UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wf9
WF9Pontefract, Wakefield, England
House prices in WF9, Pontefract
Homes in WF9 sold for a median of £170,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 971 standard sales.
It is the cheapest 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 | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 225 | £260,000 | £218,000 to £305,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 440 | £173,000 | £149,000 to £200,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 284 | £126,500 | £110,000 to £159,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 22 | £73,500 | £54,000 to £100,000 | Too few |
Only 28 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 45% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 29%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.5 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £73,500, 17% less than the £89,000 typical of the 5 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in WF9
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WF9 4, around Hemsworth, with a median of £180,000, and lowest in WF9 3, around South Kirkby, at £165,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in WF9 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 124 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| WF9 1BE | £495,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4JN | £330,000 | 4 |
| WF9 4UE | £325,000 | 3 |
| WF9 1PH | £295,000 | 3 |
| WF9 3TF | £290,000 | 4 |
| WF9 4SZ | £285,000 | 3 |
| WF9 1NQ | £280,000 | 4 |
| WF9 3TD | £273,000 | 3 |
| WF9 3AH | £271,500 | 4 |
| WF9 3SH | £270,000 | 3 |
| WF9 5LH | £270,000 | 3 |
| WF9 5LU | £270,000 | 3 |
| WF9 2WJ | £267,500 | 4 |
| WF9 4AL | £265,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4RF | £262,000 | 3 |
| WF9 2TB | £260,000 | 5 |
| WF9 4FX | £258,000 | 3 |
| WF9 2GT | £255,000 | 3 |
| WF9 2UW | £251,500 | 4 |
| WF9 2PJ | £250,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4GD | £250,000 | 3 |
| WF9 2EL | £245,000 | 3 |
| WF9 2AU | £242,500 | 3 |
| WF9 2PL | £242,000 | 3 |
| WF9 5LX | £242,000 | 3 |
| WF9 1FX | £237,500 | 15 |
| WF9 4HU | £237,500 | 4 |
| WF9 3RR | £232,500 | 3 |
| WF9 3BN | £231,000 | 6 |
| WF9 5HY | £230,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4FW | £229,500 | 4 |
| WF9 2TJ | £227,500 | 3 |
| WF9 1FT | £220,000 | 3 |
| WF9 3PH | £220,000 | 3 |
| WF9 2NB | £218,500 | 7 |
| WF9 4UH | £218,000 | 9 |
| WF9 4SP | £216,500 | 6 |
| WF9 2SJ | £215,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4SY | £215,000 | 7 |
| WF9 1NS | £210,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4HS | £210,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4FL | £205,000 | 6 |
| WF9 1DZ | £202,000 | 5 |
| WF9 2FN | £200,000 | 3 |
| WF9 5LJ | £200,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4FQ | £197,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4BE | £195,000 | 5 |
| WF9 2DN | £192,000 | 3 |
| WF9 5FN | £190,500 | 5 |
| WF9 2NG | £190,000 | 22 |
| WF9 4FR | £190,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4TT | £190,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4DY | £189,000 | 6 |
| WF9 4EA | £186,000 | 4 |
| WF9 2GN | £185,000 | 3 |
| WF9 3EU | £182,500 | 3 |
| WF9 2SB | £182,000 | 4 |
| WF9 5FF | £182,000 | 6 |
| WF9 4HY | £180,000 | 3 |
| WF9 5FE | £180,000 | 3 |
| WF9 2FL | £179,000 | 4 |
| WF9 4LZ | £178,000 | 3 |
| WF9 3BL | £177,000 | 3 |
| WF9 3RB | £175,000 | 3 |
| WF9 1EF | £174,000 | 3 |
| WF9 3TG | £172,500 | 4 |
| WF9 4PG | £172,000 | 3 |
| WF9 5FP | £172,000 | 4 |
| WF9 2GQ | £170,000 | 5 |
| WF9 2JL | £170,000 | 4 |
| WF9 3HJ | £170,000 | 3 |
| WF9 5DL | £170,000 | 3 |
| WF9 5HE | £170,000 | 4 |
| WF9 5LQ | £170,000 | 3 |
| WF9 3SF | £169,500 | 4 |
| WF9 1DS | £166,000 | 3 |
| WF9 1FQ | £165,000 | 3 |
| WF9 1HZ | £165,000 | 3 |
| WF9 1EU | £164,000 | 4 |
| WF9 2AN | £162,500 | 4 |
| WF9 2GP | £162,500 | 8 |
| WF9 3DL | £162,500 | 3 |
| WF9 2QU | £160,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4LF | £160,000 | 3 |
| WF9 2PG | £158,000 | 4 |
| WF9 2SD | £158,000 | 3 |
| WF9 3BT | £158,000 | 3 |
| WF9 5FH | £157,500 | 3 |
| WF9 1LX | £155,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4SX | £155,000 | 4 |
| WF9 4UN | £155,000 | 8 |
| WF9 4QG | £153,000 | 3 |
| WF9 1FR | £152,500 | 6 |
| WF9 5FD | £151,500 | 5 |
| WF9 2ST | £151,000 | 4 |
| WF9 3AG | £150,000 | 3 |
| WF9 5DN | £150,000 | 3 |
| WF9 1HU | £147,000 | 4 |
| WF9 4QE | £145,000 | 4 |
| WF9 1LJ | £142,500 | 6 |
| WF9 1HT | £140,000 | 3 |
| WF9 2NF | £140,000 | 4 |
| WF9 4LL | £140,000 | 3 |
| WF9 1JD | £138,500 | 3 |
| WF9 2PB | £138,500 | 4 |
| WF9 3QP | £137,500 | 3 |
| WF9 1BN | £133,000 | 4 |
| WF9 2QX | £133,000 | 3 |
| WF9 1HD | £130,000 | 4 |
| WF9 2PQ | £130,000 | 3 |
| WF9 5DS | £127,500 | 3 |
| WF9 4AG | £127,000 | 3 |
| WF9 3RN | £126,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4BL | £125,000 | 5 |
| WF9 4DB | £120,000 | 4 |
| WF9 1LG | £119,000 | 4 |
| WF9 4AF | £116,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4QP | £102,500 | 4 |
| WF9 3AT | £100,000 | 3 |
| WF9 4QN | £100,000 | 7 |
| WF9 2HU | £95,000 | 3 |
| WF9 1EY | £72,500 | 7 |
| WF9 2SH | £71,000 | 4 |
| WF9 4NZ | £50,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 46%, from £120,000 in 2016 to £175,000 in 2025, the same as the 46% rise for a typical district in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Sales picked up in 2025: 601 standard sales in WF9, 40% more than the 429 in 2024.
Coal mining
All 1,151 live postcodes in WF9 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. WF9 is the cheapest.
- WF2 Wakefield£235,000
- WF4 Wakefield£220,000
- WF8 Pontefract£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, this district£170,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £39,950 for a flat on Westfield Lane to £295,000 for a detached house on Anston Drive.
The latest standard sales recorded in WF9. 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.
- 64 Cross StreetSold for £175,000
- 7 Cemetery RoadSold for £125,000
- 38 Earl StreetSold for £184,500
- 12 Fenton CloseSold for £220,000
- 34 Bell StreetSold for £125,000
- 19 The HaverlandsSold for £155,000
- 5 Harewood LaneSold for £200,000
- 104B Westfield LaneSold for £39,950
- 19 Anston DriveSold for £295,000
- 32 Broad LaneSold for £115,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Frickley Drive, South Elmsall£190,00022 sales
- Binggeli Grove, Upton£237,50015 sales
- Tom Wood Ash Lane, Upton£140,00014 sales
- Smeaton Road, Upton£119,00012 sales
- Conisborough Way, Hemsworth£215,00011 sales
Living in WF9
Crime
101 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 79 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 97% of homes can get it
Higher than 88 in 100 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 WF9, from the sales in WF9, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Hemsworth 380 sales£175,000
- Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton 215 sales£174,000
- South Elmsall & South Kirkby 420 sales£167,500
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 31 | |
| C | 372 | |
| D | 315 | |
| E | 26 | |
| F | 8 | |
| G | 1 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | ||
| 139 | ||
| 157 | ||
| 110 | ||
| 121 | ||
| 53 | ||
| 120 | ||
| 47 |
About these figures
The figures come from 971 standard sales in WF9, the latest on 28 August 2026 (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.