8,738
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
267 · 13.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£176,455
Median property price
574
Postcodes
Overview of Pontefract North
Coordinates53.6958, -1.3066
Postcodes
574
Population (Census)
19,984
Households (Census)
8,738
Recorded crime · May '26
267 · 13.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Pontefract North
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.30 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.30 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Pontefract North
Property sales · Pontefract North
HM Land Registry · Pontefract North
Average price
£205,194
YoY: -4.3%
Median price: £198,237
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £143,099
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£236k£190k£143k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Pontefract North
Crime trends · Pontefract North
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14011589
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
116
YoY stable
ASB
674013
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
34
YoY +10%
Vehicle Crime
20123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -69%
Burglary
20123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY -45%
Criminal damage
33219
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY -24%
Demographics in Pontefract North
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.6%
Other White3.6%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian50.1%
No religion43.2%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6420.1%
35–4919.4%
25–3416.5%
65–748.8%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Other19.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.9%
Any member 66+10.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.6%
+ 7 other households · 35.1%
Schools in Pontefract North
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Wakefield · WF8 4BW
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield · WF8 2HN
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Wakefield · WF8 2NJ
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Giles C of E Academy
Wakefield · WF8 1HG
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
Wakefield · WF8 4AA
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Cherry Tree Academy
Wakefield · WF8 2HN
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
New College Pontefract
Wakefield · WF8 4QR
0.8 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Pontefract North
Postcodes in Pontefract North
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