Plover Crescent, Wakefield

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£270,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2022)
£309,886
50 sales
Price range
£203k – £415k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
9 Jan 2026
WF1 2GW

At a glance

House prices£270k average5% above the Wakefield average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station19 min walkOutwood station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

50 property sales on Plover Crescent, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2022. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £270,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £263,014. That is 5% above the Wakefield average of £257,640 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2022; 5 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Plover Crescent compared

Plover Crescent£270,000
WF1 postcode area£233,023
Wakefield£257,640
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WF1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2022: £282,629 (23 sales)2022£283k2023: £343,348 (17 sales)2023£343k2024: £327,421 (7 sales)2024£327k2025: £295,000 (2 sales)2025£295k2026: £275,000 (1 sales)2026£275k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached29£263,0149 Jan 2026
Detached21£374,61524 Sep 2025

Sold prices on Plover Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
5, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 9 Jan 2026£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 19 Dec 2025£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 28 Nov 2025£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 24 Sep 2025£325,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 21 Jun 2024£389,995 Detached New buildFreehold
18, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 24 May 2024£269,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
6, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 29 Apr 2024£389,995 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 26 Apr 2024£271,974 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 8 Apr 2024£220,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 28 Mar 2024£399,995 Detached New buildFreehold
75, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 15 Mar 2024£274,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
54, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 9 Feb 2024£294,995 Detached New buildFreehold
12, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 21 Dec 2023£387,495 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 21 Dec 2023£390,000 DetachedFreehold
2, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 19 Dec 2023£259,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
4, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 14 Dec 2023£259,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
14, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 11 Dec 2023£320,000 DetachedFreehold
69, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 24 Nov 2023£395,995 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 28 Sep 2023£244,796 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
8, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 28 Sep 2023£244,796 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
71, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 21 Sep 2023£379,995 Detached New buildFreehold
1, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 25 Aug 2023£309,995 DetachedFreehold
67, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 14 Jul 2023£402,495 Detached New buildFreehold
52, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 16 Jun 2023£379,995 Detached New buildFreehold
63, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 9 Jun 2023£379,995 Detached New buildFreehold
65, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 23 May 2023£399,995 Detached New buildFreehold
61, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 5 May 2023£249,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
59, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 28 Apr 2023£254,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
55, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 21 Apr 2023£395,995 Detached New buildFreehold
51, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 6 Apr 2023£279,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
49, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 31 Mar 2023£379,995 Detached New buildFreehold
48, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 24 Mar 2023£260,996 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
50, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 24 Mar 2023£260,996 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
57, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 24 Mar 2023£414,995 Detached New buildFreehold
53, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 23 Mar 2023£294,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
45, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 24 Feb 2023£244,796 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
47, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 24 Feb 2023£244,796 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
41, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 7 Feb 2023£105,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
42, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 7 Feb 2023£100,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
43, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 7 Feb 2023£90,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
14, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 31 Jan 2023£320,000 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 31 Jan 2023£220,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
44, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 27 Jan 2023£100,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
46, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 27 Jan 2023£115,000 Terraced New buildFreehold
34, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 16 Dec 2022£202,728 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
36, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 16 Dec 2022£254,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
38, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 16 Dec 2022£284,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
37, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 15 Dec 2022£284,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
39, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 15 Dec 2022£278,495 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
40, Plover Crescent WF1 2GW 15 Dec 2022£289,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
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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
5, Plover Crescent £238,995 (Jul 2022) → £275,000 (Jan 2026) +15%
over 4 yrs
33, Plover Crescent £247,995 (Dec 2022) → £265,000 (Dec 2025) +7%
over 3 yrs
17, Plover Crescent £105,000 (Dec 2022) → £200,000 (Nov 2025) +90%
over 3 yrs
1, Plover Crescent £309,995 (Aug 2023) → £325,000 (Sep 2025) +5%
over 2 yrs
16, Plover Crescent £220,000 (Jan 2023) → £220,000 (Apr 2024) +0%
over 1 yr
14, Plover Crescent £320,000 (Jan 2023) → £390,000 (Dec 2023) +22%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Plover Crescent

Crime

186 crimes were reported within about a mile of Plover Crescent in August 2026.

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

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Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences83
Anti-social behaviour24
Shoplifting23
Public order11
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson10

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

Flood risk

Plover Crescent is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Ings Beck and Oakenshaw Beck Flood alert 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 Plover Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Newton Hill Community School 338 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Rooks Nest Academy 368 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane 456 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Outwood Grange Academy 1,900 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
Meadowcroft School 128 pupils Other independent special school 5–19 Report 0.8 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
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Outwood station 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Wakefield Westgate station 1.4 mi · 27 min walk
  • Wakefield Kirkgate station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Silver Street (Leeds Road) 2 min walk
  • Silver Street (near, Leeds Road) 3 min walk
  • First Avenue (opp, Leeds Road) 3 min walk
  • First Avenue (at, Leeds Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • New Southgate Surgery
    Buxton Place, Wakefield · 0.7 mi
  • Outwood Park Medical Centre
    Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield · 0.7 mi
  • Stanley
    Stanley Health Centre, Lake Lock Road, Wakefield · 1.3 mi
  • Eastmoor Health Centre
    Windhill Road, Eastmoor, Wakefield · 1.4 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 9 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 8 of 10 · Crime: decile 7 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.9%62.5%
Private rented27.4%20.3%
Social rented4.7%17.1%
Households1,126

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.1%64.1%
Aged 65+13.4%18.6%
Residents2,742

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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