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Wakefield Avenue, Morecambe

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wakefield Avenue, Morecambe · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/morecambe/wakefield-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LA4 6DY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£286,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£247,125
12 sales
Price range
£165k – £312k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
20 Feb 2026
LA4 6DY

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At a glance

House prices£286k average42% above the Morecambe average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station7 min walkBare Lane station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 12 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

12 property sales on Wakefield Avenue, Morecambe have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £286,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £249,550. That is 42% above the Morecambe average of £201,429 over the same period. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% detached, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Wakefield Avenue range from £165,000 to £312,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 121 streets in Morecambe with at least two sales in the last year, Wakefield Avenue ranks 13th for average price.

House prices on Wakefield Avenue compared

Wakefield Avenue£286,000
LA4 postcode area£194,397
Morecambe£201,429
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LA4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £215,000 (1 sales)2016£215k2017: £191,500 (2 sales)2017£192k2019: £218,000 (1 sales)2019£218k2020: £240,000 (1 sales)2020£240k2021: £255,000 (1 sales)2021£255k2022: £250,000 (1 sales)2022£250k2023: £275,000 (2 sales)2023£275k2024: £282,500 (1 sales)2024£283k2025: £282,000 (1 sales)2025£282k2026: £290,000 (1 sales)2026£290k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 12 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached10£249,55020 Feb 2026
Semi-detached2£235,0008 Oct 2021

Sold prices on Wakefield Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, Wakefield Avenue LA4 6DY 20 Feb 2026£290,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Wakefield Avenue LA4 6DY 27 Nov 2025£282,000 DetachedFreehold
29, Wakefield Avenue LA4 6DY 21 Mar 2024£282,500 DetachedFreehold
1, Wakefield Avenue LA4 6DY 8 Nov 2023£238,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Wakefield Avenue LA4 6DY 26 May 2023£312,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Wakefield Avenue LA4 6DY 29 Sep 2022£250,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Wakefield Avenue LA4 6DY 8 Oct 2021£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Wakefield Avenue LA4 6DY 28 Oct 2020£240,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Wakefield Avenue LA4 6DY 8 Nov 2019£218,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Wakefield Avenue LA4 6DY 12 Dec 2017£218,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Wakefield Avenue LA4 6DY 17 Jul 2017£165,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Wakefield Avenue LA4 6DY 21 Oct 2016£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
25, Wakefield Avenue £240,000 (Oct 2020) → £290,000 (Feb 2026) +21%
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Crime and flood risk near Wakefield Avenue

Crime

189 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wakefield Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences78
Anti-social behaviour33
Shoplifting20
Public order14
Other theft10
Other crime10

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Wakefield Avenue is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • South Morecambe Bay area Flood alert area
  • Lancashire coastline at North Morecambe Town, along Marine Road East and Central to Midland Hotel Flood alert area
  • Lancashire coastline at North Morecambe Town, between Great Hestham, Torrisholme and Bare Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Wakefield Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Morecambe Bay Academy 1,045 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
Great Wood Primary School 406 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe 150 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.4 mi
Lancaster Road Primary School 478 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School 165 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School 413 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School 276 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Morecambe Road School 224 pupils Community special school 3–16 Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Bare Lane station 0.4 mi · 7 min walk
  • Morecambe station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk
  • Lancaster station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Beulah Avenue (opp, Beaufort Road) 2 min walk
  • Beulah Avenue (by, Beaufort Road) 3 min walk
  • Greatwood School (opp, Beaufort Road) 5 min walk
  • Greatwood CPS (by, Beaufort Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Queen Square Medical Practice
    2 Queen Square, Lancaster · 2.6 mi
  • Lancaster Medical Practice
    8 Dalton Square, Lancaster · 2.6 mi
  • Bay Medical Group
    Heysham Primary Care Centre, Middleton Way, Morecambe · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Morecambe · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Morecambe Supermarket · 0.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Morecambe Lancaster Road · 0.8 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Morecambe · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Bare Pharmacy Ltd · 0.4 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.6 mi
  • Cohens Chemist · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Bare Dental Clinic Ltd · 0.4 mi
  • Morecambe Dental Centre · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income7 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned83.4%62.5%
Private rented15.3%20.3%
Social rented1.3%17.1%
Households602

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.2%64.1%
Aged 65+26.4%18.6%
Residents1,443

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks86%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks98%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks91%92%

Share of homes across Lancaster with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Wakefield Avenue

Ethnic group

HereLancaster
White97.9%93.1%
Other ethnic group0.8%0.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.2%3.6%

Religion

HereLancaster
Christian57.3%51.8%
No religion32.7%38.1%
Not answered8.9%6.6%
Buddhist0.5%0.4%
Sikh0.3%–
Other religion0.2%0.6%
Muslim0.1%1.9%
Hindu0%0.4%

Country of birth

HereLancaster
Born in the UK97.3%90.5%
Born outside the UK2.7%9.5%

Highest qualification

HereLancaster
Level 4 qualifications and above34%32.3%
Level 3 qualifications20.1%22.6%
No qualifications15.4%15.8%
Level 2 qualifications12.8%12.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%8.6%
Apprenticeship6.9%5.7%
Other qualifications1.3%2.5%

General health

HereLancaster
Very good health45.2%46.5%
Good health33.9%34.2%
Fair health14.2%13.7%
Bad health5.5%4.3%
Very bad health1.1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLancaster
1 car or van in household45.7%43.2%
2 cars or vans in household31.4%25.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%8.3%
No cars or vans in household10.3%22.7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Lancaster.

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