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Rufford Street, Wakefield

MyStreetCheck free street report: Rufford Street, Wakefield · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wakefield/rufford-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF2 9PB, WF2 9PH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£185,750
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£143,500
30 sales
Price range
£62k – £245k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Jun 2026
WF2 9PB

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At a glance

House prices£186k average28% below the Wakefield average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkWakefield Westgate station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold97% freeholdAcross 33 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

30 property sales on Rufford Street, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £185,750. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £140,960. Average sale prices rose from £102,333 in 2016 to £185,750 in 2026 (+82%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 28% below the Wakefield average of £257,844 over the same period. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 83% semi-detached, 10% terraced, 3% flat. Recorded sale prices on Rufford Street range from £62,000 to £245,000. 97% of homes sold here were freehold and 3% leasehold. Of 345 streets in Wakefield with at least two sales in the last year, Rufford Street ranks 247th for average price.

House prices on Rufford Street compared

Rufford Street£185,750
WF2 postcode area£263,630
Wakefield£257,844
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WF2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £102,333 (3 sales)2016£102k2017: £114,000 (3 sales)2017£114k2018: £119,000 (3 sales)2018£119k2019: £123,750 (2 sales)2019£124k2020: £115,667 (3 sales)2020£116k2021: £153,333 (3 sales)2021£153k2022: £142,000 (2 sales)2022£142k2023: £159,000 (3 sales)2023£159k2024: £170,000 (3 sales)2024£170k2025: £200,667 (3 sales)2025£201k2026: £185,750 (2 sales)2026£186k

Tenure: 97% freehold and 3% leasehold across 33 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached25£140,96012 Jun 2026
Terraced3£158,0005 Apr 2024
Flat1£62,00012 Oct 2020
Detached1£245,00025 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Rufford Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
8, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 12 Jun 2026£176,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 6 Mar 2026£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 13 Oct 2025£182,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 6 Oct 2025£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44C, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 25 Jun 2025£245,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 19 Dec 2024£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 30 Apr 2024£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 5 Apr 2024£165,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 9 Jun 2023£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 17 Feb 2023£147,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 10 Feb 2023£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 9 Sep 2022£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 19 Aug 2022£124,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 26 Jul 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 18 May 2021£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 10 May 2021£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
63, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 7 May 2021£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 18 Dec 2020£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 1 Dec 2020£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 12 Oct 2020£62,000 FlatLeasehold
75, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 19 Dec 2019£117,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 6 Sep 2019£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 30 Nov 2018£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 5 Oct 2018£124,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 29 Jun 2018£118,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
36, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 23 Nov 2017£92,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 27 Oct 2017£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 11 Aug 2017£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 12 May 2017£107,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 14 Nov 2016£103,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Rufford Street WF2 9PB 23 Sep 2016£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
62, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 3 Jun 2016£102,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, Rufford Street WF2 9PH 18 Mar 2016£110,000 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
28, Rufford Street £130,000 (Sep 2019) → £175,000 (Jun 2023) → £195,000 (Mar 2026) +50%
over 6 yrs
63, Rufford Street £135,000 (May 2021) → £182,000 (Oct 2025) +35%
over 4 yrs
30, Rufford Street £130,000 (Dec 2020) → £175,000 (Oct 2025) +35%
over 5 yrs
18, Rufford Street £150,000 (May 2021) → £165,000 (Apr 2024) +10%
over 3 yrs
41, Rufford Street £110,000 (Oct 2017) → £147,000 (Feb 2023) +34%
over 5 yrs
32, Rufford Street £103,000 (Nov 2016) → £155,000 (Dec 2020) +50%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Rufford Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School 387 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.3 mi
St Michael's CofE Academy 470 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School 437 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
CAPA College 502 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.6 mi
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 223 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School 209 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs 267 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield 668 pupils Other independent school 3–19 Report 0.8 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 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Wakefield Kirkgate station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Sandal & Agbrigg station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Rufford Street (at, Alverthorpe Road) 1 min walk
  • Rufford Street (Alverthorpe Road) 2 min walk
  • Henry Street (opp, Alverthorpe Road) 3 min walk
  • Peacock Close (Batley Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Homestead
    Homestead Medical Centre, Homestead Drive, Wakefield · 0.1 mi
  • Alverthorpe
    Balne Lane, Wakefield · 0.2 mi
  • Lupset Health Centre
    George-A-Green Court, Wakefield · 0.8 mi
  • New Southgate Surgery
    Buxton Place, Wakefield · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Alverthorpe Road Local · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Lupset Wakefield · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Supermarket Asda Wakefield Dewsbury Road Supermarket · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Flanshaw Wakefield · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.1 mi
  • Horbury Road Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Well · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Time For Teeth Hmp Wakefield · 0.4 mi
  • Newstead House (dental Surgery) · 0.7 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 1 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.

Income1 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned40.4%62.5%
Private rented22.0%20.3%
Social rented37.5%17.1%
Households654

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1526.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.1%64.1%
Aged 65+9.1%18.6%
Residents1,772

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 Rufford Street

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White64.9%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh25.8%3.6%
Other ethnic group3.6%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.3%1.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%1.4%

Religion

HereWakefield
No religion32.5%41.3%
Christian30.3%49%
Muslim29.7%3.2%
Not answered6.2%5.4%
Other religion1%0.4%
Hindu0.4%0.4%
Buddhist0%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK74.4%91.5%
Born outside the UK25.6%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
No qualifications35.6%24.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above16.9%24.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.8%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.6%10.8%
Level 3 qualifications12.5%16.3%
Apprenticeship5.3%6.5%
Other qualifications2.4%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health47%44.7%
Good health33.6%34.3%
Fair health13%14.5%
Bad health4.7%5.1%
Very bad health1.7%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household40%41.7%
No cars or vans in household37.5%22.8%
2 cars or vans in household17.3%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.2%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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