Ridge Road, Middlestown, Wakefield

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF4 4QW, WF4 4QP.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£132,611

9 sales

Price range

£108k – £160k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

26 Apr 2024

WF4 4QW

At a glance

House prices£133k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station57 min walkRavensthorpe station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

9 property sales on Ridge Road, Middlestown, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 26 Apr 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £132,611. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Ridge Road compared

WF4 postcode area£265,063

Wakefield£257,640

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Ridge Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WF4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	9	£132,611	26 Apr 2024

Sold prices on Ridge Road

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
26, Ridge Road WF4 4QW	26 Apr 2024	£159,950	Semi-detached	Freehold
6, Ridge Road WF4 4QW	31 Mar 2022	£136,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
32, Ridge Road WF4 4QW	19 Mar 2021	£120,000	Terraced	Freehold
44, Ridge Road WF4 4QP	25 Sep 2020	£120,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
35, Ridge Road WF4 4QP	30 Jun 2020	£100,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
39, Ridge Road WF4 4QP	11 Jan 2019	£147,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
26, Ridge Road WF4 4QW	18 Jul 2017	£107,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
18, Ridge Road WF4 4QW	31 Mar 2017	£125,550	Semi-detached	Freehold
23, Ridge Road WF4 4QW	3 Feb 2017	£142,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
47, Ridge Road WF4 4QP	11 Nov 2016	£123,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
40, Ridge Road WF4 4QP	22 Jan 2016	£132,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
26, Ridge Road	£107,500 (Jul 2017) → £159,950 (Apr 2024)	+49% over 7 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Ridge Road

Crime

41 crimes were reported within about a mile of Ridge Road in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	16
Anti-social behaviour	6
Criminal damage & arson	6
Public order	5
Drugs	2
Other theft	2

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

Flood risk

Ridge Road is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower River Calder catchment Flood alert area
River Calder at Healey and Horbury Bridge Flood warning 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 Ridge Road

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Middlestown Primary Academy 217 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.2 mi
Thornhill Community Academy, A Share Academy 902 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	1.0 mi
Denby Grange School 50 pupils	Other independent special school	11–18	Report	1.0 mi
Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School 183 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	1.1 mi
Thornhill Junior and Infant School 353 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.2 mi
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy 125 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Report	1.3 mi
Overthorpe CofE Academy 188 pupils	Primary Church of England	3–11	Good Report	1.6 mi
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College 1,699 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Good Report	1.7 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

Ravensthorpe station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk
Dewsbury station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 5 min walk
Mirfield station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Ridge Road (Old Road) 1 min walk
Ridge Road (Old Road) 1 min walk
New Road Oakland Crest (at, New Road) 3 min walk
Carr Lane (Old Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Middlestown
Middlestown Medical Centre, New Road, Wakefield · 0.2 mi
The Paddock Surgery
Chapel Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury · 1.4 mi
Thornhill Lees Medical Centre
140 Slaithwaite Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury · 2.1 mi
Orchard Croft
Cluntergate, Horbury, Wakefield · 2.3 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 4 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 4 of 10 · Crime: decile 5 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	58.5%	62.5%
Private rented	11.1%	20.3%
Social rented	30.3%	17.1%
Households	641

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.4%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	56.8%	64.1%
Aged 65+	27.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,355

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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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