8, Hillthorpe Drive
8, Hillthorpe Drive
Description & Estimates
8, Hillthorpe Drive, Pontefract is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 839 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 297 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, Hillthorpe Drive, Pontefract is £233,489 and its rental estimate is £1,060 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Hillthorpe Drive, Thorpe Audlin, Pontefract, WF8 falls within the WF8 postal district, in the borough of Wakefield.
Our Data Sources
8, Hillthorpe Drive, Pontefract has 41 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in September 2011 and a single entry in the EPC database dated December 2021.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 8, Hillthorpe Drive, Pontefract, we estimate a market value of £245,164 and a rental value of £1,113 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £217,145 and £986 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 8, Hillthorpe Drive, Pontefract has seen its estimated sale value move up by £6,491 (2.8%) and its estimated rental value increase by £50 per month (4.7%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.4%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Hillthorpe Drive, Pontefract as measuring 297 m2.
That makes it the 11th largest plot in the postcode, where all 20 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
8, Hillthorpe Drive, Pontefract has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 06 Dec 2021.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 8, Hillthorpe Drive, Pontefract completed on 19th September 2011 at £125,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 4 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 31.5% over the period since September 2011.
- Sold Sep 2011£125,000
- Sold Feb 2011£135,000
- Sold Aug 2004£131,950
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, Hillthorpe Drive, Pontefract have sold within a radius of 2.6 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 27th August 2025, was 20, Hadrian Close, Pontefract, WF8 3EY, a freehold house sold by RedRoots for £240,000.
Read more about house prices in WF8.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 20 addresses on Hillthorpe Drive, Thorpe Audlin, Pontefract, WF8, 8, Hillthorpe Drive, Pontefract comes out as the 17th largest and the 17th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £963 more expensive than the average property across the WF8 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.5kmBadsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
- 2.6kmUpton Primary School
- 2.8kmAckworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
- 4.2kmMinsthorpe Community College
- 4.3kmCarleton High School
- 5.0kmOutwood Academy Hemsworth
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Public Transport Nearby
From 8, Hillthorpe Drive, Pontefract, the nearest station is South Elmsall, 5.0 kilometres away.
- 5.0kmSouth Elmsall
- 5.2kmMoorthorpe
- 5.9kmFitzwilliam
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
