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Lancaster Avenue, Wakefield

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lancaster Avenue, Wakefield · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wakefield/lancaster-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF1 2ZG.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2018)
£301,600
30 sales
Price range
£143k – £392k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Oct 2025
WF1 2ZG

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At a glance

House prices£302k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkWakefield Westgate station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

30 property sales on Lancaster Avenue, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 9 Oct 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £292,000. Average sale prices rose from £283,750 in 2018 to £332,500 in 2025 (+17%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2018; 4 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Lancaster Avenue compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2018: £283,750 (4 sales)2018£284k2019: £303,583 (18 sales)2019£304k2020: £309,667 (3 sales)2020£310k2021: £142,500 (1 sales)2021£143k2023: £356,000 (2 sales)2023£356k2025: £332,500 (2 sales)2025£333k

Tenure: 94% freehold and 6% leasehold across 36 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached13£292,00029 Aug 2023
Detached13£338,2319 Oct 2025
Terraced4£213,75013 Aug 2021

Sold prices on Lancaster Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
30, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 9 Oct 2025£340,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 3 Feb 2025£325,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 29 Aug 2023£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 17 Jul 2023£352,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 13 Aug 2021£142,500 TerracedLeasehold
1A, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 30 Oct 2020£250,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
2, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 31 Jan 2020£392,000 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 31 Jan 2020£287,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
17, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 29 Nov 2019£285,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
19, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 29 Nov 2019£285,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
23, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 29 Nov 2019£298,000 Detached New buildFreehold
15, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 22 Nov 2019£277,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
11, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 20 Nov 2019£285,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
9, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 1 Nov 2019£325,000 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 25 Oct 2019£390,000 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 18 Oct 2019£285,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 18 Oct 2019£390,000 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 8 Oct 2019£390,000 Detached New buildFreehold
21, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 27 Sep 2019£322,000 Detached New buildFreehold
25, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 27 Sep 2019£298,000 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 19 Jul 2019£257,492 Terraced New buildFreehold
26, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 19 Jul 2019£243,892 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
28, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 27 Jun 2019£296,400 Detached New buildFreehold
30, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 31 May 2019£300,000 Detached New buildFreehold
32, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 31 May 2019£300,000 Detached New buildFreehold
12, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 3 May 2019£285,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
18, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 15 Mar 2019£142,500 TerracedLeasehold
34, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 15 Mar 2019£327,000 Detached New buildFreehold
24, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 31 Jan 2019£280,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
16, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 21 Dec 2018£257,492 Terraced New buildFreehold
18, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 21 Dec 2018£257,492 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
22, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 21 Dec 2018£285,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
8, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 21 Dec 2018£257,492 Terraced New buildFreehold
14, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 14 Dec 2018£285,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
20, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 14 Dec 2018£285,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
6, Lancaster Avenue WF1 2ZG 2 Nov 2018£280,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold

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
30, Lancaster Avenue £300,000 (May 2019) → £340,000 (Oct 2025) +13%
over 6 yrs
23, Lancaster Avenue £298,000 (Nov 2019) → £325,000 (Feb 2025) +9%
over 5 yrs
11, Lancaster Avenue £285,000 (Nov 2019) → £360,000 (Aug 2023) +26%
over 4 yrs
20, Lancaster Avenue £285,000 (Dec 2018) → £352,000 (Jul 2023) +24%
over 5 yrs
18, Lancaster Avenue £257,492 (Dec 2018) → £142,500 (Mar 2019) → £142,500 (Aug 2021) -45%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Lancaster Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Newton Hill Community School 338 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield 668 pupils Other independent school 3–19 Report 0.5 mi
Wrenthorpe Academy 314 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Pinderfields Hospital PRU 104 pupils Pupil referral unit 2–19 Report 0.8 mi
St Austin's Catholic Primary School 306 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
CAPA College 502 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.8 mi
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School 359 pupils Primary 3–11 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, shops and health

Train stations

  • Wakefield Westgate station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Wakefield Kirkgate station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk
  • Outwood station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bar Lane (Leeds Road) 3 min walk
  • Bar Lane (Leeds Road) 3 min walk
  • Newton Bar (Leeds Road) 3 min walk
  • Newton Bar (Leeds Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • New Southgate Surgery
    Buxton Place, Wakefield · 0.2 mi
  • Alverthorpe
    Balne Lane, Wakefield · 0.8 mi
  • Homestead
    Homestead Medical Centre, Homestead Drive, Wakefield · 1.0 mi
  • Warrengate Medical Centre
    78 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar Snowhill · 0.1 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Wakefield Food Warehouse · 0.1 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Outwood · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar Wentworth Street · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.2 mi
  • Pharmacy Express · 0.4 mi
  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Smile Design Studio · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery, Newton Lodge · 0.6 mi
  • Night Dental Limited · 0.6 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.7%62.5%
Private rented6.7%20.3%
Social rented3.5%17.1%
Households979

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.5%64.1%
Aged 65+11.6%18.6%
Residents2,570

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 Lancaster Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White85.4%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.8%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.6%1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%1.4%
Other ethnic group1%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
No religion44.7%41.3%
Christian43.2%49%
Muslim4.3%3.2%
Not answered4.3%5.4%
Hindu2.4%0.4%
Sikh0.6%0.1%
Other religion0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK89.5%91.5%
Born outside the UK10.5%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above39.8%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications18.3%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.3%14.9%
No qualifications11.4%24.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%10.8%
Apprenticeship5.4%6.5%
Other qualifications2.6%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health55.9%44.7%
Good health33.6%34.3%
Fair health7.9%14.5%
Bad health1.7%5.1%
Very bad health1%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
2 cars or vans in household42.6%27.4%
1 car or van in household37.9%41.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household10.7%8%
No cars or vans in household8.9%22.8%

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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