Ryder Close Pontefract, Wakefield
14 addresses across 2 postcodes (WF8), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41803464.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1).
- 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 520 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 360 m away, and Pontefract Park (76 hectares) is about 710 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 67 to 74 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stuart Road, about 650 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 530 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 54% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 60 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 60 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (1); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (1); 2009 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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)
- Pontefract Barracks Depot, Pontefract: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Tanshelf Industrial Estate, Pontefract: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Reams House,Crown And Anchor Yard,Pontefract, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- Tanshelf Industrial Estate, Pontefract: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Land At Railway Avenue/Colonels Walk, Pontefract: up to 36 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- King Charles II House, Pontefract, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- 12 - 14 Ropergate, Pontefract: up to 5 homes, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Prince of Wales Colliery Park Road, Pontefract, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 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 0 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 4BS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF8 4AY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 67 m and 74 m above sea level (69 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF8 4AY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 4BS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pontefract Tanshelf 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pontefract Baghill 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Pontefract Monkhill 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ryder Close Pontefract | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pontefract Bus Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Market Place Upper Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Aspire in the Park Charger 2 GeniePoint | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 29.5 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stuart Road | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medichem Pharmacy | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Pontefract General Infirmary | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Yorkshire Bank | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Pontefract Park 76 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,840 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,720 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 80 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Joseph and attached Presbytery, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m (0.3 miles) east. 58 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* | 500 m (0.3 miles) east |
| The Malt Shovel Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Friarwood Valley Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Church of St Giles | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Market Cross and Attached Pump | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| 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-east |
| St John's Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Priory Wood | Wood | 630 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Park Hill | Hill | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Friar Wood Hill | Hill | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Stony Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Strawberry Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Wheldale Basin | Lake or reservoir | 5 km (3.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the street's 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 170 m | 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 |
| New College Pontefract | 16 plus | 16–19 | 390 m | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ark The King's School | Secondary | 11–16 | 720 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Giles C of E Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ark Larks Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| Ark Carleton Park Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 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 |
| Harewood Centre Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornycroft Centre WF8 4AY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Taylor Shaw WF8 4BW | School/college/university | 80 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Pontefract Bowling Club WF8 4BW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 3 May 2017 |
| ASDA WF8 4BW | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 100 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Poplar Grove Fisheries WF8 4AZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2024 |
| Chickfellas WF8 4BQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 5 Very good | 11 May 2026 |
| Stepping Stones Day Nursery WF8 4DA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 340 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| BB Superstore WF8 4BB | Retailers - other | 350 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jan 2018 |
| Aramark WF8 4QR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 May 2025 |
| Breakfast Club WF8 4AA | School/college/university | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2017 |
| Dolce WF8 4AA | School/college/university | 460 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 36 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Park Avenue (13); On or near Park Place (12); On or near Love Lane (7); On or near Camp Rise (5); On or near Clifton Avenue (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
Nearby streets
Park Avenue · Camp Rise · Wolsey Avenue · Hartley Park View · Park Place · Hartley Park Avenue · Clifton View · Halfpenny Lane · Argyll Avenue · Poplar Grove · Lime Tree Avenue · Portland Croft
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.