WF8 4QZ, Pontefract
Sold prices and local information for WF8 4QZ on Dorchester Avenue. Free
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Average sold price
£206,429
7 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£205,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in WF8 4QZ
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11, Dorchester Avenue | 9 Jan 2026 | £205,000 | Semi-detached |
| 1, Dorchester Avenue | 22 Sep 2025 | £335,000 | Detached |
| 5, Dorchester Avenue | 13 Dec 2024 | £210,000 | Semi-detached |
| 17, Dorchester Avenue | 18 May 2022 | £255,000 | Semi-detached |
| 13, Dorchester Avenue | 18 Oct 2018 | £140,000 | Semi-detached |
| 6, Dorchester Avenue | 7 Dec 2017 | £165,000 | Semi-detached |
| 12, Dorchester Avenue | 12 Jun 2017 | £135,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in WF8 4QZ
- Dorchester Avenue£205k
Schools near WF8 4QZ
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School | Primary | – | 0.2 mi |
| New College Pontefract | 16 plus | – | 0.2 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract | Primary | Good | 0.4 mi |
| Ark The King's School | Secondary | Good | 0.5 mi |
| Ark Larks Hill Primary School | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
| St Giles C of E Academy | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
Living in WF8 4QZ
Nearest stations
- Pontefract Tanshelf station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
- Pontefract Baghill station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
- Pontefract Monkhill station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
Supermarkets
- Asda Supermarket 0.3 mi
- Tesco 0.5 mi
- Marks and Spencer Simply Food 0.5 mi
- Iceland 0.6 mi
Pharmacies
- Medichem Pharmacy 0.4 mi
- Boots 0.5 mi
- Cohens Chemist 0.7 mi
Dentists
- Cornmarket (dental Surgery) 0.5 mi
- Dental Surgery 0.5 mi
- Ropergate Dental Practice 0.5 mi
GP surgeries
- Stuart Road 0.4 mi
- Northgate Surgery 0.7 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 4QZ
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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