John Street, Wakefield

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

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£207,500

2 sales

Price range

£140k – £275k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

12 Mar 2025

WF1 4PN

At a glance

House prices£208k averageSince 2016 (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 station3 min walkWakefield Kirkgate station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

2 property sales on John Street, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 12 Mar 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £207,500. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on John Street compared

WF1 postcode area£233,023

Wakefield£257,640

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. John 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

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	2	£207,500	12 Mar 2025

Sold prices on John Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
7, John Street WF1 4PN	12 Mar 2025	£275,000	Detached	Freehold
7, John Street WF1 4PN	5 May 2016	£140,000	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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
7, John Street	£140,000 (May 2016) → £275,000 (Mar 2025)	+96% over 9 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near John Street

Crime

624 crimes were reported within about a mile of John Street 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	248
Anti-social behaviour	75
Public order	59
Shoplifting	52
Criminal damage & arson	49
Other theft	37

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

Flood risk

John Street is in or near 5 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 - Fall Ings and Belle Vue Flood warning 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 John Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 255 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Report	0.1 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill 251 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
St Austin's Catholic Primary School 306 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Report	0.5 mi
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School 359 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill 452 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.6 mi
CAPA College 502 pupils	16 plus	16–19	Report	0.6 mi
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield 668 pupils	Other independent school	3–19	Report	0.7 mi
Ivy Lane School 51 pupils	Other independent special school	10–19	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 Kirkgate station 0.2 mi · 3 min walk
Wakefield Westgate station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
Sandal & Agbrigg station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Peterson Road (on, Peterson Road) 2 min walk
Hepworth B Kirkgate Stn (at, Kirkgate Rail Station) 3 min walk
Kirkgate H (Kirkgate) 3 min walk
Kirkgate A (Kirkgate) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Warrengate Medical Centre
78 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield · 0.1 mi
Trinity Medical Centre
Thornhill Street, Wakefield · 0.2 mi
Maybush Medical Centre
Belle Isle Health Park, Portobello Road, Wakefield · 0.7 mi
Eastmoor Health Centre
Windhill Road, Eastmoor, 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	15.7%	62.5%
Private rented	49.9%	20.3%
Social rented	34.4%	17.1%
Households	712

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	76.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	8.4%	18.6%
Residents	1,363

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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