WF1 2RL, Wakefield
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Average sold price
£209,492
6 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in WF1 2RL
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41, Melbourne Road | 12 Dec 2022 | £250,000 | Semi-detached |
| 15, Melbourne Road | 15 Nov 2022 | £230,000 | Semi-detached |
| 11, Melbourne Road | 13 Aug 2021 | £239,950 | Semi-detached |
| 35, Melbourne Road | 25 Feb 2019 | £167,000 | Semi-detached |
| 7, Melbourne Road | 20 Jul 2018 | £175,000 | Semi-detached |
| 9, Melbourne Road | 2 Feb 2018 | £195,000 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in WF1 2RL
- Melbourne Road£218k
Schools near WF1 2RL
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School | Primary | – | 0.3 mi |
| Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield | Other independent school | – | 0.5 mi |
| Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School | Primary | Requires improvement | 0.6 mi |
| CAPA College | 16 plus | – | 0.7 mi |
| Newton Hill Community School | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
| Silcoates School | Other independent school | – | 0.8 mi |
Living in WF1 2RL
Nearest stations
- Wakefield Westgate station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
- Wakefield Kirkgate station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
- Outwood station 1.7 mi · 33 min walk
Supermarkets
- Spar 0.3 mi
- Spar 0.4 mi
- The Food Warehouse 0.4 mi
- Aldi 0.5 mi
Pharmacies
- Well 0.3 mi
- Pharmacy Express 0.6 mi
- Boots 0.7 mi
Dentists
- Smile Design Studio 0.3 mi
- Night Dental Limited 0.5 mi
- Newstead House (dental Surgery) 0.5 mi
GP surgeries
- New Southgate Surgery 0.3 mi
- Alverthorpe 0.5 mi
- Homestead 0.7 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 94% of homes in Wakefield (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 5 of 10 |
| Employment | 5 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 4 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 5 of 10 |
| Crime | 3 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 10 of 10 |
| Living environment | 5 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in WF1 2RL
Ethnic group
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 80.3% | 93% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 13.9% | 3.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 2.9% | 1.3% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| Other ethnic group | 1.2% | 0.7% |
Religion
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 44.1% | 49% |
| No religion | 36.3% | 41.3% |
| Muslim | 13.3% | 3.2% |
| Not answered | 3.9% | 5.4% |
| Other religion | 0.9% | 0.4% |
| Hindu | 0.8% | 0.4% |
| Sikh | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Country of birth
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 81.8% | 91.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 18.2% | 8.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 26.8% | 24.3% |
| No qualifications | 20.2% | 24.4% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 17.9% | 16.3% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 13.8% | 14.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 12.6% | 10.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 6.5% |
| Other qualifications | 2.9% | 2.8% |
General health
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 43.6% | 44.7% |
| Good health | 38.7% | 34.3% |
| Fair health | 12.3% | 14.5% |
| Bad health | 4.3% | 5.1% |
| Very bad health | 1% | 1.5% |
Occupation
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary occupations | 17.2% | 14.9% |
| Professional occupations | 13.4% | 15% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 12% | 12.2% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 12% | 10.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 10.7% | 9.3% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 9.1% | 10.7% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 8.1% | 10.5% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 7.8% | 7.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 47.1% | 41.7% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 25.8% | 27.4% |
| No cars or vans in household | 19.7% | 22.8% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 7.5% | 8% |
Economic activity
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 62.1% | 58.7% |
| Economically inactive | 36.1% | 39.8% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.8% | 1.5% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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