Kirkstall Close, Wakefield

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

Average price (last 12 months)
–
0 sales
Average price (since 2019)
£287,456
8 sales
Price range
£250k – £360k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Mar 2025
WF1 4FU

At a glance

House prices£287k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station25 min walkWakefield Kirkgate station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

8 property sales on Kirkstall Close, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 7 Mar 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £319,963. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Kirkstall Close compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Kirkstall Close has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WF1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2019: £299,950 (5 sales)2019£300k2020: £249,950 (2 sales)2020£250k2025: £300,000 (1 sales)2025£300k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached4£319,9637 Mar 2025
Semi-detached3£256,6176 Mar 2020
Terraced1£249,95025 Oct 2019

Sold prices on Kirkstall Close

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Kirkstall Close WF1 4FU 7 Mar 2025£300,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Kirkstall Close WF1 4FU 8 Apr 2022£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Kirkstall Close WF1 4FU 6 Mar 2020£249,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
8, Kirkstall Close WF1 4FU 21 Feb 2020£249,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Kirkstall Close WF1 4FU 10 Dec 2019£269,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
6, Kirkstall Close WF1 4FU 25 Oct 2019£249,950 Terraced New buildFreehold
1, Kirkstall Close WF1 4FU 6 Aug 2019£359,950 Detached New buildFreehold
3, Kirkstall Close WF1 4FU 7 Jun 2019£329,950 Detached New buildFreehold
2, Kirkstall Close WF1 4FU 2 May 2019£289,950 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Kirkstall Close WF1 4FU 15 Dec 2017£3,000,000 OtherFreehold

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
2, Kirkstall Close £289,950 (May 2019) → £300,000 (Mar 2025) +3%
over 6 yrs
8, Kirkstall Close £249,950 (Feb 2020) → £265,000 (Apr 2022) +6%
over 2 yrs
10, Kirkstall Close £3,000,000 (Dec 2017) → £249,950 (Mar 2020) -92%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Kirkstall Close

Crime

226 crimes were reported within about a mile of Kirkstall Close in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences107
Public order24
Anti-social behaviour22
Criminal damage & arson20
Other theft15
Shoplifting10

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

Flood risk

Kirkstall Close 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 Kirkstall Close

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Meadowcroft School 128 pupils Other independent special school 5–19 Report 0.3 mi
Ivy Lane School 51 pupils Other independent special school 10–19 Report 0.5 mi
Outwood Academy City Fields 928 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill 452 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School 359 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill 251 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
St Austin's Catholic Primary School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.8 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 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • Wakefield Westgate station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Outwood station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Blackwell Crescent (at, Neil Fox Way) 1 min walk
  • Aurora Drive (S bound, Neil Fox Way) 2 min walk
  • Blackwell Crescent (opp, Neil Fox Way) 2 min walk
  • Aurora Drive (N bound, Neil Fox Way) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Eastmoor Health Centre
    Windhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield · 0.4 mi
  • Warrengate Medical Centre
    78 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield · 1.1 mi
  • New Southgate Surgery
    Buxton Place, Wakefield · 1.1 mi
  • Stanley
    Stanley Health Centre, Lake Lock Road, Wakefield · 1.2 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 5 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 5 of 10 · Crime: decile 3 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned68.1%62.5%
Private rented14.1%20.3%
Social rented17.8%17.1%
Households1,010

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1520.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.0%64.1%
Aged 65+12.6%18.6%
Residents2,402

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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