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Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield

MyStreetCheck free street report: Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield · 24 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wakefield/ruskin-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF1 2BG, WF1 2BD, WF1 2BQ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£332,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£239,634
33 sales
Price range
£115k – £485k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Jun 2026
WF1 2BG

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At a glance

House prices£333k average29% above the Wakefield average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station17 min walkOutwood station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

33 property sales on Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £332,500. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £214,389. That is 29% above the Wakefield average of £257,640 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Ruskin Avenue compared

Ruskin Avenue£332,500
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: £177,975 (4 sales)2016£178k2017: £270,000 (2 sales)2017£270k2018: £194,000 (4 sales)2018£194k2019: £228,871 (6 sales)2019£229k2020: £197,500 (2 sales)2020£198k2021: £314,400 (2 sales)2021£314k2022: £274,667 (6 sales)2022£275k2023: £255,000 (2 sales)2023£255k2024: £217,500 (2 sales)2024£218k2025: £270,000 (2 sales)2025£270k2026: £350,000 (1 sales)2026£350k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached26£214,38910 Jun 2026
Detached7£333,4009 Dec 2022

Sold prices on Ruskin Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
47, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 10 Jun 2026£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BQ 19 Dec 2025£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 15 Aug 2025£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 20 Mar 2024£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 14 Feb 2024£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 21 Apr 2023£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 31 Jan 2023£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1K, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 9 Dec 2022£485,000 DetachedFreehold
85, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BQ 18 Nov 2022£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 4 Oct 2022£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 9 Jun 2022£223,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 1 Jun 2022£300,000 DetachedFreehold
5, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 11 Feb 2022£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 28 Jan 2022£178,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 19 Nov 2021£448,800 DetachedFreehold
63, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 6 Aug 2021£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 6 Mar 2020£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 3 Jan 2020£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 29 Nov 2019£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 20 Sep 2019£211,225 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 28 Jun 2019£295,000 DetachedFreehold
1D, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 26 Jun 2019£255,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 3 May 2019£167,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 17 Jan 2019£185,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 14 Dec 2018£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 9 Oct 2018£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 8 Oct 2018£201,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 10 Aug 2018£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1G, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 21 Jul 2017£365,000 DetachedFreehold
60, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 30 Jan 2017£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 10 Nov 2016£176,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BQ 14 Oct 2016£179,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BD 9 Aug 2016£189,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Ruskin Avenue WF1 2BG 29 Jul 2016£166,000 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
64, Ruskin Avenue £178,000 (Jan 2022) → £245,000 (Apr 2023) +38%
over 1 yr
38, Ruskin Avenue £185,000 (Jan 2019) → £300,000 (Jun 2022) +62%
over 3 yrs
50, Ruskin Avenue £176,000 (Nov 2016) → £245,000 (Dec 2018) +39%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Ruskin Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Wrenthorpe Academy 314 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.3 mi
Outwood Grange Academy 1,900 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.3 mi
Pinderfields Hospital PRU 104 pupils Pupil referral unit 2–19 Report 0.3 mi
Newton Hill Community School 338 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane 456 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Hall Cliffe Primary School 34 pupils Other independent special school 5–11 Report 0.7 mi
Jerry Clay Academy 211 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
Rooks Nest Academy 368 pupils Primary 2–11 Good 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

  • Outwood station 0.8 mi · 17 min walk
  • Wakefield Westgate station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
  • Wakefield Kirkgate station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Ruskin Avenue (Bradford Road) 4 min walk
  • Ruskin Avenue (at, Bradford Road) 4 min walk
  • Bragg Lane End (SE bound, Bradford Road) 5 min walk
  • Bowling Avenue (Bradford Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Outwood Park Medical Centre
    Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield · 0.5 mi
  • New Southgate Surgery
    Buxton Place, Wakefield · 0.8 mi
  • Alverthorpe
    Balne Lane, Wakefield · 1.2 mi
  • Homestead
    Homestead Medical Centre, Homestead Drive, Wakefield · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Tesco Express in Wakefield · 0.4 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Outwood · 0.5 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Wakefield Food Warehouse · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Outwood Express · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Pharmacy Express · 0.3 mi
  • Outwood Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Lo's Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Wrenthorpe Dental Care · 0.6 mi
  • Outwood Dental Care · 0.7 mi
  • Dental Surgery, Newton Lodge · 0.9 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 8 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability7 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned79.7%62.5%
Private rented9.6%20.3%
Social rented10.7%17.1%
Households882

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6460.4%64.1%
Aged 65+19.9%18.6%
Residents2,093

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 Ruskin Avenue

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White93.8%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.5%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%1.3%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian48.2%49%
No religion43%41.3%
Not answered4.9%5.4%
Muslim2.4%3.2%
Hindu0.9%0.4%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK94.4%91.5%
Born outside the UK5.6%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above32.5%24.3%
No qualifications18.1%24.4%
Level 3 qualifications16.9%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications13.2%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%10.8%
Apprenticeship7%6.5%
Other qualifications2.6%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health51.8%44.7%
Good health32.5%34.3%
Fair health12%14.5%
Bad health3.1%5.1%
Very bad health0.7%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household45.4%41.7%
2 cars or vans in household35.3%27.4%
No cars or vans in household11.5%22.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%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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