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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 £204,000 over the last year, up 9.9% over five years. 17,726 sales are on record. Parts of it rank among England’s more-deprived areas (43% of its postcodes are in the most-deprived 30%). 55% of homes are rated EPC C or better.

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

AddressTypePriceDate
87 Eastfield DriveSemi£204,000Sep 2026
14 Chatsworth AvenueDetached£420,000Sep 2026
38 Monckton RoadDetached£280,000Sep 2026
8 Bond StreetTerraced£140,000Sep 2026
10 Carleton GlenTerraced£175,000Sep 2026
48 Westbourne CrescentSemi£222,000Sep 2026
44 Nevison AvenueSemi£112,000Sep 2026
30 Carleton ViewTerraced£120,000Sep 2026
Cotswold Estcourt RoadDetached£455,000Sep 2026
11 Hazel GroveDetached£275,000Sep 2026

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid · Nov 2026

Crime last 12 months

4,238
Street-level crimes
▲
Trend rising
Most common
  1. Violence and sexual offences 1,792
  2. Anti-social behaviour 552
  3. Shoplifting 420

Source: police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence) · Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Locations are anonymised "on or near" markers — where crime clusters, not a specific address.

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Prices by postcode sector

SectorMedian priceSales
WF8 1£166,5003,417
WF8 2£190,0007,209
WF8 3£312,5002,949
WF8 4£229,0004,151

Median sold price — most recent 12 months where available, else all-time. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

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