Featherstone
vs Pontefract North
Pontefract North has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Featherstone. Homes in Pontefract North sold for a median of £215,000, 21% above Featherstone. Featherstone has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Featherstone has 17,763 residents in 7,765 households; Pontefract North has 17,613 in 7,793. Featherstone has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 2.1 percentage points more than Pontefract North (Wakefield: 19%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 42% of homes in Featherstone and 47% in Pontefract North. Pontefract North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 2.7 percentage points more than Featherstone (Wakefield: 63%). Pontefract North has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 2.1 percentage points more than Featherstone (Wakefield: 15%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £177,000 in Featherstone and £215,000 in Pontefract North, against £205,000 across Wakefield.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (17% and 17%). A typical postcode has 47 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Featherstone, and 147 in Pontefract North. The typical postcode is 350 m from the nearest school in Featherstone and 379 m in Pontefract North. The typical postcode is 905 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Featherstone and 584 m in Pontefract North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 90% of premises in Featherstone and 77% in Pontefract North.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 125 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Featherstone and 164 in Pontefract North, against 121 across Wakefield. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Featherstone is one of 21 wards in Wakefield, home to 17,763 people in 7,765 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £177,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Wakefield median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 14% above the Wakefield average.
Pontefract North is one of 21 wards in Wakefield, home to 17,613 people in 7,793 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 5% above the Wakefield median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% above the Wakefield average.
More comparisons.
Featherstone and Pontefract North next to other wards of Wakefield.