| Ark Larks Hill Primary School | Primary | – | 0.2 mi |
| Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract | Primary | Good | 0.4 mi |
| Ark Carleton Park Primary School | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| New College Pontefract | 16 plus | – | 0.7 mi |
Living in WF8 2PT
Nearest stations
- Pontefract Tanshelf station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk
- Pontefract Baghill station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
- Pontefract Monkhill station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
Supermarkets
- Asda Supermarket 0.5 mi
- Marks and Spencer Simply Food 0.5 mi
- Tesco 0.6 mi
- Iceland 0.6 mi
Pharmacies
- Boots 0.5 mi
- Friarwood Pharmacy 0.6 mi
- Medichem Pharmacy 0.6 mi
Dentists
- Ropergate Dental Practice 0.4 mi
- Dental Surgery 0.5 mi
- Ellis Dental Practice Limited 0.5 mi
GP surgeries
- Friarwood Surgery 0.6 mi
- Stuart Road 0.6 mi
- Northgate Surgery 0.8 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 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 10 of 10 |
| Employment | 8 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 9 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 7 of 10 |
| Crime | 7 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 9 of 10 |
| Living environment | 6 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in WF8 2PT
Ethnic group
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 98.9% | 93% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.3% | 3.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.3% | 1.3% |
| Other ethnic group | 0% | 0.7% |
Religion
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 60% | 49% |
| No religion | 34% | 41.3% |
| Not answered | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| Buddhist | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Muslim | 0.1% | 3.2% |
| Sikh | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Hindu | 0% | 0.4% |
Country of birth
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 97.5% | 91.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 2.5% | 8.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 32.2% | 24.3% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 17.9% | 16.3% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 15.9% | 14.9% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 24.4% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 9.8% | 10.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 6.5% |
| Other qualifications | 2.5% | 2.8% |
General health
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 48.8% | 44.7% |
| Good health | 35.5% | 34.3% |
| Fair health | 12.5% | 14.5% |
| Bad health | 2.7% | 5.1% |
| Very bad health | 0.5% | 1.5% |
Occupation
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 17.3% | 15% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14% | 12.2% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 12.3% | 10.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 11.8% | 10.7% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 11.5% | 9.3% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 8.9% | 10.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 8.7% | 9.6% |
| Elementary occupations | 8.4% | 14.9% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 7.1% | 7.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 41.4% | 41.7% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 34% | 27.4% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 12.4% | 8% |
| No cars or vans in household | 12.1% | 22.8% |
Economic activity
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 56.4% | 58.7% |
| Economically inactive | 41.7% | 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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