Earl Street, Wakefield

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF1 4LF, WF1 4LQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
–
0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£85,400
5 sales
Price range
£54k – £117k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Dec 2022
WF1 4LF

At a glance

House prices£85k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station9 min walkWakefield Kirkgate station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Earl Street, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 16 Dec 2022. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £85,400. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Earl Street compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Earl Street 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: £65,000 (1 sales)2017£65k2019: £115,000 (1 sales)2019£115k2020: £76,000 (1 sales)2020£76k2021: £54,000 (1 sales)2021£54k2022: £117,000 (1 sales)2022£117k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced5£85,40016 Dec 2022

Sold prices on Earl Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, Earl Street WF1 4LF 29 Sep 2023£55,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Earl Street WF1 4LF 14 Mar 2023£100,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Earl Street WF1 4LF 16 Dec 2022£117,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Earl Street WF1 4LF 5 Nov 2021£84,500 TerracedFreehold
31, Earl Street WF1 4LQ 10 Sep 2021£54,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Earl Street WF1 4LF 1 Jul 2020£81,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Earl Street WF1 4LF 24 Apr 2020£76,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Earl Street WF1 4LQ 11 Oct 2019£115,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Earl Street WF1 4LQ 24 Feb 2017£65,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Earl Street WF1 4LF 23 Mar 2016£90,000 TerracedFreehold

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
32, Earl Street £76,000 (Apr 2020) → £81,000 (Jul 2020) → £100,000 (Mar 2023) +32%
over 3 yrs
31, Earl Street £65,000 (Feb 2017) → £54,000 (Sep 2021) -17%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Earl Street

Crime

609 crimes were reported within about a mile of Earl Street 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 offences241
Anti-social behaviour75
Shoplifting58
Public order57
Criminal damage & arson43
Other theft37

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

Flood risk

Earl Street is in or near 4 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
  • 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 Earl Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill 251 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
St Austin's Catholic Primary School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School 359 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 255 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.4 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill 452 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Ivy Lane School 51 pupils Other independent special school 10–19 Report 0.5 mi
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield 668 pupils Other independent school 3–19 Report 0.5 mi
CAPA College 502 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.6 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 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Wakefield Westgate station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
  • Sandal & Agbrigg station 1.6 mi · 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Grantley Way (Stanley Road) 2 min walk
  • Upper Warrengate (Stanley Road) 2 min walk
  • Jacobs Well Lane (Jacob's Well Lane) 2 min walk
  • Grantley Way (at, Stanley Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Warrengate Medical Centre
    78 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield · 0.2 mi
  • Trinity Medical Centre
    Thornhill Street, Wakefield · 0.4 mi
  • Eastmoor Health Centre
    Windhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield · 0.7 mi
  • New Southgate Surgery
    Buxton Place, 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 2 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 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned46.6%62.5%
Private rented35.9%20.3%
Social rented17.5%17.1%
Households599

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.9%64.1%
Aged 65+10.6%18.6%
Residents1,991

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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