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Gainsborough Way, Stanley, Wakefield

MyStreetCheck free street report: Gainsborough Way, Stanley, Wakefield · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wakefield/gainsborough-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF3 4PU, WF3 4PH, WF3 4PX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£210,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£165,194
36 sales
Price range
£105k – £390k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Nov 2025
WF3 4PX

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At a glance

House prices£165k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station24 min walkOutwood station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 38 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

36 property sales on Gainsborough Way, Stanley, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £210,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £137,111. Average sale prices rose from £117,500 in 2016 to £174,875 in 2025 (+49%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% terraced, 36% semi-detached, 14% detached. Recorded sale prices on Gainsborough Way range from £105,000 to £390,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Gainsborough Way compared

WF3 postcode area£264,121
Wakefield£257,844
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gainsborough Way has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WF3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £117,500 (2 sales)2016£118k2017: £108,000 (1 sales)2017£108k2018: £142,250 (4 sales)2018£142k2019: £170,857 (7 sales)2019£171k2020: £139,750 (2 sales)2020£140k2021: £143,667 (3 sales)2021£144k2022: £149,500 (4 sales)2022£150k2023: £192,333 (3 sales)2023£192k2024: £209,000 (6 sales)2024£209k2025: £174,875 (4 sales)2025£175k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 38 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced18£137,11129 Sep 2025
Semi-detached13£178,07714 Nov 2025
Detached5£232,80021 Jun 2024

Sold prices on Gainsborough Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
82, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PX 14 Nov 2025£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
105, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 29 Sep 2025£170,000 TerracedFreehold
115, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 15 Sep 2025£162,500 TerracedFreehold
127, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 14 Feb 2025£157,000 TerracedFreehold
76, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PX 16 Sep 2024£204,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PX 19 Aug 2024£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
133, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 27 Jun 2024£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 21 Jun 2024£390,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 28 Mar 2024£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
117, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 27 Feb 2024£120,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PX 22 Sep 2023£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
99A, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 10 Mar 2023£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
97, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 24 Feb 2023£152,000 TerracedFreehold
125, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 28 Oct 2022£170,000 TerracedFreehold
149, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 22 Aug 2022£150,000 TerracedFreehold
83, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 25 Apr 2022£118,000 TerracedFreehold
123, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 20 Apr 2022£160,000 TerracedFreehold
91, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 19 Nov 2021£136,000 TerracedFreehold
101, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 27 Aug 2021£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
121, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 4 Jan 2021£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
95, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 27 Nov 2020£128,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PX 27 Aug 2020£151,500 DetachedFreehold
52, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 5 Dec 2019£162,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
114, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PX 6 Sep 2019£230,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 9 Aug 2019£262,500 DetachedFreehold
66, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PX 14 Jun 2019£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
87, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 1 Apr 2019£120,000 TerracedFreehold
109, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 22 Feb 2019£142,500 TerracedFreehold
97, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 25 Jan 2019£124,000 TerracedFreehold
135, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 26 Nov 2018£115,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PX 26 Oct 2018£130,000 TerracedFreehold
99A, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 10 Oct 2018£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PX 17 Aug 2018£152,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
99B, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 23 May 2018£172,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
141, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PH 16 Feb 2017£108,000 TerracedFreehold
91, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 21 Dec 2016£95,000 TerracedFreehold
91, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PU 21 Dec 2016£105,000 TerracedFreehold
106, Gainsborough Way WF3 4PX 27 May 2016£130,000 DetachedFreehold

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
36, Gainsborough Way £262,500 (Aug 2019) → £390,000 (Jun 2024) +49%
over 5 yrs
66, Gainsborough Way £155,000 (Jun 2019) → £215,000 (Sep 2023) +39%
over 4 yrs
99A, Gainsborough Way £170,000 (Oct 2018) → £210,000 (Mar 2023) +24%
over 4 yrs
97, Gainsborough Way £124,000 (Jan 2019) → £152,000 (Feb 2023) +23%
over 4 yrs
91, Gainsborough Way £95,000 (Dec 2016) → £136,000 (Nov 2021) +43%
over 5 yrs
106, Gainsborough Way £130,000 (May 2016) → £151,500 (Aug 2020) +17%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Gainsborough Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 298 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate 438 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Kingsland Primary School 201 pupils Community special school 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Rooks Nest Academy 368 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane 456 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Rodillian Academy 1,615 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 1.3 mi
Meadowcroft School 128 pupils Other independent special school 5–19 Report 1.4 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • Outwood station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Wakefield Westgate station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk
  • Normanton station 2.6 mi · 51 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Chaucer Avenue (adj, Canal Lane) 2 min walk
  • Chaucer Avenue (Canal Lane) 2 min walk
  • Stanmoor Drive (opp, Canal Lane) 3 min walk
  • Canal Walk (Canal Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Stanley
    Stanley Health Centre, Lake Lock Road, Wakefield · 0.2 mi
  • Lofthouse Surgery
    2 Church Farm Close, Leeds Road, Lofthouse, Wakefield · 1.1 mi
  • Outwood Park Medical Centre
    Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield · 1.3 mi
  • Eastmoor Health Centre
    Windhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Lake Lock Road · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Outwood · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Outwood Express · 1.0 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Stanley Express Petrol · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Outwood Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Carlton Lane Pharmacy · 1.3 mi

Dentists

  • Outwood Dental Care · 1.0 mi
  • Dental Surgery, Newton Lodge · 1.4 mi
  • Smile Design Studio · 2.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 7 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned82.4%62.5%
Private rented13.8%20.3%
Social rented3.8%17.1%
Households665

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.5%64.1%
Aged 65+23.1%18.6%
Residents1,506

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.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks95%92%

Share of homes across Wakefield with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. 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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Who lives around Gainsborough Way

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White95.2%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%1.3%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian53.1%49%
No religion38.1%41.3%
Not answered5.8%5.4%
Muslim1.3%3.2%
Hindu1%0.4%
Sikh0.5%0.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK95.6%91.5%
Born outside the UK4.4%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above27.9%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications19.2%16.3%
No qualifications18.7%24.4%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%10.8%
Apprenticeship7.5%6.5%
Other qualifications2.6%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health45.4%44.7%
Good health37%34.3%
Fair health14.1%14.5%
Bad health2.7%5.1%
Very bad health0.8%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household44.1%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household32.3%27.4%
No cars or vans in household13.2%22.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.4%8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Wakefield.

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