Doncaster
WF8 house prices in Doncaster
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Doncaster, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£200,000
Range £94,750–£365,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in WF8: the typical (median) sold price is £200,000, well below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). WF8 is an active market, with about 31 recorded sales a month. By property type, 38% were semi-detached homes (typically £200,000) and 28% were detached homes (typically £345,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,168 a year: Doncaster's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Doncaster, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on WF8: steady sales, so price from the evidence
WF8 is neither busy nor quiet, at about 31 sales a month, which is enough to price from, though not enough history for us to call a clear twelve-month direction.
If you are thinking of selling, with detached homes at £345,500 and flats at £105,000, the £94,750 to £365,500 spread is really several markets, so price from sold homes that match yours in type and size; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseIf you are looking to buy, WF8 sits well below the UK average for typical prices, so ask what is behind the lower prices before you assume a bargain.
Our checklist before an offer: what has been applied for nearby (266 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,168 a year), plus the title, which your conveyancer should review.
With averages this broad, the free WF8 OfferCheck adds flood, crime, planning and council tax from the official sources.
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At a glance
WF8 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£200,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
30.8
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,168
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in WF8
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in WF8 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £345,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £105,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 70 | £345,500 | £244,400–£429,100 |
| Semi-detached | 95 | £200,000 | £117,000–£280,000 |
| Terraced | 40 | £140,000 | £86,800–£203,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 42 | £105,000 | £80,200–£114,800 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in WF8
The quarterly typical price rose 2.6%, from £190,000 in Q4 2025 (19 sales) to £195,000 in Q3 2026 (28 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £190,000 | 19 |
| Q1 2026 | £180,000 | 115 |
| Q2 2026 | £216,500 | 88 |
| Q3 2026 | £195,000 | 28 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of WF8 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most WF8 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £94,750 and £365,500, around a typical £200,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in WF8
Semi-detached homes were 38% of recorded sales (95 of 247). 78% of sales were freehold and 22% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached28%
- Semi-detached38%
- Terraced16%
- Flat / maisonette17%
Tenure
- Freehold78%
- Leasehold22%
See the figures
194 freehold (78%) and 56 leasehold (22%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in WF8. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Dec 2025 and 21 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where WF8 sits in Doncaster
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in WF8
16, HEATHER DRIVE, PONTEFRACT
Detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£296,666
8, NORTHGATE LODGE, PONTEFRACT
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 17 Aug 2026
£87,000
1, ABBEY GARDENS, PONTEFRACT
Detached · Freehold · 11 Aug 2026
£350,000
5, WILKS COURT, PONTEFRACT
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 7 Aug 2026
£82,000
25, HARTLEY PARK VIEW, PONTEFRACT
Detached · Freehold · 3 Aug 2026
£275,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). WF8 includes the Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton ward.
In plain English
What the Doncaster (WF8) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £345,500 against £105,000 for flats: about 3.3 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £94,750 and £365,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 31 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 17 December 2025 and 21 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on WF8
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in WF8
£2,168
Band D a year in Doncaster, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,445 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,686 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,927 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,168 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,649 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,131 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,613 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,336 |
These are Doncaster's charges for 2026-27, the authority WF8 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Doncaster · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near WF8
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Harewood Centre Nursery School.
All schools
Harewood Centre Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority maintained schools · WF8 2ER
351 m
Good · 2013
High Well School
Special schools · WF8 2DD
533 m
Good · 2017
Ark De Lacy Primary School
Primary · Academies · WF8 2TG
606 m
Outstanding · 2024
Ark Carleton Park Primary School
Primary · Academies · WF8 3PT
829 m
Good · 2019
Ark the Rookeries Carleton Primary School
Primary · Academies · WF8 3NP
915 m
Good · 2023
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Primary · Academies · WF8 2HN
1.0 km
Good · 2011
Cherry Tree Academy
Primary · Academies · WF8 2HN
1.0 km
Requires improvement · 2024
Ark Carleton High School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · WF8 3NW
1.1 km
Good · 2019
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the WF8 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 8 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near WF8
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around WF8
266
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 October 2026.
Recent applications
Wakefield/26/01778/FULUndecided
321 m
Two storey side extension
Received 2026-10-05
Wakefield/26/01063/GPDPermitted
480 m
Single storey extension to rear with a maximum projection of 6m, maximum height of 3.55m and a maximum eaves height of 2.55m.
Received 2026-06-17 · decided 2026-07-17
Wakefield/26/01008/TPOUnresolved
493 m
1 Monkey Puzzle tree - Crown Lift lower branches to achieve a 3metre clearance between the branch tips and the surrounding surface. Crown Reduce the tree height by 3metres to achieve a tree not exceeding 9metres in height from ground level. Removal of any deadwood only from the tree canopy.
Received 2026-06-10 · decided 2026-07-21
Wakefield/26/00495/FULPermitted
288 m
Single storey side extension
Received 2026-03-24 · decided 2026-05-21
Wakefield/26/00302/FULPermitted
470 m
Retrospective application for the installation of an ATM and associated signage
Received 2026-02-19 · decided 2026-04-13
Wakefield/26/00303/ADVPermitted
470 m
Retrospective application for the installation of 1no. illuminated surround sign and 1no. illuminated logo panel
Received 2026-02-19 · decided 2026-04-13
Applications are matched within 500 m of the WF8 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for WF8 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 266 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for WF8
Decile 3 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled WF8 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 1 to decile 9, with a median of decile 3 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
WF8 2BH, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 3 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so WF8 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WF8: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in WF8, band by band
Doncaster's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WF8 median sold price of £200,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearDoncaster | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £200,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,445 | £120 | 0.72% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,686 | £141 | 0.84% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £1,927 | £161 | 0.96% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,168 | £181 | 1.08% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,649 | £221 | 1.32% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,131 | £261 | 1.57% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,613 | £301 | 1.81% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,336 | £361 | 2.17% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WF8 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Doncaster, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in WF8 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 233 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WF8. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
16, HEATHER DRIVE, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2FJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£296,666
2026-08-21
8, NORTHGATE LODGE, PONTEFRACT
WF8 1HU · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£87,000
2026-08-17
1, ABBEY GARDENS, PONTEFRACT
WF8 1TE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£350,000
2026-08-11
5, WILKS COURT, PONTEFRACT
WF8 1TT · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£82,000
2026-08-07
25, HARTLEY PARK VIEW, PONTEFRACT
WF8 4AP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-08-03
76, CHEQUERFIELD ROAD, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2BH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£190,000
2026-07-31
34, GARRISON VIEW, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2YN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-07-31
11, CASTLE WAY, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2FY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£230,000
2026-07-31
1, BEASTFAIR, PONTEFRACT
WF8 1AL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£140,000
2026-07-31
4, CROMWELL CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2EG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£215,000
2026-07-30
44, ASHLEIGH AVENUE, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2AE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-07-30
2, FRIARWOOD TERRACE, PONTEFRACT
WF8 1DZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£140,000
2026-07-28
23, GROVE ROAD, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2AB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£154,000
2026-07-24
40, RAMSDEN CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2FU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£175,000
2026-07-24
12, HAWTHORNE GRANGE, PONTEFRACT
WF8 1TP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-07-24
6, WENT VIEW, PONTEFRACT
WF8 3EP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-07-23
23, CASTLE CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2FX · Terraced · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£90,000
2026-07-23
3, KEATS CLOSE, PONTEFRACT
WF8 1SP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-07-23
94, KNOTTINGLEY ROAD, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2LB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,000
2026-07-21
2, DANDY MILL VIEW, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2UZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-07-20
14, CHERRY DRIVE, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2FH · Semi-detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£115,000
2026-07-20
30, DULVERTON WAY, PONTEFRACT
WF8 2QA · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-07-17
67, ST GILES MOUNT, PONTEFRACT
WF8 4BJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,000
2026-07-17
18, HOLGATE ROAD, PONTEFRACT
WF8 4ND · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£355,000
2026-07-14
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Postcode districts near WF8
The closest districts to WF8 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in WF11 (Knottingley) 2.5 miles
- House prices in WF7 (Pontefract) 2.6 miles
- House prices in WF10 (Castleford) 3.2 miles
- House prices in WF6 (Normanton) 4.8 miles
- House prices in WF9 (Pontefract) 5.6 miles
- House prices in LS25 (Leeds) 7 miles
- House prices in LS26 (Leeds) 7.6 miles
- House prices in WF1 (Wakefield) 7.9 miles
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Data sources
Every WF8 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.