Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£)
Pontefract North, Wakefield, England
WF8 2JP is in the Wakefield local authority (E08000036). The property market in the WF8 2JP postcode area had 1 property which was sold in 2021, valued at £110000. Across the WF8 area, there were 480 properties sold in 2021, with an average value of £219925.
Property market | £194,966 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (18.4 miles) | |
Broadband | 68.9mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 486 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 193 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford level) | |
Community | Median age is 41.6 | Happiness is Below Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wakefield) | |
Commute (approx) | - Leeds (23 mins) - York (59 mins) | |
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£194,966 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (18.4 miles) | |
68.9mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 41.6 | Happiness is Below Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 486 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions193 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wakefield) | |
- Leeds (23 mins) - York (59 mins) |
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Places to live if you commute to Waterloo UK towns & villages recommended by us Top locations by % of residents in high income jobsThe property market in New Town has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. On average, a detached house costs £333,811, which is up 5.4% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £194,966, a terraced house £158,557 and a flat £103,014. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you £539 per month. Property prices in New Town are similar to the average property prices across West Yorkshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in New Town, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the West Yorkshire region.
Property data is based on Wakefield level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£)
Example House Purchases (2023)
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see view data on that specific area of New Town, or click here to view the longer list of property transactions in WF8 2JP.
Address | Value | Sell Date |
5, Bondgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2JP | £128,000 | 09/07/2023 |
Address | Value | Sell Date |
5, Bondgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2JP | £128,000 | 09/07/2023 |
Address | Value | Sell Date |
5, Bondgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2JP | £128,000 | 09/07/2023 |
Address | Value | Sell Date |
5, Bondgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2JP | £128,000 | 09/07/2023 |
Train Station | Distance from New Town | Commute optionsClick to view route details |
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Garforth A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Leeds (12 mins - TransPennine Express - £80 monthly fare) View details - York (23 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (79 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 142 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 152 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
East Garforth A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +1% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Leeds (16 mins - Northern Trains - £80 monthly fare) View details - York (23 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (2 change(s) - 95 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (3 change(s) - 146 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (2 change(s) - 154 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Knottingley A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +9% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 47 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (2 change(s) - 82 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (2 change(s) - 127 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (3 change(s) - 148 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 155 mins - Grand Central) View details |
Castleford A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Leeds (26 mins - Northern Trains - £104 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 59 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 104 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 155 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 163 mins - Grand Central) View details |
Pontefract Monkhill A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +7% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 43 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 69 mins - Grand Central) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (2 change(s) - 123 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Kings Cross (136 mins - Grand Central) View details - Birmingham New Street (3 change(s) - 144 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 148 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 149 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 153 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 168 mins - Thameslink) View details |
Pontefract Tanshelf A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +37% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 40 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (2 change(s) - 75 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (2 change(s) - 120 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (3 change(s) - 141 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (2 change(s) - 153 mins - Grand Central) View details |
New Town has a high number of nearby schools, so there is plenty of choice although there may also be a lot of competition for spaces too. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2018. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
The King's School | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Castleford Townville Infants' School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Airedale Academy | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Pontefract Larks Hill Junior and Infant School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Pontefract Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Pontefract Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Pontefract De Lacy Primary School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Pontefract Carleton Park Junior and Infant School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
St Giles C of E Academy | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Oyster Park Primary Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Airedale Junior School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Airedale Infant School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Cherry Tree Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (3/8/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (5/17/2011) | 10 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract |
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/27/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Castleford | |
Pontefract Larks Hill Junior and Infant School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (7/8/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
The King's School | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (10/13/2022) | 119 submissions 81.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract |
Pontefract Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (2/7/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
Pontefract Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (11/8/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
Airedale Academy | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (9/27/2017) | 55 submissions 42.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Castleford |
Pontefract Carleton Park Junior and Infant School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (7/11/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
St Giles C of E Academy | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (10/1/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
Airedale Infant School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (11/6/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Castleford | |
Airedale Junior School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (12/7/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Castleford | |
Cherry Tree Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (3/12/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
Pontefract De Lacy Primary School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (1/31/2020) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
Oyster Park Primary Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (10/9/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Castleford | |
Castleford Townville Infants' School | Primary Community school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (4/25/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Castleford |
School | Type |
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (3/8/2012) |
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/17/2011) 10 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/27/2018) |
Pontefract Larks Hill Junior and Infant School Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/8/2015) |
The King's School Ofsted report | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (10/13/2022) 119 submissions 81.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Pontefract Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/7/2019) |
Pontefract Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/8/2019) |
Airedale Academy Ofsted report | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (9/27/2017) 55 submissions 42.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Pontefract Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/11/2019) |
St Giles C of E Academy Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/1/2015) |
Airedale Infant School Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/6/2019) |
Airedale Junior School Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (12/7/2017) |
Cherry Tree Academy Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (3/12/2020) |
Pontefract De Lacy Primary School Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (1/31/2020) |
Oyster Park Primary Academy Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (10/9/2019) |
Castleford Townville Infants' School Ofsted report | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (4/25/2019) |
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Average speed | 68.9 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 96.6% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.8% |
WF8 2JP | UK Average | |
% of premises with 0 to 2 Mbps download speed | 0.0% | |
% of premises with 2 to 5 Mbps download speed | 0.0% | |
% of premises with 5 to 10 Mbps download speed | 0.0% | |
% of premises with 10 to 30 Mbps download speed | 0.0% | |
% of premises with 30 to 300Mbps download speed | 100.0% | 34% (96% have access to at least 30Mbps) |
% of premises with greater than 300Mbps download speed | 0.0% | 62% |
New Town has a good numbers of stores nearby to choose from, including: Aldi Carleton Pontefract, Asda Pontefract Supermarket, Farmfoods Carleton Pontefract, Iceland Pontefract, M&S Pontefract SF, Morrisons Carleton Pontefract, Tesco Castleford Fryston Road Express, Tesco Pontefract Express, Tesco Pontefract Superstore. There are many pubs and bars nearby, including: Ambience, Ancient Borough Arms, Barley Mow Hotel, Bar Liquid, Beastfair Vaults, Bigfellas, Duke of Milan, Elephant Hotel, Golden Ball Public House, He... (see map below for more bars and associated links). Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, we found many nearby, including: A1 Football Factory, Abduls, Admiral Casino, Al-Jamil Balti Restaurant, Alleyc'Zam, Aramark, Badens Butties, Baxterstorey, Blondies Brewhouse & Bakes,... (see map below for more). There is a wide range of cafes and coffee shops in the area, including: Angies Cafe, Busy Bees Cafe, Court House Cafe, Magistrates Market, DJ's Cafe Patisserie, Michelles Cafe, My Place Cafe, The Castle Coffee Shop, The Co... (see map below for more). WF8 2JP has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
Relative to the UK as a whole, West Yorkshire has a very high crime rate (121 crimes reported per thousand people). New Town has a consistent crime rate as this, with 119 crimes reported per thousand people. In regards to burglaries, New Town has a slightly higher rate (5 burglaries per thousand people) than an average location in the UK with the same density. Source: ONS
Crimes per 1k population
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