WF8 — house prices & area data
A free, sourced snapshot of WF8, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn’t reliable we say so rather than guess.
WF8 is a postcode district in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley. Homes here sold for a median of £204,500 over the last year, up 10.5% over five years. 17,637 sales are on record. Parts of it rank among England’s more-deprived areas (43% of its postcodes are in the most-deprived 30%). 56% of homes are rated EPC C or better.
- £125,000 median sold price (all time)
- £204,500 median price, last 12 months
- 17,637 recorded sales
- +10.5% 5-year price change
- 24% of postcodes in England’s least-deprived 30%
- 56% of homes rated EPC C or better
- Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid & English Indices of Deprivation, Sep 2026
We don’t publish a full report for WF8 yet — see where we’re live or ask to be notified when it launches.
Nearest areas with a full report: Oldham, Tameside, Rochdale.
Recent sales
| Address | Type | Price | Date |
|---|
| 6 Went View | Detached | £280,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 23 Castle Crescent | Terraced | £90,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 2 Dandy Mill View | Detached | £375,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 30 Dulverton Way | Semi | £195,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 67 St Giles Mount | Terraced | £170,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 18 Holgate Road | Detached | £355,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 74 Bexhill Close | Semi | £240,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 26 Heather Drive | Semi | £175,000 | Jul 2026 |
| Fairmount Wakefield Road | Detached | £137,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 31 Poppy Fields Avenue | Detached | £400,000 | Jun 2026 |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid · Sep 2026
Crime last 12 months
Most common- Violence and sexual offences 1,827
- Anti-social behaviour 562
- Shoplifting 409
Source: police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence) · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Locations are anonymised "on or near" markers — where crime clusters, not a specific address.
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Prices by postcode sector
Median sold price — most recent 12 months where available, else all-time. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
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