Renting in Pontefract

Average Rent in Pontefract: £875/mo

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Median asking rent across 693 live Pontefract listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£875 /month

693 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Pontefract by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£795/mo	16
1 bed	£638/mo	124
2 bed	£825/mo	206
3 bed	£1,000/mo	188
4+ bed	£1,495/mo	63
Room (house share)	£540/mo	96

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Pontefract

What it costs to rent in Pontefract

Pontefract currently has 693 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £875 a month. 9 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 64% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is DN12 at around £675/mo, while LS10 sits nearer £1,298/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Pontefract around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Pontefract by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 693 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Pontefract

£795/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Pontefract is £795 a month, 9% below the city-wide median of £875, based on 16 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Pontefract

£638/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Pontefract is £638 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £875, based on 124 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Pontefract

£825/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Pontefract is £825 a month, 6% below the city-wide median of £875, based on 206 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Pontefract

£1,000/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Pontefract is £1,000 a month, 14% above the city-wide median of £875, based on 188 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Pontefract

£1,495/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Pontefract is £1,495 a month, 71% above the city-wide median of £875, based on 63 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Pontefract

£540/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Pontefract house share is £540 a month, 38% below the city-wide median of £875, based on 96 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Wakefield rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Wakefield, the ONS area that covers Pontefract. Latest: £800/mo (Jul 26, +5.8% YoY).

Latest

£800

Jul 26

Annual

+5.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£613

Aug 21

Total change

+31%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Pontefract

Flats & apartments

108

27% of listings

Houses

188

47% of listings

Rooms

24% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Pontefract — what's on the market

Semi-detached houses make up 41% of the 192 houses currently advertised in Pontefract.

Semi-detached
41%78
Terraced
31%59
Other house
18%35
Detached
8%16
Bungalow
2%4

Rent by postcode

Where Pontefract rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 487 live listings in 32 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Pontefract

1LS10£1,298/mo8 rentals
2LS15£1,275/mo10 rentals
3LS7£1,195/mo12 rentals

Cheapest in Pontefract

1DN12£675/mo6 rentals
2DN1£675/mo11 rentals
3DN2£695/mo6 rentals

Features · Pontefract

Garden, parking, and floor area in Pontefract

Live signal across 693 Pontefract rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

81%

of 98 Pontefract listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

88%

of 115 Pontefract listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Pontefract this week

9 homes came onto the Pontefract rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

9 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Pontefract

Most Pontefract homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 164,510 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.12

≈ Band B–C

Stock

165k

164,510 properties

A
49%79,910
B
19%31,120
C
15%24,590
D
10%16,250
E
5%8,750
F
2%2,590
G
1%1,220
H
0%90

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Pontefract

95% of Pontefract premises can already get full-fibre and 96% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

95%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

96%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

486 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
95%
Gigabit-capable
96%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Wakefield), July 2025, covering 163,389 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Pontefract homes

43% of Pontefract homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

43%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

57%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

173k

172,572 EPCs

A
1%1,354
B
11%18,244
C
32%54,723
D
46%79,633
E
9%15,097
F
2%2,772
G
0%749

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Wakefield. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Pontefract

12 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Pontefract centroid. The five closest:

1
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Pontefract
Primary · Academy converter · WF8 4AA
0.31 mi
2
St Giles C of E Academy
Primary · Academy converter · WF8 1HG
0.35 mi
3
Harewood Centre Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · WF8 2ER
0.51 mi
4
The King's School
Secondary · Academy converter · WF8 4JF
0.60 mi
5
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter · WF8 4BW
0.62 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Pontefract centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Pontefract

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Pontefract has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 60 of 60 postcode districts analysed, the median was 209 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Pontefract is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

209 crimes per area (median)
60 of 60 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Pontefract’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Pontefract

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Knottingley has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Pontefract.

Featherstone
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (46) · pop. ~15,000
7.5
per 1k
Knottingley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (31) · pop. ~14,000
6.9
per 1k
Castleford
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (98) · pop. ~40,000
8.1
per 1k
Monkhill
Higher crime
Most common: Shoplifting (77) · pop. ~4,000
62
per 1k
Carleton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (102) · pop. ~3,000
114
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Pontefract listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Pontefract.

PrimeLocation

255

Rightmove

146

OpenRent

123

SpareRoom

OnTheMarket

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Frequently asked

Renting in Pontefract — your questions answered

How much is rent in Pontefract?

The average (median) asking rent in Pontefract is £875 a month — a 1-bed is £638 and a 2-bed £825, based on 693 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Pontefract?

The median asking rent for a studio in Pontefract is £795 a month, 9% below the city-wide median of £875, based on 16 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Pontefract?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Pontefract is £638 a month, 27% below the city-wide median of £875, based on 124 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Pontefract?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Pontefract is £825 a month, 6% below the city-wide median of £875, based on 206 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Pontefract?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Pontefract is £1,000 a month, 14% above the city-wide median of £875, based on 188 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Pontefract?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Pontefract is £1,495 a month, 71% above the city-wide median of £875, based on 63 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Pontefract?

The median asking rent for a room in a Pontefract house share is £540 a month, 38% below the city-wide median of £875, based on 96 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Pontefract?

There are currently 693 rental properties available in Pontefract, with 9 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Pontefract safe for renters?

Pontefract has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 209 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Pontefract?

The most commonly reported crime category in Pontefract is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across Yorkshire and the Humber

Average rent across Yorkshire and the Humber

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