WF8 4GG, Pontefract
Sold prices and local information for WF8 4GG on Fortress Close. Free
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Average sold price
£266,426
19 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£397,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in WF8 4GG
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10, Fortress Close | 27 Mar 2026 | £397,000 | Detached |
| 5, Fortress Close | 25 Feb 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached |
| 1, Fortress Close | 6 Jan 2025 | £241,000 | Semi-detached |
| 7, Fortress Close | 30 Sep 2024 | £280,000 | Semi-detached |
| 11, Fortress Close | 12 Dec 2023 | £228,500 | Terraced |
| 2, Fortress Close | 3 Feb 2023 | £365,000 | Detached |
| 9, Fortress Close | 25 Sep 2020 | £209,950 | Terraced New build |
| 11, Fortress Close | 18 Sep 2020 | £204,950 | Terraced New build |
| 7, Fortress Close | 30 Jul 2020 | £240,000 | Semi-detached New build |
| 5, Fortress Close | 16 Jul 2020 | £240,000 | Semi-detached New build |
| 1, Fortress Close | 26 Jun 2020 | £210,000 | Semi-detached New build |
| 3, Fortress Close | 26 Jun 2020 | £210,000 | Semi-detached New build |
| 4, Fortress Close | 25 Oct 2019 | £240,000 | Semi-detached New build |
| 6, Fortress Close | 24 Oct 2019 | £239,950 | Semi-detached New build |
| 12, Fortress Close | 11 Oct 2019 | £237,950 | Semi-detached New build |
| 14, Fortress Close | 8 Oct 2019 | £237,950 | Semi-detached New build |
| 10, Fortress Close | 27 Sep 2019 | £339,950 | Detached New build |
| 8, Fortress Close | 26 Sep 2019 | £339,950 | Detached New build |
| 2, Fortress Close | 26 Apr 2019 | £319,950 | Detached New build |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in WF8 4GG
- Fortress Close£397k
Schools near WF8 4GG
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Giles C of E Academy | Primary | – | 0.1 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract | Primary | Good | 0.6 mi |
| New College Pontefract | 16 plus | – | 0.6 mi |
| Ark Orchard Head Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.8 mi |
| Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
| Harewood Centre Nursery School | Nursery | – | 0.9 mi |
Living in WF8 4GG
Nearest stations
- Pontefract Monkhill station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
- Pontefract Tanshelf station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
- Pontefract Baghill station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
Supermarkets
- Morrisons 0.4 mi
- Farmfoods 0.4 mi
- Tesco 0.5 mi
- Iceland 0.5 mi
Pharmacies
- Cohens Chemist 0.4 mi
- Medichem Pharmacy 0.4 mi
- Boots 0.5 mi
Dentists
- Pontefract Dental Clinic 0.4 mi
- One Smile Dental - Pontefract 0.5 mi
- Cornmarket (dental Surgery) 0.5 mi
GP surgeries
- Northgate Surgery 0.4 mi
- Stuart Road 0.4 mi
- Friarwood 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 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 7 of 10 |
| Employment | 5 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 8 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 3 of 10 |
| Crime | 3 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 9 of 10 |
| Living environment | 7 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in WF8 4GG
Ethnic group
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 94% | 93% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 2.6% | 3.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.4% | 0.7% |
Religion
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 51.5% | 49% |
| No religion | 41.9% | 41.3% |
| Not answered | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Muslim | 0.9% | 3.2% |
| Buddhist | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Sikh | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other religion | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Country of birth
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 93.6% | 91.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 6.4% | 8.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 32.7% | 24.3% |
| No qualifications | 18.7% | 24.4% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 18% | 16.3% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 13.6% | 14.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 9.6% | 10.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 6.5% |
| Other qualifications | 1.9% | 2.8% |
General health
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 49.6% | 44.7% |
| Good health | 32.2% | 34.3% |
| Fair health | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| Bad health | 4.9% | 5.1% |
| Very bad health | 1.7% | 1.5% |
Occupation
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 24.1% | 15% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 14% | 12.2% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 13.1% | 10.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.4% | 10.7% |
| Elementary occupations | 9.1% | 14.9% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 8.4% | 9.3% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 8.3% | 10.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 6.2% | 7.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 36.3% | 41.7% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 34.3% | 27.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 20.1% | 22.8% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 9.2% | 8% |
Economic activity
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 63.9% | 58.7% |
| Economically inactive | 34.6% | 39.8% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.6% | 1.5% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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