Cartwright Drive, Wakefield

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2021)

£293,844

8 sales

Price range

£248k – £380k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

11 Sep 2025

WF1 3FG

At a glance

House prices£294k averageSince 2021 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station11 min walkWakefield Westgate station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

8 property sales on Cartwright Drive, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2021. The most recent sale was on 11 Sep 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £264,170. Average sale prices rose from £277,950 in 2021 to £280,500 in 2025 (+1%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2021; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Cartwright Drive compared

WF1 postcode area£233,023

Wakefield£257,640

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Cartwright Drive 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	5	£264,170	11 Sep 2025
Semi-detached	3	£343,300	28 Mar 2024

Sold prices on Cartwright Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Cartwright Drive WF1 3FG	11 Sep 2025	£280,000	Terraced	Freehold
2, Cartwright Drive WF1 3FG	19 May 2025	£281,000	Terraced	Freehold
5, Cartwright Drive WF1 3FG	28 Mar 2024	£380,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
3, Cartwright Drive WF1 3FG	8 Jul 2022	£255,950	Terraced New build	Freehold
5, Cartwright Drive WF1 3FG	14 Jan 2022	£319,950	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
4, Cartwright Drive WF1 3FG	10 Dec 2021	£329,950	Semi-detached New build	Freehold
2, Cartwright Drive WF1 3FG	19 Nov 2021	£247,950	Terraced New build	Freehold
1, Cartwright Drive WF1 3FG	12 Nov 2021	£255,950	Terraced New build	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
1, Cartwright Drive	£255,950 (Nov 2021) → £280,000 (Sep 2025)	+9% over 4 yrs
2, Cartwright Drive	£247,950 (Nov 2021) → £281,000 (May 2025)	+13% over 3 yrs
5, Cartwright Drive	£319,950 (Jan 2022) → £380,000 (Mar 2024)	+19% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Cartwright Drive

Crime

635 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cartwright Drive in August 2026.

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

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

Violence & sexual offences	251
Anti-social behaviour	80
Shoplifting	68
Public order	58
Criminal damage & arson	40
Other theft	35

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

Flood risk

Cartwright Drive is in or near 3 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

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 Cartwright Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield 668 pupils	Other independent school	3–19	Report	0.2 mi
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 209 pupils	Primary Church of England	4–11	Report	0.2 mi
St Austin's Catholic Primary School 306 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.4 mi
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School 359 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 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 · 11 min walk
Wakefield Kirkgate station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
Outwood station 1.7 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

College Grove Rd Hepworth Gardens (at, College Grove Road) 2 min walk
Belgravia Road (Leeds Road) 2 min walk
College Grove Road College Grove View (at, College Grove Road) 2 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 1 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 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	33.8%	62.5%
Private rented	39.4%	20.3%
Social rented	26.4%	17.1%
Households	814

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.8%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	71.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	12.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,885

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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