UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wf8
WF8Pontefract, Wakefield, England
House prices in WF8, Pontefract
Homes in WF8 sold for a median of £220,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 899 standard sales.
It is the third most expensive of the 10 postcode districts in the Wakefield council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 292 | £330,000 | £267,000 to £383,000 |
| Semi-detached | 428 | £201,500 | £175,000 to £245,000 |
| Terraced | 131 | £170,000 | £131,000 to £189,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 48 | £92,500 | £84,000 to £107,000 |
WF8 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the WF postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of WF8's, it was £2,551 per m² from 459 linked sales.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 48% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 33%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.6 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £92,500, 16% less than the £110,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
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Where prices are higher in WF8
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WF8 3, around Pontefract, with a median of £282,000, and lowest in WF8 1, around Pontefract, at £175,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in WF8 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 108 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| WF8 3JS | £640,000 | 3 |
| WF8 3JJ | £594,000 | 3 |
| WF8 3FG | £562,500 | 3 |
| WF8 3BT | £540,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4GW | £474,000 | 4 |
| WF8 3NH | £445,000 | 4 |
| WF8 3LE | £406,500 | 4 |
| WF8 3NR | £405,000 | 3 |
| WF8 3AU | £385,000 | 3 |
| WF8 3AY | £375,000 | 5 |
| WF8 4FN | £370,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2UZ | £365,000 | 6 |
| WF8 3PE | £357,500 | 3 |
| WF8 4NQ | £350,000 | 4 |
| WF8 2UP | £345,000 | 5 |
| WF8 4LG | £345,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2UH | £330,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4AE | £325,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4ST | £325,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4SZ | £325,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4SW | £320,000 | 5 |
| WF8 4SX | £320,000 | 4 |
| WF8 2UU | £315,000 | 5 |
| WF8 2UL | £310,000 | 3 |
| WF8 3FB | £310,000 | 4 |
| WF8 2FD | £307,500 | 4 |
| WF8 2WN | £300,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4ND | £290,000 | 5 |
| WF8 3NN | £288,000 | 4 |
| WF8 1TP | £285,000 | 5 |
| WF8 2FL | £285,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2GR | £281,000 | 4 |
| WF8 2WQ | £280,000 | 4 |
| WF8 4GG | £280,000 | 4 |
| WF8 4SP | £270,000 | 15 |
| WF8 3EY | £265,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4GR | £262,500 | 16 |
| WF8 1SH | £255,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4GS | £255,000 | 17 |
| WF8 4SQ | £255,000 | 6 |
| WF8 2YJ | £254,000 | 10 |
| WF8 2QP | £250,000 | 3 |
| WF8 3NF | £250,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4GH | £250,000 | 5 |
| WF8 1LA | £248,500 | 4 |
| WF8 1ST | £241,500 | 4 |
| WF8 2FT | £240,000 | 4 |
| WF8 2FX | £240,000 | 7 |
| WF8 2YW | £234,500 | 4 |
| WF8 2FN | £230,000 | 5 |
| WF8 2PH | £230,000 | 3 |
| WF8 3PR | £230,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4RP | £230,000 | 5 |
| WF8 2LE | £221,000 | 3 |
| WF8 1AY | £215,000 | 11 |
| WF8 2PX | £212,500 | 3 |
| WF8 2FE | £210,500 | 4 |
| WF8 2FW | £210,000 | 5 |
| WF8 2HT | £210,000 | 5 |
| WF8 4QZ | £210,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2QL | £207,500 | 4 |
| WF8 1JJ | £200,000 | 5 |
| WF8 1SP | £200,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2QN | £200,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2AE | £195,000 | 5 |
| WF8 2YN | £195,000 | 3 |
| WF8 3PT | £190,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4JN | £190,000 | 4 |
| WF8 2FU | £189,000 | 8 |
| WF8 1NH | £188,000 | 3 |
| WF8 1LD | £186,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2AB | £185,000 | 3 |
| WF8 3NE | £185,000 | 5 |
| WF8 1SA | £184,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2YP | £184,000 | 5 |
| WF8 2HW | £183,500 | 3 |
| WF8 2PZ | £182,500 | 4 |
| WF8 2EB | £182,000 | 7 |
| WF8 2EZ | £182,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2DD | £180,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2DJ | £180,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2UY | £180,000 | 3 |
| WF8 3PY | £175,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2PN | £165,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2SZ | £157,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2ND | £155,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2RT | £153,000 | 3 |
| WF8 3PN | £150,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2AP | £147,000 | 3 |
| WF8 1JW | £145,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4AH | £145,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2NA | £142,500 | 4 |
| WF8 2SY | £140,000 | 3 |
| WF8 2JW | £139,000 | 4 |
| WF8 3PX | £139,000 | 4 |
| WF8 4DH | £136,000 | 3 |
| WF8 4AF | £130,000 | 5 |
| WF8 2NQ | £125,000 | 3 |
| WF8 1HT | £123,500 | 3 |
| WF8 4HZ | £122,500 | 3 |
| WF8 2FH | £122,000 | 5 |
| WF8 1SS | £116,000 | 3 |
| WF8 1TH | £102,500 | 4 |
| WF8 2NB | £95,000 | 3 |
| WF8 1LZ | £92,500 | 9 |
| WF8 1GW | £92,000 | 5 |
| WF8 1NS | £92,000 | 6 |
| WF8 1HU | £87,500 | 6 |
Prices over time
The median rose 38%, from £160,000 in 2016 to £220,000 in 2025, less than the 46% rise for a typical district in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Coal mining
All 1,022 live postcodes in WF8 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the Wakefield council area
Median sale price of the 10 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. WF8 is the third most expensive.
- WF2 Wakefield£235,000
- WF4 Wakefield£220,000
- WF8 Pontefract, this district£220,000
- WF1 Wakefield£214,000
- WF5 Ossett£213,000
- WF7 Pontefract£200,000
- WF6 Normanton£195,000
- WF11 Knottingley£190,000
- WF10 Castleford£185,000
- WF9 Pontefract£170,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £112,000 for a semi-detached house on Nevison Avenue to £455,000 for a detached house on Estcourt Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in WF8. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 87 Eastfield DriveSold for £204,000
- 14 Chatsworth AvenueSold for £420,000
- 38 Monckton RoadSold for £280,000
- 8 Bond StreetSold for £140,000
- 10 Carleton GlenSold for £175,000
- 44 Nevison AvenueSold for £112,000
- 48 Westbourne CrescentSold for £222,000
- 30 Carleton ViewSold for £120,000
- Cotswold Estcourt RoadSold for £455,000
- 11 Hazel GroveSold for £275,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Beeston Close, Pontefract£255,00017 sales
- Beeston Drive, Pontefract£262,50016 sales
- Carleton Road, Pontefract£250,00015 sales
- Northgate Lodge, Pontefract£88,00015 sales
- Princes Drive, Pontefract£270,00015 sales
Living in WF8
Crime
107 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 81 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 89% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,297 a year in Wakefield for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 80 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of WF8, from the sales in WF8, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Pontefract South 354 sales£220,000
- Pontefract North 555 sales£215,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | |
| B | 28 | |
| C | 301 | |
| D | 275 | |
| E | 34 | |
| F | 9 | |
| G | 6 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | ||
| 54 | ||
| 96 | ||
| 118 | ||
| 147 | ||
| 44 | ||
| 107 | ||
| 60 |
About these figures
The figures come from 899 standard sales in WF8 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.