Carnforth Avenue, Wakefield

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF1 2GE, WF1 2GD.

Average price (last 12 months)
£195,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2017)
£153,318
67 sales
Price range
£47k – £200k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 Oct 2025
WF1 2GD

At a glance

House prices£153k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station2 min walkWakefield Westgate station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

67 property sales on Carnforth Avenue, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £195,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £156,205. Average sale prices rose from £152,066 in 2017 to £195,667 in 2025 (+29%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 26 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 24 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Carnforth Avenue compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £152,066 (14 sales)2017£152k2018: £151,914 (36 sales)2018£152k2019: £155,333 (3 sales)2019£155k2020: £158,333 (3 sales)2020£158k2021: £135,000 (3 sales)2021£135k2022: £142,875 (4 sales)2022£143k2023: £170,000 (1 sales)2023£170k2025: £195,667 (3 sales)2025£196k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced65£156,20523 Oct 2025
Flat2£59,50021 Dec 2022

Sold prices on Carnforth Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
14, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 23 Oct 2025£195,000 TerracedFreehold
89, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 30 Jun 2025£200,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 28 Mar 2025£192,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 13 Sep 2024£185,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 28 Mar 2024£183,500 TerracedFreehold
17, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 9 Jan 2024£180,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 5 Apr 2023£194,000 TerracedFreehold
93, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 24 Mar 2023£170,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 8 Mar 2023£191,000 TerracedFreehold
92, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 22 Feb 2023£170,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 21 Dec 2022£46,500 FlatLeasehold
92, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 15 Dec 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 28 Oct 2022£191,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 27 Oct 2022£197,500 TerracedFreehold
66, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 15 Jul 2022£185,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 8 Jul 2022£175,000 TerracedFreehold
84, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 12 Apr 2022£175,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 8 Apr 2022£175,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 31 Mar 2022£175,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 11 Feb 2022£150,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 17 Dec 2021£170,500 TerracedFreehold
83, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 19 Nov 2021£72,500 FlatLeasehold
46, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 30 Sep 2021£167,500 TerracedFreehold
38, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 20 Aug 2021£170,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 29 Jul 2021£164,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 16 Jul 2021£165,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 11 Jun 2021£168,500 TerracedFreehold
91, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 28 May 2021£155,000 TerracedFreehold
91, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 30 Apr 2021£170,000 TerracedFreehold
90, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 29 Jan 2021£154,500 TerracedFreehold
60, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 1 Dec 2020£170,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 27 Nov 2020£160,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 30 Oct 2020£145,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 25 Oct 2019£159,000 TerracedFreehold
67, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 12 Jul 2019£147,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GD 5 Apr 2019£160,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 9 Nov 2018£820,000 OtherFreehold
84, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 31 Aug 2018£153,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
42, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 27 Jul 2018£154,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
65, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 27 Jul 2018£153,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
67, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 27 Jul 2018£149,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
85, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 27 Jul 2018£152,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
86, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 27 Jul 2018£140,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
53, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 6 Jul 2018£149,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
43, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 29 Jun 2018£153,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
44, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 29 Jun 2018£153,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
45, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 29 Jun 2018£155,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
62, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 29 Jun 2018£152,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
64, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 29 Jun 2018£153,995 Terraced New buildFreehold
88, Carnforth Avenue WF1 2GE 29 Jun 2018£153,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
123

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
14, Carnforth Avenue £154,995 (Dec 2017) → £175,000 (Apr 2022) → £195,000 (Oct 2025) +26%
over 8 yrs
89, Carnforth Avenue £153,000 (Jun 2018) → £200,000 (Jun 2025) +31%
over 7 yrs
23, Carnforth Avenue £152,995 (Dec 2017) → £160,000 (Nov 2020) → £192,000 (Mar 2025) +25%
over 7 yrs
49, Carnforth Avenue £154,000 (Jun 2018) → £185,000 (Sep 2024) +20%
over 6 yrs
85, Carnforth Avenue £152,000 (Jul 2018) → £183,500 (Mar 2024) +21%
over 6 yrs
17, Carnforth Avenue £152,995 (Dec 2017) → £150,000 (Feb 2022) → £180,000 (Jan 2024) +18%
over 6 yrs
24, Carnforth Avenue £149,995 (Dec 2017) → £194,000 (Apr 2023) +29%
over 5 yrs
93, Carnforth Avenue £155,000 (Jun 2018) → £170,000 (Mar 2023) +10%
over 5 yrs
59, Carnforth Avenue £152,995 (May 2018) → £191,000 (Mar 2023) +25%
over 5 yrs
92, Carnforth Avenue £152,000 (Jun 2018) → £180,000 (Dec 2022) → £170,000 (Feb 2023) +12%
over 5 yrs
27, Carnforth Avenue £150,995 (Mar 2018) → £191,000 (Oct 2022) +26%
over 5 yrs
29, Carnforth Avenue £149,995 (Mar 2018) → £197,500 (Oct 2022) +32%
over 5 yrs
51, Carnforth Avenue £150,995 (May 2018) → £175,000 (Jul 2022) +16%
over 4 yrs
84, Carnforth Avenue £153,000 (Aug 2018) → £175,000 (Apr 2022) +14%
over 4 yrs
25, Carnforth Avenue £154,995 (Dec 2017) → £175,000 (Mar 2022) +13%
over 4 yrs
53, Carnforth Avenue £149,995 (Jul 2018) → £170,500 (Dec 2021) +14%
over 3 yrs
46, Carnforth Avenue £152,995 (Jun 2018) → £167,500 (Sep 2021) +9%
over 3 yrs
38, Carnforth Avenue £149,995 (Mar 2018) → £170,000 (Aug 2021) +13%
over 3 yrs
37, Carnforth Avenue £149,995 (Mar 2018) → £164,000 (Jul 2021) +9%
over 3 yrs
67, Carnforth Avenue £149,000 (Jul 2018) → £147,000 (Jul 2019) → £165,000 (Jul 2021) +11%
over 3 yrs
44, Carnforth Avenue £153,000 (Jun 2018) → £168,500 (Jun 2021) +10%
over 3 yrs
91, Carnforth Avenue £155,000 (Jun 2018) → £170,000 (Apr 2021) +10%
over 3 yrs
90, Carnforth Avenue £155,000 (Jun 2018) → £154,500 (Jan 2021) +-0%
over 3 yrs
60, Carnforth Avenue £152,995 (Jun 2018) → £170,000 (Dec 2020) +11%
over 2 yrs
12, Carnforth Avenue £152,995 (Jun 2017) → £160,000 (Apr 2019) → £145,000 (Oct 2020) -5%
over 3 yrs
22, Carnforth Avenue £152,995 (Dec 2017) → £159,000 (Oct 2019) +4%
over 2 yrs

Buying on Carnforth Avenue?

Stamp duty calculator

Mortgage calculator

Crime and flood risk near Carnforth Avenue

Crime

687 crimes were reported within about a mile of Carnforth Avenue in August 2026.

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

12345678910

Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences268
Anti-social behaviour92
Shoplifting74
Public order58
Criminal damage & arson44
Other theft39

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

Flood risk

Carnforth Avenue 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
  • Balne Beck and Alverthorpe Beck at Brooks Bank around Wakefield Prison Flood warning area
  • Lower River Calder catchment Flood alert area
  • River Calder at Wakefield - Thornes and Calder Vale 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 Carnforth Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
CAPA College 502 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.1 mi
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield 668 pupils Other independent school 3–19 Report 0.3 mi
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School 437 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
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School 387 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School 359 pupils Primary 3–11 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 0.1 mi · 2 min walk
  • Wakefield Kirkgate station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Sandal & Agbrigg station 1.8 mi · 36 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Westgate H (at, Cliff Lane) 2 min walk
  • Westgate G Station (Mulberry Way) 2 min walk
  • Wentworth Street Girls High School (Wentworth Street) 3 min walk
  • Rishworth Street (Rishworth Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Alverthorpe
    Balne Lane, Wakefield · 0.5 mi
  • Homestead
    Homestead Medical Centre, Homestead Drive, Wakefield · 0.6 mi
  • New Southgate Surgery
    Buxton Place, Wakefield · 0.6 mi
  • Trinity Medical Centre
    Thornhill Street, Wakefield · 0.6 mi

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

Area profile

Deprivation

12345678910

This neighbourhood is in decile 4 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 1 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned39.2%62.5%
Private rented48.2%20.3%
Social rented12.5%17.1%
Households999

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6478.3%64.1%
Aged 65+9.9%18.6%
Residents2,869

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.

Nearby streets in WF1

See all streets in Wakefield All streets in WF1