Estate agents in Featherstone
Featherstone is a town in Yorkshire and The Humber, home to about 11,657 residents. HM Land Registry records 146 standard sales there from September 2025 to August 2026, with a median price paid of £180,000.
How estate agents in Featherstone compare
Featherstone at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 146 sales in Featherstone from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £180,000.
58.2% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.1 years and sold for a median of 30.4% more than they paid.
The median price was £125,497 in 2016 and £180,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Featherstone
Median sale price in Featherstone: £180,000
| All homes | 146 sales, median £180,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 21 sales, median £275,000 |
| Semi-detached | 62 sales, median £190,000 |
| Terraced | 62 sales, median £156,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 1 sale |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across Wakefield the average price was £198,385 in June 2026, up 4.7% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £125,497 (242 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £139,995 (203 sales) |
| 2018 | £128,000 (205 sales) |
| 2019 | £126,500 (172 sales) |
| 2020 | £130,000 (173 sales) |
| 2021 | £161,250 (246 sales) |
| 2022 | £161,250 (218 sales) |
| 2023 | £177,000 (163 sales) |
| 2024 | £170,000 (147 sales) |
| 2025 | £180,000 (174 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Featherstone station is about 0.1 miles from the centre of the town, with Streethouse about 2 miles away, Pontefract Tanshelf about 2 miles and Glasshoughton about 2 miles. The A645 passes through or beside the area. M62 junction 32 at Castleford Interchange is about 2 miles away and A1(M) junction 41 at Holmfield Interchange is about 4 miles away. Leeds Bradford Airport is about 18 miles away and Humberside Airport is about 42 miles away. Central London is about 159 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Featherstone
Families in Featherstone have five primary schools within about 1 mile of the centre. The nearest is Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (Church of England) at about 0.3 miles, with Featherstone Purston Infant School and Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School both about 0.5 miles away. Featherstone Girnhill Infant School (academy) is about 0.6 miles away and Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy (Church of England, academy) about 1 mile. For secondary education, The Featherstone Academy (academy) is about 0.8 miles away, followed by St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College (Roman Catholic, sixth form, academy) at about 1.1 miles and Ark The King's School (academy) at about 1.8 miles. Ackworth School (Quaker) is the nearest independent school at about 2.4 miles. New College Pontefract (academy) is about 1.7 miles away and the nearest university, Leeds College of Music, is about 10.8 miles away.
A short history of Featherstone
Featherstone has one listed building close to its centre, the Church of St Thomas, which is listed at Grade II.
Sport and leisure
Sport in Featherstone centres on Featherstone Rovers RLFC and Post Office Road, a stadium for rugby and soccer. Cricket Field/Purston Crown Green Bowls Club has a pitch for bowls. Senjoku Martial Arts is a sport venue for martial arts. Pitches and courts are mapped for soccer, rugby league, rugby, netball, bowls, basketball and cricket. Purston Park, Girnhill Lane Community Garden and Mill Pond Stadium are the named parks and open spaces. A children's playground is also mapped nearby.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Featherstone (Wakefield)?
- The median price paid over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £180,000. This is based on standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry.
- What is the median price paid for each type of house in Featherstone (Wakefield)?
- Over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 the median price paid was £275,000 for detached houses (21 sales), £190,000 for semi-detached houses (62 sales) and £156,000 for terraced houses (62 sales).
- How many homes were sold in Featherstone (Wakefield) in the last year?
- There were 146 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026.
- What transport links are there near Featherstone (Wakefield)?
- Featherstone station is about 0.1 miles from the centre and the A645 passes through or beside the area. M62 junction 32 (Castleford Interchange) is about 2 miles away and A1(M) junction 41 (Holmfield Interchange) is about 4 miles away.
- How many primary schools are near the centre of Featherstone (Wakefield)?
- There are 5 primary schools within about 1.0 miles of the centre. The nearest secondary school is The Featherstone Academy at about 0.8 miles.
Areas near Featherstone
- Streethouse
- High Ackworth
- Pontefract
- Sharlston
- Low Ackworth
- Normanton
- Ackworth Moor Top
- Castleford
Featherstone is in Wakefield.
Estate agents near Featherstone
- Kestrel EstatesFeatherstone WF7 5BB0.2 miles
- Bandol PropertyFeatherstone WF7 5FA0.6 miles
- Enfields Estate AgentPontefract WF8 1DB2 miles
- Park Row PropertiesPontefract WF8 1DB2 miles
- Hunters Letting Agents PontefractPontefract WF8 1DR2 miles
- Abson Blaza Property ServicesPontefract WF8 1LY2 miles
- Crown Estate AgentsPontefract WF8 1JY2 miles
- Enfields Luxe Estate AgentsPontefract WF8 1BN2.1 miles
- BoultonsPontefract WF8 1BJ2.1 miles
- Richard Kendall Estate AgentPontefract WF8 1AN2.1 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Featherstone.