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2 Sword Close

WF8 4GNSemi-detachedFreehold

Last sold

£185,000

March 2025

Previous sales

Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.

March 2025 Freehold £185,000

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The home

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The building

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The rules on the land

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Crime nearby

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Schools nearby

The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.

Primary schools

St Giles C of E Academy Ages 3 to 11 · 337 pupils · Church of England

No grade

0.3 miles

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Ages 3 to 11 · 222 pupils · Roman Catholic

Good, 2024

0.4 miles

Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School Ages 3 to 11 · 434 pupils

No grade

0.6 miles

Secondary schools

Ark The King's School Ages 11 to 16 · 1,041 pupils

Good, 2022

0.8 miles

Ark Carleton High School Ages 11 to 16 · 1,026 pupils

No grade

1.5 miles

Airedale Academy Ages 11 to 18 · 1,008 pupils

Requires improvement, 2024

1.7 miles

Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.

What’s nearby

Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.

Supermarkets

Tesco0.3 mi · 9 min walk
Morrisons0.3 mi · 9 min walk
Asda0.3 mi · 9 min walk
M&S Food0.4 mi · 11 min walk
Premier0.4 mi · 11 min walk
Aldi0.8 mi · 20 min walk

Within a 15-minute walk

11

Restaurants

Shahban, Martha's Kitchen, Al-Jamil, La Rokka…

26

Cafés

Funhouse Cafe, Morrisons Cafe, Court House Café, Aramark…

36

Pubs and bars

Players Bar, The Northern Social, St Joseph's Catholic Club, Barley Mow…

22

Takeaways

McDonald's, Sids Catering, Shummi, Plus One…

Everyday

GPNorthgate Medical Centre 0.4 mi · 10 min walk
ChemistMedichem 0.2 mi · 6 min walk
DentistPontefract Dental Care 0.4 mi · 10 min walk
GymYour Space Pontefract 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
Swimming poolAspire at The Park 0.2 mi · 6 min walk
ParkPontefract Park 0.3 mi · 8 min walk

Things to do

Photo: Phil Champion · CC BY-SA Nature · 3.0 miRSPB Fairburn Ings Photo: Richard Cooke · CC BY-SA Family · 3.1 miDiggerland Yorkshire Visit website ↗ Photo: DS Pugh · CC BY-SA Attraction · 5.1 miBE1150 Dragline Visit website ↗ Photo: Bill Henderson · CC BY-SA Museum · 0.4 miPontefract Museum Visit website ↗
Golf Pontefract and District Golf Club ↗ 1.0 mi
Library Pontefract Library 0.4 mi
Football Post Office Road 2.0 mi
Cinema Vue ↗ 1.4 mi

Getting about

StationPontefract Tanshelf 0.2 mi · 5 min walk
StationPontefract Monkhill 0.6 mi · 15 min walk

Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.

Recently sold nearby

Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.

11 Darcy Close

June 2026

£410,000

14 Wales Street

June 2026

£345,000

14 Knight Street

June 2026

£280,000

51 Longwall Road

May 2026

£320,000

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Flipometer

Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.

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A gap between two sale prices does not prove work was done, and a planning application near a sale does not prove the two are connected. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

How this area has changed

Typical prices for semi-detached houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to August 2026 against the same twelve months back then.

Area Now 5 years ago10 years ago15 years ago20 years ago
Sword Close – Not enough sales Not enough sales Not enough sales Not enough sales
Postcode sector WF8 4 £240,000 £208,500 +15% since £166,000 +45% since Not enough sales £134,000 +79% since
Wakefield £205,000 £169,995 +21% since £129,500 +58% since £118,500 +73% since £123,000 +67% since

The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.

£0k £50k £100k £150k £200k £250k 2010 2015 2020 2025 2006 · £124,000 2007 · £132,500 2008 · £125,000 2009 · £120,000 2010 · £120,000 2011 · £115,250 2012 · £116,500 2013 · £118,875 2014 · £124,995 2015 · £125,000 2016 · £134,995 2017 · £137,500 2018 · £143,000 2019 · £150,000 2020 · £158,000 2021 · £174,950 2022 · £190,000 2023 · £190,000 2024 · £195,000 2025 · £200,000 2026 · £205,500 2006 · £130,000 2007 · £142,500 2008 · £149,000 2009 · £136,000 2011 · £128,750 2012 · £144,000 2013 · £129,000 2014 · £122,500 2015 · £163,975 2016 · £169,950 2017 · £172,995 2018 · £158,900 2019 · £182,500 2020 · £202,525 2021 · £208,000 2022 · £221,500 2023 · £242,500 2024 · £240,000 2025 · £249,500
Sector WF8 4 Wakefield Typical price each year, semi-detached houses. A gap is a year with too few sales.
House prices across WF8 →

How homes change hands in WF8 4, over the last five years (771 sales):

  • What sells: 38% semi-detached, 30% detached, 21% terraced, 7% other, 5% flats.
  • 13% sold leasehold, and 15% were new builds.
  • 105 sales in the last twelve months, against 253 in the same twelve months five years ago.

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Buying it

Includes a £500 survey and £1,500 legal fees — Detailed to change them.

Total to buy£0
Paying for it

75% mortgage at 5.5%, interest only, 25 years — Detailed to change it.

Mortgage needed£0
Monthly payment£0
Your money in£0
Doing it up
Mortgage while it’s empty£0
Refinancing

Turn on to buy, do up and refinance, then keep it with any exit.

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Profit£0
Profit as a share of the cost0%

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