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House prices near Ark Orchard Head Primary School

Primary · Academy · Pontefract

Within 0.5 miles of Ark Orchard Head Primary School, 1,466 homes have sold since 2015, at a median price of £165,000. In the latest 12 months of data, 91 sales had a median of £215,000. Semi-detached homes are the most common here, at a median of £139,000. That is 41% below the England & Wales average of around £280,000. Recent prices near the school are 19% above Pontefract as a whole (£180,000). 19% of these sales were new-build homes.
£165,000
Median sold price
£215,000
Median, last 12 months
1,466
Sales recorded
0.5 miles
Radius from the school

This is not the school’s catchment area. Figures cover homes within a straight-line 0.5 miles of the school; admissions depend on each school’s criteria, so check with the local council.

About Ark Orchard Head Primary School

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy (Academy converter)
Ages3–11
Pupils335 (capacity 315)
GenderMixed
Local authorityWakefield
PostcodeWF8 2NJ

School website · DfE school record

Inspection

Ofsted, Nov 2019: Good
Ungraded inspection, Mar 2025: Improved significantly
Ofsted reports »

House prices near Ark Orchard Head Primary School by property type

TypeMedianSales
Semi-detached£139,000667
Detached£230,000539
Terraced£135,846198
Flat/Maisonette£93,50046
Other£300,00016

Sold prices by year

YearMedianSales
2015£150,500203
2016£140,475160
2017£143,000151
2018£136,500106
2019£145,000123
2020£157,50093
2021£180,000155
2022£190,000134
2023£193,500110
2024£187,50086
2025£204,000106
2026£215,00039

Recent sales near Ark Orchard Head Primary School

£90,000
23, CASTLE CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2FX
TerracedJul 2026
£375,000
2, DANDY MILL VIEW, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2UZ
DetachedJul 2026
£195,000
30, DULVERTON WAY, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2QA
Semi-detachedJul 2026
£150,000
18, HOLMFIELD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2NA
Semi-detachedJun 2026
£275,000
11, WILLOW BANK DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2WQ
DetachedJun 2026
£320,000
10, WELLHAMS ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2GH
DetachedJun 2026
£370,000
19, CAVENDISH AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2UU
DetachedJun 2026
£318,000
17, HAWTHORNE GRANGE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1TP
DetachedJun 2026
£187,000
14, HIGHLAND CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2JZ
Semi-detachedMay 2026
£220,000
2, TENNYSON WAY, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1LD
Semi-detachedMay 2026
£365,000
25, BANBURY ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2UF
DetachedMay 2026
£325,000
106, ASHWORTH ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2UL
DetachedMay 2026

Streets near Ark Orchard Head Primary School

Schools nearby

The nearest 10 schools within 10 miles, by straight-line distance from Ark Orchard Head Primary School. These are not catchment areas — admissions depend on each school’s criteria, so check with the local council.

Willow Green Academy0.9 mi
Primary · Academy · ages 3–11 · website
Ungraded inspection, Sept 2023: School remains Good (improving)
Ofsted reports »
St Giles C of E Academy0.9 mi
Primary · Academy · ages 3–11 · Church of England · website
Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025: Improved significantly
Ofsted reports »
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.9 mi
Primary · Academy · ages 4–11 · Roman Catholic · website
Ungraded inspection, Sept 2022: School remains Good
Ofsted reports »
Cherry Tree Academy1 mi
Primary · Academy · ages 3–11 · website
Ofsted, Jan 2024: Requires improvement
Ofsted reports »
Ark De Lacy Primary School1.2 mi
Primary · Academy · ages 3–11 · website
Ofsted, Mar 2024: Outstanding
Ofsted reports »
Airedale Academy1.2 mi
Secondary · Academy · ages 11–18 · website
Ofsted, Jan 2024: Requires improvement
Ofsted reports »
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract1.3 mi
Primary · Academy · ages 3–11 · Roman Catholic · website
Ofsted, Apr 2024: Good
Ofsted reports »
Airedale Junior Academy1.4 mi
Primary · Academy · ages 7–11 · website
Ungraded inspection, Apr 2023: School remains Good
Ofsted reports »
Airedale Infant Academy1.4 mi
Primary · Academy · ages 3–7 · website
Ofsted, Nov 2019: Good
Ungraded inspection, Jun 2025: Standards maintained
Ofsted reports »
Ark The King's School1.6 mi
Secondary · Academy · ages 11–16 · website
Ofsted, Oct 2022: Good
Ofsted reports »

School details from Get Information About Schools (Department for Education). Inspection outcomes from Ofsted management information as at 30 September 2026; check the latest report on Ofsted’s website. Since November 2025 Ofsted report cards grade each area separately and give no overall grade. © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How these figures are calculated. Sales are completed transactions from HM Land Registry Price Paid data (2015 to Jul 2026) for homes whose postcode centre lies within 0.5 miles of the school. The radius widens from half a mile, up to 3 miles in rural areas, until there are enough sales to be meaningful. We show the median so a few unusual sales do not distort the picture. School details from Get Information About Schools (Department for Education); inspection outcomes from Ofsted management information. Postcode locations from Ordnance Survey Code-Point Open. Contains HM Land Registry, OS and Crown copyright data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.