Houses for sale in Pontefract, North Yorkshire

According to the latest Land Registry data, the average home in Pontefract sold for £800,000 in 2026. That figure comes from 317 sales logged over the past 31 years.

Prices have continued to climb over the last three years. Compared with 2023, when the typical sale came in around £439,166, that's a rise of roughly 82.2%.

Looking back five years, average prices are up about 146.6% since 2021, a gain of around £475,617 in cash terms.

Zoom out to the past decade for the fuller picture. Back in 2016, homes here averaged £356,529, so the typical sold price has climbed about 124.4% since then, roughly 8.4% a year. Stretch the view to fifteen years and that annual pace holds at about 8.5%.