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WF8 4SZ, Pontefract

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Average sold price
£206,396
32 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£325,000
1 sale
Council tax (Band D)
£2,297
Wakefield
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Sold prices in WF8 4SZ

AddressDatePriceType
5, Shortwall Court1 Dec 2025£325,000Detached
17, Shortwall Court24 Mar 2025£335,000Detached
15, Shortwall Court21 Jan 2025£2,500Other
15, Shortwall Court21 Jan 2025£2,500Other
2, Shortwall Court19 Sep 2024£247,500Semi-detached
15, Shortwall Court8 Jul 2022£303,000Detached
10, Shortwall Court14 Jun 2022£325,000Detached
11, Shortwall Court1 Apr 2022£2,500Other
4, Shortwall Court11 Feb 2022£207,000Semi-detached
17, Shortwall Court23 Apr 2021£2,500Other
17, Shortwall Court25 Feb 2021£300,000Detached
12, Shortwall Court22 Dec 2017£284,495Detached New build
1, Shortwall Court24 Nov 2017£324,995Detached New build
4, Shortwall Court26 Oct 2017£172,995Semi-detached New build
2, Shortwall Court20 Oct 2017£177,995Semi-detached New build
6, Shortwall Court29 Sep 2017£177,995Semi-detached New build
8, Shortwall Court29 Sep 2017£172,995Semi-detached New build
17, Shortwall Court13 Sep 2017£294,995Detached New build
10, Shortwall Court8 Sep 2017£281,995Detached New build
7, Shortwall Court18 Aug 2017£279,995Detached New build
14, Shortwall Court28 Jul 2017£169,995Semi-detached New build
3, Shortwall Court30 Jun 2017£279,995Detached New build
5, Shortwall Court30 Jun 2017£257,995Detached New build
18, Shortwall Court30 Jun 2017£297,995Detached New build
16, Shortwall Court30 Jun 2017£169,995Semi-detached New build
20, Shortwall Court29 Jun 2017£77,250Terraced New build
22, Shortwall Court29 Jun 2017£53,250Terraced New build
24, Shortwall Court29 Jun 2017£77,250Semi-detached New build
9, Shortwall Court23 Jun 2017£294,995Detached New build
19, Shortwall Court19 May 2017£276,995Detached New build
15, Shortwall Court19 May 2017£254,995Detached New build
21, Shortwall Court17 May 2017£172,995Semi-detached New build

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 9% freehold, 91% leasehold.

Streets in WF8 4SZ

Schools near WF8 4SZ

SchoolTypeOfstedDistance
St Giles C of E AcademyPrimary–0.3 mi
New College Pontefract16 plus–0.5 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School PontefractPrimaryGood0.6 mi
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary SchoolPrimary–0.8 mi
Ark Orchard Head Primary SchoolPrimaryGood0.9 mi
Ark The King's SchoolSecondaryGood1.0 mi

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Living in WF8 4SZ

Nearest stations

  • Pontefract Tanshelf station 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Pontefract Monkhill station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Pontefract Baghill station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons 0.5 mi
  • Tesco 0.6 mi
  • Iceland 0.6 mi
  • Asda Supermarket 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Medichem Pharmacy 0.5 mi
  • Cohens Chemist 0.6 mi
  • Boots 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Cornmarket (dental Surgery) 0.6 mi
  • Pontefract Dental Clinic 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery 0.6 mi

GP surgeries

  • Stuart Road 0.5 mi
  • Northgate Surgery 0.6 mi
  • Friarwood Surgery 0.9 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Who lives in WF8 4SZ

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White94%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian51.5%49%
No religion41.9%41.3%
Not answered4.9%5.4%
Muslim0.9%3.2%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Hindu0.2%0.4%
Sikh0.1%0.1%
Other religion0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK93.6%91.5%
Born outside the UK6.4%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above32.7%24.3%
No qualifications18.7%24.4%
Level 3 qualifications18%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications13.6%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%10.8%
Apprenticeship5.5%6.5%
Other qualifications1.9%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health49.6%44.7%
Good health32.2%34.3%
Fair health11.5%14.5%
Bad health4.9%5.1%
Very bad health1.7%1.5%

Occupation

HereWakefield
Professional occupations24.1%15%
Associate professional and technical occupations14%12.2%
Managers, directors and senior officials13.1%10.5%
Skilled trades occupations10.4%10.7%
Elementary occupations9.1%14.9%
Administrative and secretarial occupations8.4%9.3%
Process, plant and machine operatives8.3%10.1%
Caring, leisure and other service occupations6.4%9.6%
Sales and customer service occupations6.2%7.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household36.3%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household34.3%27.4%
No cars or vans in household20.1%22.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.2%8%

Economic activity

HereWakefield
Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.9%58.7%
Economically inactive34.6%39.8%
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%1.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

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