Buxton Place, Wakefield

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£177,290

5 sales

Price range

£124k – £220k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

21 Jun 2024

WF1 3JQ

At a glance

House prices£177k 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 station14 min walkWakefield Westgate station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Buxton Place, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 21 Jun 2024. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £174,125. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Buxton Place compared

WF1 postcode area£233,023

Wakefield£257,640

England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	4	£174,125	21 Jun 2024
Detached	1	£189,950	23 Aug 2021

Sold prices on Buxton Place

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
22, Buxton Place WF1 3JQ	21 Jun 2024	£220,000	Terraced	Freehold
21, Buxton Place WF1 3JQ	26 Jun 2023	£192,500	Terraced	Freehold
24, Buxton Place WF1 3JQ	11 Jul 2022	£157,500	Terraced	Freehold
30, Buxton Place WF1 3JQ	23 Aug 2021	£189,950	Detached	Freehold
23, Buxton Place WF1 3JQ	1 Jul 2021	£160,000	Terraced	Freehold
23, Buxton Place WF1 3JQ	8 Aug 2016	£124,000	Terraced	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
23, Buxton Place	£124,000 (Aug 2016) → £160,000 (Jul 2021)	+29% over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Buxton Place

Crime

566 crimes were reported within about a mile of Buxton Place 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 offences	232
Anti-social behaviour	69
Shoplifting	60
Public order	51
Criminal damage & arson	30
Other theft	30

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

Flood risk

Buxton Place 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 Buxton Place

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
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	0.3 mi
Newton Hill Community School 338 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
St Austin's Catholic Primary School 306 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.6 mi
CAPA College 502 pupils	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.7 mi
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School 359 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Meadowcroft School 128 pupils	Other independent special school	5–19	Report	0.8 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill 251 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.8 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 0.7 mi · 14 min walk
Wakefield Kirkgate station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
Outwood station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Newton Bar (Leeds Road) 1 min walk
Newton Bar (Leeds Road) 1 min walk
Link Road (Link Road) 3 min walk
Belgravia Road (Leeds Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

New Southgate Surgery
Buxton Place, Wakefield · 0.0 mi
Alverthorpe
Balne Lane, Wakefield · 0.8 mi
Warrengate Medical Centre
78 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield · 0.9 mi
Homestead
Homestead Medical Centre, Homestead Drive, Wakefield · 0.9 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

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	66.4%	62.5%
Private rented	32.2%	20.3%
Social rented	1.3%	17.1%
Households	770

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	67.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	18.1%	18.6%
Residents	1,652

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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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