Blenheim Road, Wakefield

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF1 3JZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£334,126
19 sales
Price range
£95k – £750k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 Mar 2025
WF1 3JZ

At a glance

House prices£334k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station12 min walkWakefield Westgate station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

19 property sales on Blenheim Road, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 13 Mar 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £136,400. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Blenheim Road compared

WF1 postcode area£233,023
Wakefield£257,640
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Blenheim Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WF1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £138,750 (2 sales)2016£139k2017: £444,333 (3 sales)2017£444k2018: £294,450 (2 sales)2018£294k2020: £150,000 (2 sales)2020£150k2021: £512,500 (2 sales)2021£513k2022: £316,500 (2 sales)2022£317k2023: £473,750 (4 sales)2023£474k2024: £160,000 (1 sales)2024£160k2025: £136,000 (1 sales)2025£136k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat10£136,40013 Mar 2025
Semi-detached5£550,2801 Sep 2023
Detached4£558,25018 Aug 2023

Sold prices on Blenheim Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 2, 11, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 9 Jan 2026£140,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, 15, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 13 Mar 2025£136,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 15, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 22 Nov 2024£160,000 FlatLeasehold
28, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 31 Jul 2024£300,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 3, 11, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 2 Oct 2023£128,000 FlatLeasehold
26, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 1 Sep 2023£95,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 1 Sep 2023£675,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 18 Aug 2023£750,000 DetachedFreehold
17A, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 5 Jan 2023£375,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 23 Nov 2022£145,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 13 Jul 2022£488,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 30 Sep 2021£405,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 25 May 2021£310,000 OtherLeasehold
14, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 22 Mar 2021£620,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 15 Mar 2021£1,000 OtherFreehold
Flat 5, 15, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 23 Oct 2020£145,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 6, 15, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 31 Jan 2020£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 15, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 12 Oct 2018£147,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 4, 11, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 31 Jul 2018£90,000 FlatLeasehold
4, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 16 Apr 2018£441,400 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 24 Aug 2017£580,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Northfield House, 6, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 18 Aug 2017£650,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 20 Mar 2017£103,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 11, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 5 Jul 2016£99,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, 11, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 10 May 2016£105,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, 17, Blenheim Road WF1 3JZ 20 Jan 2016£172,500 FlatLeasehold

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
Flat 2, 11, Blenheim Road £105,000 (May 2016) → £140,000 (Jan 2026) +33%
over 10 yrs
8, Blenheim Road £580,000 (Aug 2017) → £675,000 (Sep 2023) +16%
over 6 yrs
12, Blenheim Road £103,000 (Mar 2017) → £310,000 (May 2021) +201%
over 4 yrs
Flat 5, 15, Blenheim Road £147,500 (Oct 2018) → £145,000 (Oct 2020) -2%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Blenheim Road

Crime

633 crimes were reported within about a mile of Blenheim Road in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences250
Anti-social behaviour80
Shoplifting68
Public order58
Criminal damage & arson39
Other theft35

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

Flood risk

Blenheim Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Ings Beck and Oakenshaw Beck Flood alert area
  • Lower River Calder catchment 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 Blenheim Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield 668 pupils Other independent school 3–19 Report 0.2 mi
St Austin's Catholic Primary School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School 359 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
CAPA College 502 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.6 mi
Newton Hill Community School 338 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill 251 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Meadowcroft School 128 pupils Other independent special school 5–19 Report 0.7 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Wakefield Westgate station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Wakefield Kirkgate station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Outwood station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Belgravia Road (Leeds Road) 2 min walk
  • Belgravia Road (Leeds Road) 2 min walk
  • College Grove Rd Hepworth Gardens (at, College Grove Road) 3 min walk
  • Queen Elizabeth's School (Leeds Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • New Southgate Surgery
    Buxton Place, Wakefield · 0.2 mi
  • Warrengate Medical Centre
    78 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield · 0.7 mi
  • Alverthorpe
    Balne Lane, Wakefield · 0.8 mi
  • Trinity Medical Centre
    Thornhill Street, Wakefield · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 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.

Income: decile 9 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned66.4%62.5%
Private rented32.2%20.3%
Social rented1.3%17.1%
Households770

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.4%64.1%
Aged 65+18.1%18.6%
Residents1,652

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.

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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