Moving in Chequerfield: what to know first
Chequerfield is mostly council-built houses on a planned layout, with The Circle at its heart and Broadway, East Drive, West Drive and King's Crescent leading off it. The Circle has the shops, the pub and a care facility in the middle, so expect parked cars and delivery vans there in the day; for a house on The Circle, the van may do better in the side street nearest your door.
Broadway and Cromwell Crescent are one-way in parts, so say which end you live at. De Lacy Primary and the community nursery on Chequerfield Lane, and High Well School on Rookhill Road, bring drop-off traffic, so a mid-morning slot is quieter. Orchard Mews is a private road; check with the residents where the van may stand on the day of the move.
Chequerfield: the local picture
The Circle is the estate's centre, with the Chequerfield pub, a pharmacy, Horners bakery, the Masala Room, St Giles' food share and St Mary's Community Centre, which replaced the demolished St Mary's Church. The Church of the Holy Family on Chequerfield Road, the Catholic church, is Grade II listed. The former Grove Lea pub is now a Tesco Express on Monument Lane.
Mountment Mews and Halberg House on Viking Road are run by WDH, Wakefield District Housing, which also runs a Live at Home scheme from Viking Road. Pease Park, the Rookhill Road allotments, De Lacy Primary School and High Well School are around the edges of the estate, and Pontefract Sport and Social Club, once the Labour Club, is on Chequers Close.
How the van gets to Chequerfield
The van comes off the M62 at junction 32 and crosses Pontefract on the A639 to Mill Hill Road, then takes Carleton Road, Swanhill Lane, Churchbalk Lane and Monument Lane to reach West Drive and The Circle, with roughly 40 to 50 minutes estimated for the whole drive from Bradford.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 40 to 50 minutes. That is an estimate, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Man and van services near Chequerfield
Each service below links to its Pontefract page, which covers how the job works in and around Pontefract.
House Removals
One- and two-bed homes moved with a driver and a Transit LWB van; bigger homes go in two loads.
Learn moreFlat & Apartment Removals
Lifts, stairs, loading bays and building paperwork planned before the van arrives.
Learn moreFurniture & Large Item Transport
Wardrobes, tables and bulky items moved from A to B without a full removals package.
Learn moreAppliance Delivery
Washing machines, fridges and cookers moved, secured and placed in your kitchen.
Learn moreMarketplace & eBay Collection
Bought it on Marketplace, eBay or Gumtree? We collect from the seller and bring it to you.
Learn moreStudent Removals
Halls, shared houses and home again, priced for a room's worth of belongings.
Learn moreEvery service we offer near Chequerfield
All 11 services run to Chequerfield, each with its own page.
Common Chequerfield routes
- Chequerfield → PontefractMonument Lane, Swanhill Lane and Carleton Road to the A639 Mill Hill Road, about 1.5 miles to the centre
- Chequerfield → CastlefordCarleton Road to the A639 Park Road, then the A656 through Glasshoughton, about 5 miles
- Chequerfield → BradfordThe A639 to junction 32, then the M62 and M606, roughly 40 to 50 minutes
Frequently asked questions: man with a van in Chequerfield
How is Chequerfield served by buses and trains?
Arriva Yorkshire routes 410 and 411 link the estate with Pontefract bus station, Xscape and Leeds. The closest station is Pontefract Baghill, which has trains to Sheffield and York; the stations with trains to Wakefield, Castleford and Leeds are further away.
What is the green area locals call the Ozzy?
It is a stretch of open green on the estate, on the site of a former infectious diseases hospital. Pease Park, run by Wakefield Council and with a playground, is the other open space close by.
Which schools are on the Chequerfield estate?
De Lacy Primary School on Chequerfield Lane, built beside the old Willow Park Primary, and High Well School on Rookhill Road. The Pomfret Woodland Community Nursery is also on Chequerfield Lane.
Also covered around Chequerfield
Carleton.
Nearby areas
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 1 October 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): WF8 2AT is in the Pontefract South ward of Wakefield, unparished area
- postcodes.io reverse lookup around Chequerfield: WF8 2A and WF8 2B postcodes, Pontefract South ward
- Chequerfield (Wikipedia): Pontefract district made up mostly of council housing, shops around the Circle, the Chequerfield pub, Pontefract Sports and Social Club formerly the Labour Club, St Mary's Church demolished and replaced by St Mary's Community Centre, Holy Family Roman Catholic church, Grove Lea pub now a Tesco Express, Arriva routes 410 and 411, Pontefract Baghill the closest station
- OpenStreetMap map data (checked 2026-09-30): The Circle, Broadway, East Drive, West Drive, King's Crescent, Chequerfield Road, Monument Lane, Chequers Close, Viking Road, The Chequerfield pub, Chequerfield Pharmacy, Horners, Masala Room, St Giles' Food Share, St Mary's Community Centre, Church of the Holy Family (Grade II), Tesco Express, Mountment Mews and Halberg House (operator WDH), Pease Park, Rookhill Road Allotments, De Lacy Primary School, High Well School, Pontefract Sport And Social Club, building tags
- Route estimate from OpenStreetMap road data: Bradford, M606, M62, A639 to Mill Hill Road, Carleton Road, Swanhill Lane, Churchbalk Lane, Monument Lane, West Drive, The Circle
- M62 motorway (Wikipedia): junction 32 for the A639
- Carleton: postcodes.io reverse lookup at its research point (ONS data): nearest postcode WF8 3RW, Pontefract South ward, Wakefield
- OpenStreetMap map data around the place, read 2026-10-01: The Circle (shops, pharmacy, bakery, The Chequerfield pub, St Mary's Community Centre), Broadway and Cromwell Crescent (one-way sections), Orchard Mews (private), Chequerfield Lane (De Lacy Primary School, Pomfret Woodland Community Nursery), Rookhill Road (High Well School), Viking Road (Live At Home Scheme, WDH), Pease Park (Wakefield Council, playground), Carleton Road, Monument Lane, Swanhill Lane
- Ferry Fryston (Wikipedia): WDH is Wakefield District Housing, which took over local authority housing in 2005
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data): The Circle, West Drive, Monument Lane, Churchbalk Lane, Swanhill Lane, Carleton Road, A639 Mill Hill Road and Jubilee Way to Pontefract centre; 1.4 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data): Carleton Road, A639 Mill Hill Road, Jubilee Way, Front Street and Park Road, A656 Park Road, Front Street, Pontefract Road and Bridge Street to Castleford; 4.8 miles
- Driving route (OpenStreetMap road data): Carleton Road, A639 Mill Hill Road and Park Road, M62, M606 to Bradford; 25.7 miles