Lance Grove Pontefract, Wakefield
13 addresses across 1 postcode (WF8), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41807362.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £249,950 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 12 homes have an energy certificate (B: 12).
- Flood: 2 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pontefract Tanshelf, about 330 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Pontefract Park, is about 580 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 37 to 39 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stuart Road, about 390 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 190 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | £249,950 | £215,950 | £249,995 |
| 2020 | 9 | £250,950 | £217,950 | £364,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2021 | 2 WF8 4GL | Semi-detached | £215,950 | New build. |
| 22 Jan 2021 | 4 WF8 4GL | Semi-detached | £249,995 | New build. |
| 22 Jan 2021 | 6 WF8 4GL | Semi-detached | £249,950 | New build. |
| 21 Dec 2020 | 10 WF8 4GL | Detached | £364,950 | New build. |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 8 WF8 4GL | Detached | £359,950 | New build. |
| 27 Nov 2020 | 9 WF8 4GL | Semi-detached | £255,950 | New build. |
| 25 Nov 2020 | 7 WF8 4GL | Semi-detached | £250,950 | New build. |
| 30 Oct 2020 | 3 WF8 4GL | Semi-detached | £221,950 | New build. |
| 30 Oct 2020 | 1 WF8 4GL | Semi-detached | £217,950 | New build. |
| 29 Oct 2020 | 15 WF8 4GL | Semi-detached | £250,950 | New build. |
| 27 Oct 2020 | 5 WF8 4GL | Detached | £350,000 | New build. |
| 27 Oct 2020 | 11 WF8 4GL | Semi-detached | £250,950 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
12 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 114 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (9); House, detached (3). Built: 2018 (12).
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 (31% of about 1,250 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)
- Prince of Wales Colliery Park Road, Pontefract, permissioned (80 m)
- Land At Railway Avenue/Colonels Walk, Pontefract: up to 36 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Tanshelf Industrial Estate, Pontefract: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Tanshelf Industrial Estate, Pontefract: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (270 m)
- Former Prince of Wales Colliery - Monk Hill Triangle Site, Pontefract: up to 544 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- King Charles II House, Pontefract, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 55A Northgate/Back Northgate (Land At), Pontefract: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Reams House,Crown And Anchor Yard,Pontefract, permissioned (670 m (0.4 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 37 m and 39 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF8 4GL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pontefract Tanshelf 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 330 m |
| Pontefract Monkhill 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Pontefract Baghill 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pontefract Park Gates | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pontefract Bus Station | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Place Upper Car Park | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Aspire in the Park Charger 2 GeniePoint | 340 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 29.4 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stuart Road | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medichem Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cornmarket (Dental Surgery) | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Pontefract General Infirmary | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 17 Salter Row Halifax | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pontefract Park 76 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,840 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Monkhill Allotments 1.7 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 76 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Joseph and attached Presbytery, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m (0.4 miles) south. 59 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Joseph and attached Presbytery | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m (0.4 miles) south |
| The Malt Shovel Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Giles | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Red Lion Hotel | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Pontefract Castle: part of late Saxon cemetery and town ditch, Norman motte and bailey castle and later medieval enclosure castle | Scheduled monument | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Friarwood Valley Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 940 m (0.6 miles) south |
| St John's Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stony Hill | Hill | 850 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Priory Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Friar Wood Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Wheldale Basin | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north |
| Willow Island | Island | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 13 | 13 |
None of the street's 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Giles C of E Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 640 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| New College Pontefract | 16 plus | 16–19 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | 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 |
| Ark The King's School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Harewood Centre Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ark Orchard Head Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark Larks Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Ark Carleton Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 De Lacy Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Cherry Tree Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wicks Building Supplies Ltd WF8 4PR | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2024 |
| McDonalds Restaurant WF8 4PR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 5 Aug 2025 |
| Home Bargains WF8 4PR | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 160 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jul 2019 |
| Catering @ Your Space Health And Fitness Club WF8 4PR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Currys WF8 4PR | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 1 Aug 2024 |
| Pontefract Squash And Leisure Club WF8 4PQ | Other catering premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Aug 2023 |
| Iceland WF8 4PQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Jun 2017 |
| A1 Football Factory WF8 1HG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2025 |
| St Giles Academy Breakfast Club WF8 1HG | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Apr 2014 |
| St Giles Academy Catering WF8 1HG | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 39 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 26 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 14 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (68); On or near Knight Street (11); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (7); On or near Hickory Court (3); On or near Wales Street (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 93% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 29% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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 4GL: 13 addresses of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Knight Street · Knight Street · Beeston Drive · Wales Street · Shield Way · Beechnut Lane · Beeston Close · Hickory Court · Battle Court · Seam Way · Longwall Way · Pecan Court
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.