Renting in Pontefract

Average Rent in Pontefract

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The average rent in Pontefract is £825/mo, with 560 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Pontefract rental appears.

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Renting in Pontefract

What it costs to rent in Pontefract

Pontefract currently has 560 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £825 a month. 37 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 WF2 at around £460/mo, while WF8 4SQ sits nearer £1,600/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.

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Market snapshot

Pontefract rental market at a glance

560

Active rentals in Pontefract

£825/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Pontefract

Median monthly rent, based on 560 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£618/mo	100
2 bed	£800/mo	164
3 bed	£995/mo	145
4+ bed	£1,495/mo	58
Room	£542/mo	81

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Pontefract

Flats & apartments

26% of listings

Houses

147

47% of listings

Rooms

26% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Semi-detached houses make up 47% of the 152 houses currently advertised in Pontefract.

Semi-detached
47%72
Terraced
37%56
Detached
10%15
Bungalow
3%5
Other house
3%4

Rent by postcode

Where Pontefract rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 510 live listings in 35 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Pontefract

1WF8 4SQ£1,600/mo3 rentals
2LS10£1,300/mo4 rentals
3LS15£1,275/mo10 rentals

Cheapest in Pontefract

1WF2£460/mo4 rentals
2WF6£540/mo13 rentals
3WF10£548/mo34 rentals

Features · Pontefract

Garden, parking, and floor area in Pontefract

Live signal across 560 Pontefract rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

85%

of 75 Pontefract listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

88%

of 86 Pontefract listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Pontefract

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Pontefract has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 60 of 60 postcode districts analysed, the median was 216 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Pontefract is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

216 crimes per area (median)
60 of 60 postcode districts covered
Data: July 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 May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

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

Featherstone
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (40) · pop. ~15,000
6.9
per 1k
Knottingley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (39) · pop. ~14,000
7.3
per 1k
Castleford
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (117) · pop. ~40,000
8.2
per 1k
Monkhill
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (71) · pop. ~4,000
48
per 1k
Carleton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (122) · pop. ~3,000
96
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

206

Rightmove

107

OpenRent

106

SpareRoom

OnTheMarket

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Frequently asked

Renting in Pontefract — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Pontefract?

The median rent in Pontefract is £825/month based on 560 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Pontefract?

There are currently 560 rental properties available in Pontefract, with 37 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 216 reported crimes per postcode area (July 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 July 2026.

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