Ash Green Pontefract, Wakefield
23 addresses across 2 postcodes (WF8), about 130 m long. USRN 41800115.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £142,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 5, D: 9, E: 1).
- Flood: 16 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Wakefield costs £2,297 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 97% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pontefract Monkhill, about 760 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 130 m away, and Barbican Garden (3.5 hectares) is about 630 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 33 to 35 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Northgate Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 57% of households owned their home and 19% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 100 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £142,000 | £142,000 | £142,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £98,000 | £98,000 | £98,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £62,000 | £62,000 | £62,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £34,000 | £34,000 | £34,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £20,000 | £20,000 | £20,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2024 | 17 WF8 2DP | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 10 WF8 2DP | Semi-detached | £105,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Feb 2023 | 17 WF8 2DP | Semi-detached | £77,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Jan 2020 | 5 WF8 2DP | Semi-detached | £98,000 | |
| 19 Jan 2007 | 10 WF8 2DP | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2006 | 10 WF8 2DP | Semi-detached | £62,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2001 | 10 WF8 2DP | Semi-detached | £34,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2000 | 6 WF8 2DP | Semi-detached | £20,000 |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (15); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1950-1966 (14); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (11); owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Wakefield in 2026-27: Band D £2,297 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,531 | £1,786 | £2,042 | £2,297 | £2,807 | £3,318 | £3,828 | £4,594 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (42% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Carleton Furniture Works Car Park, Mill Dam Lane, Pontefract: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Scrapyard, Midland Road, Pontefract: up to 57 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Carleton Furniture Group, Pontefract: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Nevison Avenue (Land Off), Pontefract: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- The Maltings, Pontefract: up to 1 home, not permissioned (870 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Factory, Pontefract: up to 89 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Former factory Monkhill lane, Pontefract: up to 111 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Land between Horsefair and Northgate, Pontefract: up to 61 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 11 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 17 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 28 homes the Environment Agency counts, 11 are in areas at high risk, 5 medium, 12 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF8 2DP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| WF8 2LH | zone 2 | 11 / 5 / 13 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 33 m and 35 m above sea level (34 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF8 2DP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 2LH | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pontefract Monkhill 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pontefract Baghill 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Pontefract Tanshelf 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 39 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whitebeam Green Willow Park | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pontefract Bus Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Market Place Upper Car Park | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 30.7 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Northgate Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest P R Jones And Associates | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Pontefract General Infirmary | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Barbican Garden 3.5 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,790 m² | 200 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 280 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 6.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m (0.3 miles) west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) west |
| St John's Priory | Scheduled monument | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Pontefract Castle: part of late Saxon cemetery and town ditch, Norman motte and bailey castle and later medieval enclosure castle | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Boundary cross on the corner of Ferrybridge Road and Stumpcross Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Friarwood Valley Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dunhill's Hill | Hill | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Stony Hill | Hill | 730 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Willow Island | Island | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Little River | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-east |
| Brotherton Marsh | Wetland | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 23 |
1 of the street's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wakefield: see them on the Wakefield page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cherry Tree Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harewood Centre Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ark De Lacy Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark Orchard Head Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Giles C of E Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Willow Green Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ark Carleton Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stella House Residential Home WF8 2SS | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 12 Oct 2026 |
| The Cobbler Pub WF8 2LL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Mach's Munchies WF8 2LQ | Mobile caterer | 330 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Busy Bees Cafe WF8 2JJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 360 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Pearl Dragon WF8 2JJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Tokies WF8 2JP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 5 Very good | 7 May 2019 |
| Caterlink WF8 2HN | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Dolce WF8 2HN | School/college/university | 370 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Aldi Stores Limited WF8 2LN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2025 |
| Shake Rattle & Roll WF8 2LN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2025 |
| B & M Retail Ltd WF8 2LN | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Poundland WF8 2LN | Retailers - other | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jan 2024 |
| Spar WF8 2HB | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2018 |
| Willow Park Newsagents WF8 2HB | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Nov 2013 |
| Ozzy's Upper Crust WF8 2HB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 66 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Northfield Drive (54); On or near Western Court (28); On or near Stella Gardens (6); On or near Coleman Street (6); On or near Smyth Lane (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Plane Green · Whitebeam Green · Poplar Green · Birch Green · Cobblers Lane · Sycamore Green · Hornbeam Green · Rowan Green · Atkinson Lane · Coleman Street · Smyth Lane · Stella Gardens
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.