Market analysis
Homes in Pontefract, West Yorkshire sell for an average of £218,296 — 20% below the UK average of £271,295. The median sold price is £170,000. In 2025, the most recent complete year, prices fell 1.7% year on year, from £222,335 to £218,613. Since 2015, average values in Pontefract have grown by 55%.
Semi-detached houses are the most commonly sold property type in Pontefract, making up 39% of transactions. Pontefract spans 3 postcode areas, with 47,530 sales registered since 1995.
Liveability Score
Aggregated from 3 postcode areas
Price Trend
Property Types
Market Summary
Yearly Price History
| Year | Average | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | £194,331 | £173,000 | 446 | ↓ 11.1% |
| 2025 | £218,613 | £185,000 | 1,705 | ↓ 1.7% |
| 2024 | £222,335 | £177,500 | 1,499 | ↑ 4.5% |
| 2023 | £212,821 | £170,000 | 1,404 | ↓ 4.3% |
| 2022 | £222,380 | £170,000 | 1,825 | ↓ 1.6% |
| 2021 | £226,085 | £170,000 | 2,231 | ↑ 7.6% |
| 2020 | £210,052 | £150,000 | 1,583 | ↑ 22.7% |
| 2019 | £171,235 | £147,000 | 1,906 | ↑ 1.8% |
| 2018 | £168,276 | £139,995 | 1,999 | ↑ 1.9% |
| 2017 | £165,210 | £137,000 | 2,115 | ↑ 8.5% |
| 2016 | £152,306 | £130,000 | 2,044 | ↑ 8.1% |
| 2015 | £140,886 | £124,995 | 1,753 | — |
Postcode Areas in Pontefract
Pontefract covers 3 postcode areas. Click any one for detailed property data, schools, crime stats, and demographics.
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Streets in Pontefract
The 60 busiest streets in Pontefract by number of recorded sales. Each page lists every property on the street and what it last sold for.
Frequently asked questions about Pontefract
About this data
Averages and medians for Pontefract cover the 10,693 sales registered since 2020, so they describe the current market rather than three decades of it. The 47,530 figure is every sale since records begin in 1995, and the yearly chart uses each year's own sales. Prices are what buyers actually paid, as registered with HM Land Registry — not asking prices or estimates. Scotland and Northern Ireland are not in this dataset; see Scotland and Northern Ireland.