Princess Street, Outwood, Wakefield

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

Average price (last 12 months)
£143,500
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£118,145
29 sales
Price range
£57k – £151k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Jul 2026
WF1 2PJ

At a glance

House prices£144k average44% below the Wakefield average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station10 min walkOutwood station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

29 property sales on Princess Street, Outwood, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £143,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £118,145. Average sale prices rose from £97,150 in 2016 to £143,500 in 2026 (+48%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 44% below the Wakefield average of £257,640 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 10 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Princess Street compared

Princess Street£143,500
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

2016: £97,150 (3 sales)2016£97k2017: £112,000 (1 sales)2017£112k2018: £94,250 (2 sales)2018£94k2019: £88,438 (4 sales)2019£88k2020: £114,100 (5 sales)2020£114k2021: £129,333 (3 sales)2021£129k2022: £140,000 (1 sales)2022£140k2023: £130,250 (2 sales)2023£130k2024: £137,500 (2 sales)2024£138k2025: £136,250 (2 sales)2025£136k2026: £143,500 (4 sales)2026£144k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced29£118,14510 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Princess Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
2, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 10 Jul 2026£135,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 8 Jul 2026£140,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 19 Jun 2026£150,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 12 Jun 2026£149,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 8 Aug 2025£145,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 28 Mar 2025£127,500 TerracedFreehold
26, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 21 Feb 2025£125,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 20 Jan 2025£125,300 TerracedFreehold
16, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 21 Jun 2024£130,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 3 Jun 2024£145,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 11 Aug 2023£113,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 28 Jul 2023£110,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 9 May 2023£150,500 TerracedFreehold
12, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 14 Feb 2022£140,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 3 Sep 2021£125,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 1 Sep 2021£143,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 23 Apr 2021£87,500 TerracedFreehold
14, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 17 Feb 2021£120,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 13 Nov 2020£125,500 TerracedFreehold
6, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 6 Nov 2020£124,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 12 Jun 2020£107,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 8 Jun 2020£107,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 16 Jan 2020£107,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 23 Dec 2019£56,751 TerracedFreehold
17, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 31 Oct 2019£110,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 9 Jul 2019£96,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 5 Apr 2019£91,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 14 Dec 2018£115,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 6 Feb 2018£73,500 TerracedFreehold
12, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 24 Nov 2017£112,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 21 Dec 2016£92,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 21 Apr 2016£98,450 TerracedFreehold
15, Princess Street WF1 2PJ 26 Feb 2016£101,000 TerracedFreehold

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, Princess Street £143,000 (Sep 2021) → £140,000 (Jul 2026) -2%
over 5 yrs
15, Princess Street £101,000 (Feb 2016) → £150,000 (Jun 2026) +49%
over 10 yrs
7, Princess Street £125,000 (Sep 2021) → £149,000 (Jun 2026) +19%
over 5 yrs
26, Princess Street £91,000 (Apr 2019) → £125,000 (Feb 2025) → £127,500 (Mar 2025) +40%
over 6 yrs
31, Princess Street £98,450 (Apr 2016) → £125,300 (Jan 2025) +27%
over 9 yrs
16, Princess Street £110,000 (Jul 2023) → £130,000 (Jun 2024) +18%
over under a year
4, Princess Street £96,000 (Jul 2019) → £145,000 (Jun 2024) +51%
over 5 yrs
29, Princess Street £107,000 (Jan 2020) → £113,000 (Aug 2023) +6%
over 4 yrs
12, Princess Street £112,000 (Nov 2017) → £125,500 (Nov 2020) → £140,000 (Feb 2022) +25%
over 4 yrs
14, Princess Street £115,000 (Dec 2018) → £120,000 (Feb 2021) +4%
over 2 yrs
6, Princess Street £92,000 (Dec 2016) → £124,000 (Nov 2020) +35%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Princess Street

Crime

115 crimes were reported within about a mile of Princess Street in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences53
Shoplifting14
Anti-social behaviour12
Criminal damage & arson9
Public order8
Vehicle crime7

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

Flood risk

Princess Street 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 Princess Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane 456 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Rooks Nest Academy 368 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Outwood Grange Academy 1,900 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
Newton Hill Community School 338 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 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
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate 438 pupils Primary 3–11 Outstanding Report 0.9 mi
Meadowcroft School 128 pupils Other independent special school 5–19 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 and local GPs

Train stations

  • Outwood station 0.5 mi · 10 min walk
  • Wakefield Westgate station 1.8 mi · 35 min walk
  • Wakefield Kirkgate station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Queen Street (at, Ledger Lane) 1 min walk
  • Queen Street (Ledger Lane) 1 min walk
  • Ledger Lane (opp, Leeds Road) 1 min walk
  • Newton Lane (Leeds Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Outwood Park Medical Centre
    Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield · 0.3 mi
  • New Southgate Surgery
    Buxton Place, Wakefield · 1.1 mi
  • Stanley
    Stanley Health Centre, Lake Lock Road, Wakefield · 1.2 mi
  • Lofthouse Surgery
    2 Church Farm Close, Leeds Road, Lofthouse, Wakefield · 1.5 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 2 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 3 of 10 · Crime: decile 2 of 10.

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.5%62.5%
Private rented10.0%20.3%
Social rented44.5%17.1%
Households758

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.0%64.1%
Aged 65+23.3%18.6%
Residents1,560

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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