Is Pontefract a decent place to live?

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We have found a nice place in Pontefract, close to the countryside. It seems a decent market town- is it?

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It did seem ok- better than Wakefield we thought. I am sure that there are some not so nice areas but it certainly felt very safe.

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Which area is considered rough?

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Defcon5 said:

Lived there for 20 years. Got a link to the house?

Still got the Lupo?!!

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Defcon5 said:

Ha no mate, replaced it with a VX220 and recently replaced that with a baby!

Excellent! We're hoping for this next year too (the baby, not the VX220).

It's on Pontefract road- so the not so nice area by the sounds of it. But from what we've seen recently- it almost seemed posh!

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WF8 2PP

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Shnozz said:

Have you looked around the Robin Hood area? I have a mate that lives there and it seems good value for money and easy access to Leeds centre.

Where is that?

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Defcon5 said:

WF3 postcode is Robin Hood

That Pontefract lane is the border between Ponte and Ferrybridge, don't think its too rough, but I would suggest large groups of kids in track suits would be the norm

Thing is though how rough? I mean the areas in leeds we've seen (Gipton, Harehills, Seacroft) are really bad. I'm sure nothing in Pontefract is anywhere in that league surely?

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Good to know. We have to compromise- we are first time buyers and are just looking for somewhere safe with an easy commute to Leeds. The house we've seen is nice too!

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Seems that unlike Leeds in isn't necessarily down to an area- more a street... Apart from certain town centre areas (Chequers it seems) nothing I have seen on the outskirts frightens me at all. When you've seen certain parts of Leeds/Sheffield a tiny council area such at this one:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.707651,-1.289928...

isn't going to worry us!

The only thing worrying me ( and this would be anywhere) is that my other half has to walk to the train station every day as we work different hours.

Would you confidently let your other half do this walk:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Pontefract+WF8+2...

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Defcon5 said:

I wouldn't live around there tbh.

Are we still talking about Pontefract?

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Noticed the huge power station not far away- not brilliant is it!