Carleton Crest Pontefract, Wakefield
52 addresses across 3 postcodes (WF8), about 360 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41800616.
- Sales: 60 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £248,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 33 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 4, D: 25, E: 1, F: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; Band D in Wakefield costs £2,297 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pontefract Baghill, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Carleton Green, is about 590 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 49 to 59 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 52 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Friarwood Surgery, about 650 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 630 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 95 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £248,500 | £247,000 | £250,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £244,000 | £205,000 | £283,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £218,000 | £218,000 | £218,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £190,595 | £190,595 | £190,595 |
| 2021 | 4 | £190,000 | £177,500 | £197,500 |
| 2020 | 2 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £189,000 | £189,000 | £189,000 |
| 2018 | 4 | £151,000 | £130,000 | £180,000 |
| 2017 | 6 | £136,250 | £85,000 | £169,950 |
| 2016 | 2 | £120,000 | £110,000 | £130,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2026 | 19 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 1 May 2026 | 61 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £247,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 61 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £245,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jul 2025 | 10 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2025 | 11 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £283,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2025 | 65 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £250,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Dec 2024 | 51 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £218,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2023 | 23 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2022 | 29 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £190,595 | |
| 29 Oct 2021 | 32 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 4 May 2021 | 45 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £190,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2021 | 43 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £197,500 | |
| 14 Jan 2021 | 4 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £177,500 | |
| 7 Aug 2020 | 61 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2020 | 8 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2019 | 7 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £189,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2018 | 49 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2018 | 16 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2018 | 65 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2018 | 47 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2017 | 10 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 25 Aug 2017 | 32 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2017 | 61 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2017 | 61 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £170,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jun 2017 | 3 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £169,950 | |
| 11 May 2017 | 6 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2017 | 51 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £127,500 | |
| 13 May 2016 | 32 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 12 Feb 2016 | 17 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 27 Mar 2015 | 7 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2014 | 4 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 28 May 2014 | 11 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £164,950 | |
| 19 Aug 2013 | 57 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £163,000 | |
| 19 Aug 2011 | 25 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2011 | 11 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2011 | 22 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £119,950 | |
| 19 Nov 2010 | 57 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2010 | 3 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2009 | 3 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2008 | 14 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2007 | 31 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2007 | 27 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £147,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2007 | 63 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £147,500 | |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 4 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £158,000 | |
| 9 Jun 2006 | 63 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £155,000 | |
| 9 Jul 2004 | 31 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £126,700 | |
| 23 Jun 2004 | 23 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £116,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2004 | 35 WF8 2QP | Detached | £166,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2004 | 16 WF8 2QR | Semi-detached | £118,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2001 | 25 WF8 2QP | Semi-detached | £68,000 |
Energy performance certificates
33 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (33). Built: 1930-1949 (26); 1950-1966 (4); 1900-1929 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (22); rented (private) (6).
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 C (32% of about 650 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)
- Monument House,The Circle,Pontefract, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Pontefract General Infirmary, Pontefract: up to 66 homes, not permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Chequerfield Infant School, Pontefract: up to 51 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 4 August 2026: YORKSHIRE WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF8 2QP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF8 2QR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF8 3NH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 52 addresses are between 49 m and 59 m above sea level (56 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF8 2QP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 2QR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 3NH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pontefract Baghill 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pontefract Tanshelf 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Pontefract Monkhill 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 54 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Churchbalk Drive Carleton | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pontefract Bus Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Market Place Upper Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stuart Road Car Park GeniePoint | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 31.1 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Friarwood Surgery | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chequerfield Pharmacy | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ropergate Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Pontefract General Infirmary | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Yorkshire Bank | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Carleton Green 1.1 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Friarwood Valley Gardens 3.6 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,790 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,290 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 4.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Friarwood Valley Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Friarwood Valley Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| The Hermitage | Listed building, Grade I | 1 km (0.6 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 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| St John's Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Friar Wood Hill | Hill | 790 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Bates Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Dunhill's Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Thorp Marsh | Wetland | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
| Willow Island | Island | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 47 | 52 |
5 of the street's 52 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Carleton Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 450 m (0.3 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 |
| Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark Carleton High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ark The King's School | Secondary | 11–16 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark De Lacy Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harewood Centre Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ark Larks Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Giles C of E Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cherry Tree Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (May 2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton Self Service Store WF8 2SE | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2018 |
| Fortune House WF8 2SE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Tuck In at Swanhill WF8 2SE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Tesco Express WF8 2BE | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 240 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2026 |
| Slimming World WF8 2AF | Retailers - other | 300 m | Exempt | |
| Carleton Fisheries WF8 3PR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Slimming World WF8 2BY | Retailers - other | 330 m | Exempt | |
| Carleton Court Residential Home WF8 3NQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 370 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Taylor Shaw WF8 3PT | School/college/university | 380 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Slimming World WF8 3PP | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| St Giles Food Share WF8 2AY | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Masala Room WF8 2AY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 33 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 32 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Monument Lane (29); On or near Grove Lea Crescent (17); On or near Swanhill Lane (11); On or near Carleton Crest (7); On or near Churchbalk Lane (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
- WF8 2QP: 30 addresses of 32 in the postcode
- WF8 2QR: 21 addresses
- WF8 3NH: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Crest Mount · Swanhill Lane · Churchbalk Drive · Carleton View · Crest Drive · Long Crest · Greenhill Mount · Grove Lea Crescent · Greenhill Avenue · Orchard Close · Orchard Mews · Beech Close
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.