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Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield

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House prices, sold prices and local information for WF4 1HJ, WF4 1HX, WF4 1HH.

Average price (last 12 months)
£226,500
3 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£176,728
25 sales
Price range
£85k – £435k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Jul 2026
WF4 1HX

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At a glance

House prices£227k average12% below the Wakefield average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station33 min walkStreethouse station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

25 property sales on Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 3 homes sold here for an average of £226,500. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £117,227. That is 12% below the Wakefield average of £257,640 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Slack Lane compared

Slack Lane£226,500
WF4 postcode area£265,063
Wakefield£257,640
England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WF4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £84,950 (1 sales)2016£85k2017: £120,000 (1 sales)2017£120k2018: £146,333 (3 sales)2018£146k2019: £105,875 (4 sales)2019£106k2020: £153,750 (2 sales)2020£154k2021: £322,875 (2 sales)2021£323k2022: £133,750 (2 sales)2022£134k2023: £190,000 (1 sales)2023£190k2024: £118,500 (2 sales)2024£119k2025: £218,000 (6 sales)2025£218k2026: £395,000 (1 sales)2026£395k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 33 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced13£117,22719 Nov 2025
Semi-detached8£201,6561 Aug 2025
Detached4£320,2503 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Slack Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
33A, Slack Lane WF4 1HX 3 Jul 2026£395,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 19 Nov 2025£149,500 TerracedFreehold
38, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 31 Oct 2025£135,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 1 Aug 2025£122,500 TerracedFreehold
80, Slack Lane WF4 1HE 1 Aug 2025£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33B, Slack Lane WF4 1HX 20 Jun 2025£435,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Slack Lane WF4 1HH 11 Jun 2025£266,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 6 Sep 2024£110,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 3 Jun 2024£127,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Slack Lane WF4 1HX 23 Oct 2023£190,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 24 May 2023£120,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 23 May 2023£120,000 TerracedFreehold
28, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 6 Dec 2022£140,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 23 Sep 2022£132,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 26 Aug 2022£135,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 24 Aug 2021£290,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 27 May 2021£355,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 24 Sep 2020£130,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Slack Lane WF4 1HH 18 May 2020£177,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 1 Nov 2019£60,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 3 Sep 2019£91,500 TerracedFreehold
15, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 3 Sep 2019£100,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 30 Aug 2019£100,500 TerracedFreehold
68, Slack Lane WF4 1HH 11 Mar 2019£138,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 1 Mar 2019£65,000 TerracedFreehold
23, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 1 Feb 2019£85,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 28 Sep 2018£112,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Slack Lane WF4 1HH 25 May 2018£185,000 DetachedFreehold
50, Slack Lane WF4 1HX 18 May 2018£142,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 21 Dec 2017£90,000 TerracedFreehold
80, Slack Lane WF4 1HE 24 Mar 2017£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 1 Jul 2016£84,950 TerracedFreehold
12, Slack Lane WF4 1HJ 31 May 2016£105,000 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
80, Slack Lane £120,000 (Mar 2017) → £200,000 (Aug 2025) +67%
over 8 yrs
26, Slack Lane £90,000 (Dec 2017) → £127,000 (Jun 2024) +41%
over 6 yrs
7, Slack Lane £112,000 (Sep 2018) → £120,000 (May 2023) +7%
over 5 yrs
12, Slack Lane £105,000 (May 2016) → £84,950 (Jul 2016) → £100,500 (Aug 2019) → £130,000 (Sep 2020) +24%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Slack Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Crofton Junior School 231 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.1 mi
Crofton Academy 1,045 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.2 mi
Crofton Infant School 188 pupils Primary 3–7 Report 0.2 mi
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School 233 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Enrich Academy 94 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 14–16 Requires improvement Report 0.5 mi
Hammer Lane Academy 28 pupils Other independent special school 4–7 Report 1.1 mi
Sharlston Community School 239 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School 105 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 1.5 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

  • Streethouse station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk
  • Sandal & Agbrigg station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk
  • Fitzwilliam station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Crofton Junior School (opp, Slack Lane) 1 min walk
  • Crofton Junior School (at, Slack Lane) 1 min walk
  • Pinfold Drive (opp, Slack Lane) 3 min walk
  • Crofton Academy (High Street) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Crofton And Sharlston Med Prac
    Slack Lane, Crofton, Wakefield · 0.1 mi
  • Newland Surgery
    Newland Lane, Normanton · 2.6 mi
  • Maybush Medical Centre
    Belle Isle Health Park, Portobello Road, Wakefield · 2.8 mi
  • King's Medical Practice
    King Edward Street, Normanton · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Crofton Local · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Normanton Local · 2.2 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Wakefield 88 Mill Lane · 2.4 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Wakefield 75 Cow Lane · 2.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Lo's Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Sharlston Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Belle Isle Pharmacy Online · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • R S Nicholson's Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Rockingham House Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry Ltd · 2.5 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.5 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.7%62.5%
Private rented6.2%20.3%
Social rented1.1%17.1%
Households614

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.5%64.1%
Aged 65+30.4%18.6%
Residents1,423

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 Slack Lane

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White97.4%93%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%1.3%

Religion

HereWakefield
Christian57.4%49%
No religion36.4%41.3%
Not answered4.8%5.4%
Other religion0.8%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Sikh0.2%0.1%
Jewish0.1%–
Muslim0.1%3.2%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK97%91.5%
Born outside the UK3%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above26.8%24.3%
No qualifications20.5%24.4%
Level 3 qualifications18.9%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications12%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.3%10.8%
Apprenticeship8.5%6.5%
Other qualifications2%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health46.4%44.7%
Good health35.3%34.3%
Fair health13.3%14.5%
Bad health4.1%5.1%
Very bad health0.9%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
2 cars or vans in household38.3%27.4%
1 car or van in household35.2%41.7%
No cars or vans in household13.5%22.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household13%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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