WF2 8BU, Wakefield
Sold prices and local information for WF2 8BU on Cobb Avenue. Free
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Average sold price
£146,750
8 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
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0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in WF2 8BU
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53, Cobb Avenue | 12 Feb 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached |
| 64, Cobb Avenue | 1 Sep 2023 | £175,000 | Semi-detached |
| 41, Cobb Avenue | 18 Jul 2023 | £185,000 | Semi-detached |
| 42, Cobb Avenue | 31 Oct 2022 | £165,000 | Semi-detached |
| 12, Cobb Avenue | 29 Nov 2019 | £136,000 | Semi-detached |
| 41, Cobb Avenue | 30 Nov 2018 | £116,000 | Semi-detached |
| 53, Cobb Avenue | 28 Feb 2018 | £115,000 | Semi-detached |
| 41, Cobb Avenue | 4 Aug 2017 | £102,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in WF2 8BU
- Cobb Avenue£147k
Schools near WF2 8BU
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Academy Cathedral | Secondary | Outstanding | 0.3 mi |
| The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School | Primary | Good | 0.4 mi |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary School | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| St Michael's CofE Academy | Primary | Good | 0.5 mi |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | Good | 0.5 mi |
| Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School | Primary | Requires improvement | 0.7 mi |
Living in WF2 8BU
Nearest stations
- Wakefield Westgate station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
- Wakefield Kirkgate station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
- Sandal & Agbrigg station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
Supermarkets
- Farmfoods 0.2 mi
- Asda Supermarket 0.3 mi
- Morrisons 0.4 mi
- Sainsburys Local 0.6 mi
Pharmacies
- Horbury Road Pharmacy 0.1 mi
- Boots 0.5 mi
- Trinity - Pharmacy Plus Health 1.1 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 0.3 mi
- Time For Teeth Hmp Wakefield 0.7 mi
- Space Dental 0.9 mi
GP surgeries
- Lupset Health Centre 0.2 mi
- Homestead 0.5 mi
- Alverthorpe 0.8 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 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 2 of 10 |
| Employment | 2 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 2 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 1 of 10 |
| Crime | 1 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 WF2 8BU
Ethnic group
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 89.9% | 93% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 3.5% | 1.3% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.8% | 1.4% |
| Other ethnic group | 1.1% | 0.7% |
Religion
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 51.1% | 49% |
| No religion | 38% | 41.3% |
| Not answered | 6.2% | 5.4% |
| Muslim | 3.6% | 3.2% |
| Other religion | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Buddhist | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Hindu | 0% | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 85.7% | 91.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 14.3% | 8.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| No qualifications | 33.5% | 24.4% |
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 19.3% | 24.3% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 16.1% | 14.9% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 12.6% | 16.3% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 10.4% | 10.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 6.5% |
| Other qualifications | 2.6% | 2.8% |
General health
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 38% | 44.7% |
| Good health | 35.2% | 34.3% |
| Fair health | 17.2% | 14.5% |
| Bad health | 7.5% | 5.1% |
| Very bad health | 2.1% | 1.5% |
Occupation
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary occupations | 18.6% | 14.9% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 12.1% | 10.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 11.6% | 9.6% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 11.4% | 7.9% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.1% | 10.7% |
| Professional occupations | 9.6% | 15% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 7.9% | 9.3% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 6.4% | 10.5% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| No cars or vans in household | 41.3% | 22.8% |
| 1 car or van in household | 40.7% | 41.7% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 14.7% | 27.4% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 3.3% | 8% |
Economic activity
| Here | Wakefield | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 53.8% | 58.7% |
| Economically inactive | 44.7% | 39.8% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.5% | 1.5% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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