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Potovens Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield

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House prices, sold prices and local information for WF3 3JF, WF3 3HY, WF3 3JE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£239,950
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£251,210
28 sales
Price range
£115k – £870k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
11 Jun 2026
WF3 3JF

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At a glance

House prices£251k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkOutwood station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 35 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

28 property sales on Potovens Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £239,950. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £197,747. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 8 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 57% semi-detached, 32% detached, 11% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Potovens Lane range from £115,000 to £870,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Potovens Lane compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Potovens Lane 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: £202,990 (5 sales)2016£203k2017: £206,983 (3 sales)2017£207k2019: £138,250 (2 sales)2019£138k2020: £223,385 (4 sales)2020£223k2021: £276,000 (4 sales)2021£276k2022: £161,500 (1 sales)2022£162k2023: £385,625 (4 sales)2023£386k2024: £295,000 (4 sales)2024£295k2026: £239,950 (1 sales)2026£240k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 35 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached16£197,74711 Jun 2026
Detached9£384,88813 Sep 2024
Terraced3£135,31712 Apr 2019

Sold prices on Potovens Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
59, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 1 Jul 2026£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 11 Jun 2026£239,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 4 Oct 2024£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Hedgerow House, 73A, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 13 Sep 2024£465,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Potovens Lane WF3 3HY 24 Jul 2024£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 31 May 2024£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Potovens Lane WF3 3JE 22 Mar 2024£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
9 - 11, Potovens Lane WF3 3JE 13 Dec 2023£190,100 OtherFreehold
97B, Potovens Lane WF3 3JH 18 Apr 2023£870,000 DetachedFreehold
65, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 13 Apr 2023£210,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Potovens Lane WF3 3JE 24 Feb 2023£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 17 Feb 2023£207,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
Hedgerow House, 73A, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 15 Jun 2022£575,000 OtherFreehold
75, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 14 Mar 2022£161,500 DetachedFreehold
52, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 23 Aug 2021£470,000 DetachedFreehold
73, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 28 Jul 2021£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75A, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 30 Jun 2021£275,000 DetachedFreehold
97A, Potovens Lane WF3 3JH 30 Jun 2021£630,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 11 Jun 2021£144,000 DetachedFreehold
Hedgerow House, 73A, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 7 Dec 2020£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29 - 31, Potovens Lane WF3 3JE 6 Nov 2020£244,000 OtherFreehold
25, Potovens Lane WF3 3JE 21 Aug 2020£353,544 DetachedFreehold
69, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 19 Jun 2020£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 28 Feb 2020£179,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Potovens Lane WF3 3HY 12 Apr 2019£155,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Potovens Lane WF3 3HY 29 Mar 2019£121,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
52A, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 2 Aug 2018£192,470 OtherFreehold
92, Potovens Lane WF3 3JH 7 Aug 2017£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Potovens Lane WF3 3HY 20 Jan 2017£135,950 TerracedFreehold
86, Potovens Lane WF3 3JH 6 Jan 2017£325,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 8 Sep 2016£399,950 DetachedFreehold
22, Potovens Lane WF3 3HY 19 Aug 2016£115,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Potovens Lane WF3 3JE 24 Jun 2016£224,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Potovens Lane WF3 3JF 10 Jun 2016£156,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Potovens Lane WF3 3HY 14 Mar 2016£120,000 Semi-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
65, Potovens Lane £179,995 (Feb 2020) → £210,000 (Apr 2023) → £239,950 (Jun 2026) +33%
over 6 yrs
51, Potovens Lane £207,500 (Feb 2023) → £200,000 (May 2024) → £210,000 (Oct 2024) +1%
over 2 yrs
Hedgerow House, 73A, Potovens Lane £180,000 (Dec 2020) → £575,000 (Jun 2022) → £465,000 (Sep 2024) +158%
over 4 yrs
36, Potovens Lane £121,500 (Mar 2019) → £185,000 (Jul 2024) +52%
over 5 yrs
41, Potovens Lane £224,000 (Jun 2016) → £320,000 (Mar 2024) +43%
over 8 yrs
52, Potovens Lane £399,950 (Sep 2016) → £470,000 (Aug 2021) +18%
over 5 yrs
69, Potovens Lane £156,000 (Jun 2016) → £180,000 (Jun 2020) +15%
over 4 yrs
34, Potovens Lane £135,950 (Jan 2017) → £155,000 (Apr 2019) +14%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Potovens Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate 438 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane 456 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Rooks Nest Academy 368 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Outwood Grange Academy 1,900 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.8 mi
Rodillian Academy 1,615 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.9 mi
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 298 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Newton Hill Community School 338 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 mi
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 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 0.4 mi · 9 min walk
  • Wakefield Westgate station 2.3 mi · 47 min walk
  • Wakefield Kirkgate station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ridings Way (at, Potovens Lane) 1 min walk
  • Ridings Way (opp, Potovens Lane) 1 min walk
  • Lingwell Nook Lane (near, Potovens Lane) 2 min walk
  • Lingwell Nook Lane (Potovens Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Outwood Park Medical Centre
    Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield · 0.6 mi
  • Lofthouse Surgery
    2 Church Farm Close, Leeds Road, Lofthouse, Wakefield · 0.9 mi
  • Stanley
    Stanley Health Centre, Lake Lock Road, Wakefield · 1.0 mi
  • New Southgate Surgery
    Buxton Place, Wakefield · 1.7 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Outwood · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar - Outwood · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Outwood Express · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Lake Lock Road · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lo's Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Outwood Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Outwood Dental Care · 0.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery, Newton Lodge · 1.4 mi
  • Wrenthorpe Dental Care · 1.6 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 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability6 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned89.3%62.5%
Private rented9.6%20.3%
Social rented1.1%17.1%
Households550

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6463.2%64.1%
Aged 65+23.2%18.6%
Residents1,299

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 Potovens Lane

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White94.6%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.9%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%1.3%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian57.7%49%
No religion35%41.3%
Not answered5%5.4%
Muslim0.9%3.2%
Hindu0.7%0.4%
Sikh0.5%0.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK94.8%91.5%
Born outside the UK5.2%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above32.2%24.3%
Level 3 qualifications18.9%16.3%
No qualifications15.2%24.4%
Level 2 qualifications11.9%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%10.8%
Apprenticeship7.8%6.5%
Other qualifications2.6%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health50.2%44.7%
Good health32.7%34.3%
Fair health13%14.5%
Bad health3.3%5.1%
Very bad health0.7%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household39.2%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household37%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.1%8%
No cars or vans in household10.7%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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