42, Askam Avenue, Pontefract occupies a 671 m² plot as recorded by HM Land Registry.

Of the 54 other houses in this postcode, 51 have recorded plot sizes, and this one ranks as the largest.

42, Askam Avenue, Pontefract has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 16 Dec 2013.

The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators (mains gas).

42, Askam Avenue, Pontefract last changed hands on 9th September 2024, selling for £135,000. The transaction was logged as a freehold house by HM Land Registry.

In total it has sold 5 times since 1995.

The market for similar properties has risen by 4.7% since September 2024.

• Sold Sep 2024£135,000
• Sold Jul 2010£144,000
• Sold Jul 2006£135,500

Land Registry records and our Estate Agent network show 23 sales of comparable properties within 880 metres of 42, Askam Avenue, Pontefract since 2007.

Most recently, 21, Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract, WF8 2NH, a freehold house, sold at £170,000 on the 6th March 2026.

Read more about house prices in WF8.

• Sold Mar 2026£170,000 | 3 Bed House21, Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract, WF8 2NH21, Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract, WF8 2NH
• Sold Sep 2025£150,000 | 4 Bed House85, Orchard Head Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2NG85, Orchard Head Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2NG
• Sold Jul 2025£175,000 | 3 Bed House136, Holmfield Close, Pontefract, WF8 2ND136, Holmfield Close, Pontefract, WF8 2ND
• Sold Sep 2024£98,000 | 3 Bed House28, Mill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2LU28, Mill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2LU
• Sold Jul 2024£112,500 | 3 Bed House10, Byron Close, Knottingley, WF11 8QG10, Byron Close, Knottingley, WF11 8QG
• Sold Sep 2023£130,000 | 3 Bed House67, Pontefract Road, Knottingley, WF11 8PP67, Pontefract Road, Knottingley, WF11 8PP
• Sold Sep 2022£105,000 | 3 Bed House7, Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2LY7, Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2LY
• Sold Mar 2021£135,000 | 3 Bed House5, Holmfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2LZ5, Holmfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2LZ
• Sold Feb 2021£134,995 | 3 Bed House45, Orchard Head Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2NG45, Orchard Head Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2NG
• Sold Oct 2020£88,000 | 3 Bed House16, Tennyson Close, Knottingley, WF11 8QJ16, Tennyson Close, Knottingley, WF11 8QJ
• Sold Jul 2020£114,000 | 3 Bed House17, Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract, WF8 2NH17, Orchard Head Crescent, Pontefract, WF8 2NH
• Sold Apr 2019£80,000 | 3 Bed House65, Pontefract Road, Knottingley, WF11 8PP65, Pontefract Road, Knottingley, WF11 8PP
• Sold Jan 2019£80,000 | 3 Bed House9, Byron Close, Knottingley, WF11 8QG9, Byron Close, Knottingley, WF11 8QG
• Sold Sep 2018£83,000 | 3 Bed House17, Byron Close, Knottingley, WF11 8QG17, Byron Close, Knottingley, WF11 8QG
• Sold Jun 2018£85,000 | 3 Bed House71, Orchard Head Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2NG71, Orchard Head Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2NG
• Sold Jan 2018£86,000 | 3 Bed House13, Byron Close, Knottingley, WF11 8QG13, Byron Close, Knottingley, WF11 8QG
• Sold Oct 2013£54,000 | 3 Bed House5, Byron Close, Knottingley, WF11 8QG5, Byron Close, Knottingley, WF11 8QG
• Sold Apr 2009£104,995 | 4 Bed House28, Orchard Head Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2NG28, Orchard Head Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2NG
• Sold Jul 2008£102,000 | 4 Bed House83, Orchard Head Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2NG83, Orchard Head Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2NG
• Sold Mar 2007£85,000 | 3 Bed House50, Holmfield Close, Pontefract, WF8 2NB50, Holmfield Close, Pontefract, WF8 2NB

Our analysis of the public data ranks 42, Askam Avenue, Pontefract as the 14th largest and the 54th most expensive of the 54 addresses on Askam Avenue, Pontefract, WF8.

Against the WF8 postcode district average, it is £85k less expensive than the typical property.

• Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School

  600 m away
• Willow Green Academy

  800 m away
• Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

  1.6 km away

• Airedale Academy

  2.1 km away
• The King's School

  3.1 km away
• De Lacy Academy

  3.2 km away

• Pontefract Monkhill

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  1.3 km away
• Pontefract Baghill

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  1.9 km away
• Knottingley

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  2.0 km away

Environment Agency data suggests this area has a Very Low risk of flooding.