Dent Drive, Wakefield

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF1 4JG.

Average price (last 12 months)

£159,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2019)

£138,222

9 sales

Price range

£90k – £175k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

25 Mar 2026

WF1 4JG

At a glance

House prices£138k averageSince 2019 (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 station22 min walkWakefield Kirkgate station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

9 property sales on Dent Drive, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £159,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £138,222.

House prices on Dent Drive compared

WF1 postcode area£233,023

Wakefield£257,640

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dent 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
Semi-detached	9	£138,222	25 Mar 2026

Sold prices on Dent Drive

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
23, Dent Drive WF1 4JG	25 Mar 2026	£159,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
62, Dent Drive WF1 4JG	12 Jun 2025	£150,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
5, Dent Drive WF1 4JG	12 Dec 2024	£150,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
60, Dent Drive WF1 4JG	23 Aug 2024	£165,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
24, Dent Drive WF1 4JG	22 Feb 2023	£175,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
22, Dent Drive WF1 4JG	22 Jul 2022	£170,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
19, Dent Drive WF1 4JG	21 Feb 2020	£95,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
35, Dent Drive WF1 4JG	1 Oct 2019	£90,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Dent Drive WF1 4JG	12 Apr 2019	£120,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
1, Dent Drive WF1 4JG	25 Feb 2019	£120,000	Semi-detached	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.

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Crime and flood risk near Dent Drive

Crime

224 crimes were reported within about a mile of Dent 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	88
Anti-social behaviour	24
Criminal damage & arson	23
Public order	23
Shoplifting	22
Other theft	16

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

Flood risk

Dent Drive is in or near 3 Environment Agency flood areas:

Ings Beck and Oakenshaw Beck Flood alert area
River Calder at Stanley Flood warning 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 Dent Drive

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Outwood Academy City Fields 928 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.2 mi
Ivy Lane School 51 pupils	Other independent special school	10–19	Report	0.4 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill 452 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Meadowcroft School 128 pupils	Other independent special school	5–19	Report	0.6 mi
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School 359 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill 251 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.7 mi
St Austin's Catholic Primary School 306 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	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	0.9 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 Kirkgate station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
Wakefield Westgate station 1.5 mi · 29 min walk
Sandal & Agbrigg station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Dent Drive (Gisburn Road) 1 min walk
Gisburn Road (Windhill Road) 2 min walk
Harewood Road Garsdale Grove (Harewood Road) 2 min walk
Gisburn Road (Windhill Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Eastmoor Health Centre
Windhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield · 0.2 mi
Warrengate Medical Centre
78 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield · 0.9 mi
Trinity Medical Centre
Thornhill Street, Wakefield · 1.2 mi
New Southgate Surgery
Buxton Place, Wakefield · 1.3 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 1 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	37.7%	62.5%
Private rented	10.5%	20.3%
Social rented	51.4%	17.1%
Households	629

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	24.0%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	65.2%	64.1%
Aged 65+	10.8%	18.6%
Residents	1,643

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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