17 Tower Close
Last sold
£370,000
February 2026
Previous sales
Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.
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What is around it
Size, energy rating, walls and flood risk.
Broadband
Every home in this postcode can get 30 Mb or more. No gigabit here yet.
As of July 2025, for the whole postcode. What you can actually get depends on the provider.
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
0.6 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract Ages 3 to 11 · 222 pupils · Roman Catholic
Good, 2024
0.7 miles
Ark Halfpenny Lane Primary School Ages 3 to 11 · 434 pupils
No grade
0.8 miles
Secondary schools
Ark The King's School Ages 11 to 16 · 1,041 pupils
Good, 2022
1.1 miles
Airedale Academy Ages 11 to 18 · 1,008 pupils
Requires improvement, 2024
1.4 miles
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Ages 11 to 18 · 1,470 pupils · Roman Catholic
Report card, 2026
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
Within a 15-minute walk
2
Restaurants
The Premier Dining Room, Pizza in The Paddock
2
Cafés
Funhouse Cafe, Aramark
3
Pubs and bars
The Ladybalk, Players Bar, Premier Sports Cafe Bar
3
Takeaways
McDonald's, Captain's Fish and Chips, Sids Catering
Everyday
Things to do
Photo: Phil Champion · CC BY-SA
Nature · 2.7 miRSPB Fairburn Ings
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Family · 2.8 miDiggerland Yorkshire
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Attraction · 4.7 miBE1150 Dragline
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Museum · 0.7 miPontefract Museum
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Getting about
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.
Move or zoom the map to change what is listed below. Dots show the middle of a postcode, not a front door, and a sale counts as on the map by that middle — so one near the edge may fall either side of it.
51 Longwall Road
May 2026
£320,000
14 Longwall Road
May 2026
£276,250
47 Longwall Road
March 2026
£350,000
4 Pillar Close
March 2026
£466,000
17 Tower Close
February 2026
£370,000
10 Barbican Way
January 2026
£340,000
3 Longwall Road
January 2026
£300,000
1 Retreat Place
December 2025
£407,500
7 Retreat Place
December 2025
£265,000
5 Shortwall Court
December 2025
£325,000
18 Gascoigne Close
October 2025
£325,000
20 Ilberts Way
September 2025
£260,000
5 Edward Mews
September 2025
£370,000
11 Gascoigne Close
September 2025
£410,000
40 Longwall Road
September 2025
£295,000
54 Ilberts Way
August 2025
£370,000
20 Retreat Place
July 2025
£250,000
26 Ilberts Way
April 2025
£230,000
25 Longwall Road
March 2025
£350,000
17 Shortwall Court
March 2025
£335,000
2 Ilberts Way
March 2025
£390,000
23 Ilberts Way
March 2025
£230,000
2 Retreat Place
February 2025
£375,000
22 Ilberts Way
January 2025
£249,500
15 Shortwall Court
January 2025
£2,500
15 Shortwall Court
January 2025
£2,500
14 Gascoigne Close
December 2024
£257,000
36 Ilberts Way
November 2024
£250,000
Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.
Flipometer
Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.
Move or zoom the map to change what is listed below. Dots show the middle of a postcode, not a front door, and a sale counts as on the map by that middle — so one near the edge may fall either side of it.
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 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 ago | 10 years ago | 15 years ago | 20 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Close | – | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales | Not enough sales |
| Postcode sector WF8 4 | £355,500 | £299,997 +19% since | £270,000 +32% since | £180,000 +98% since | £185,000 +92% since |
| Wakefield | £335,000 | £279,995 +20% since | £225,000 +49% since | £200,000 +68% since | £200,000 +68% 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.
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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