Briar Grove, Wakefield

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF1 5LT.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£139,281
16 sales
Price range
£98k – £225k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Mar 2025
WF1 5LT

At a glance

House prices£139k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station6 min walkSandal & Agbrigg station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

16 property sales on Briar Grove, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 31 Mar 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £148,864. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Briar Grove compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Briar Grove 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: £124,000 (2 sales)2016£124k2017: £122,500 (3 sales)2017£123k2018: £120,000 (2 sales)2018£120k2019: £159,333 (3 sales)2019£159k2021: £147,501 (2 sales)2021£148k2022: £125,000 (1 sales)2022£125k2023: £170,000 (1 sales)2023£170k2024: £145,000 (1 sales)2024£145k2025: £160,000 (1 sales)2025£160k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached11£148,86431 Mar 2025
Terraced3£122,66715 Apr 2024
Detached2£111,50024 Nov 2017

Sold prices on Briar Grove

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
22, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 15 May 2026£154,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 31 Mar 2025£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4A, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 15 Apr 2024£145,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 10 Oct 2023£210,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 24 Feb 2023£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4B, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 6 May 2022£125,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 13 Apr 2022£240,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 27 Sep 2021£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 19 Feb 2021£120,001 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 20 Dec 2019£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 29 Nov 2019£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 2 Sep 2019£98,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 31 Oct 2018£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 5 Jan 2018£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 24 Nov 2017£115,000 DetachedFreehold
24, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 22 Nov 2017£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 6 Jan 2017£127,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 12 Sep 2016£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Briar Grove WF1 5LT 22 Aug 2016£108,000 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
6, Briar Grove £115,000 (Nov 2017) → £210,000 (Oct 2023) +83%
over 6 yrs
21, Briar Grove £110,000 (Jan 2018) → £175,000 (Sep 2021) +59%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Briar Grove

Crime

183 crimes were reported within about a mile of Briar Grove in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences77
Anti-social behaviour21
Criminal damage & arson17
Public order16
Other theft11
Drugs9

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

Flood risk

Briar Grove is in or near 6 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Balne Beck, Alverthorpe Beck and Ings Beck at Wakefield Westgate Flood warning area
  • Ings Beck and Oakenshaw Beck Flood alert area
  • Lower River Calder catchment Flood alert area
  • Oakenshaw Beck at Agbrigg Flood warning area
  • River Calder at Wakefield - Fall Ings and Belle Vue Flood warning 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 Briar Grove

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Sandal Magna Community Academy 255 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
The Castle Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.2 mi
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy 762 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource 245 pupils Primary Methodist 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School 608 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 255 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 1.0 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill 251 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.3 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill 452 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.4 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

  • Sandal & Agbrigg station 0.3 mi · 6 min walk
  • Wakefield Kirkgate station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Wakefield Westgate station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Agbrigg Park (Agbrigg Road) 2 min walk
  • Montague Street (Agbrigg Road) 2 min walk
  • Agbrigg Park (opp, Agbrigg Road) 2 min walk
  • Montague Street (Agbrigg Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Maybush Medical Centre
    Belle Isle Health Park, Portobello Road, Wakefield · 0.4 mi
  • Trinity Medical Centre
    Thornhill Street, Wakefield · 1.0 mi
  • Warrengate Medical Centre
    78 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield · 1.1 mi
  • Eastmoor Health Centre
    Windhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield · 1.6 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 3 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 4 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned53.5%62.5%
Private rented38.5%20.3%
Social rented8.0%17.1%
Households1,024

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.1%64.1%
Aged 65+12.4%18.6%
Residents2,589

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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