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Thornes Lane, Wakefield

MyStreetCheck free street report: Thornes Lane, Wakefield · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wakefield/thornes-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF2 7RF, WF2 8PH, WF2 7RB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£230,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£146,886
18 sales
Price range
£89k – £250k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
24 Apr 2026
WF2 7RB

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At a glance

House prices£147k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station11 min walkWakefield Kirkgate station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% freeholdAcross 34 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

18 property sales on Thornes Lane, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £230,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £141,497. 7 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 89% terraced, 11% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Thornes Lane range from £89,000 to £250,000. 94% of homes sold here were freehold and 6% leasehold.

House prices on Thornes Lane compared

WF2 postcode area£263,630
Wakefield£257,844
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Thornes Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WF2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £93,975 (2 sales)2016£94k2017: £114,000 (3 sales)2017£114k2019: £105,000 (3 sales)2019£105k2021: £132,500 (2 sales)2021£133k2022: £179,250 (4 sales)2022£179k2023: £200,000 (2 sales)2023£200k2025: £187,000 (1 sales)2025£187k2026: £230,000 (1 sales)2026£230k

Tenure: 94% freehold and 6% leasehold across 34 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced16£141,49724 Apr 2026
Semi-detached2£190,00022 Sep 2023

Sold prices on Thornes Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
62A, Thornes Lane WF1 5RR 20 May 2026£165,000 OtherLeasehold
69, Thornes Lane WF2 7RB 24 Apr 2026£230,000 TerracedFreehold
126, Thornes Lane WF2 7RB 27 Feb 2026£115,000 OtherFreehold
95, Thornes Lane WF2 7RF 18 Jul 2025£100,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Thornes Lane WF2 7RF 15 Jul 2025£187,000 TerracedFreehold
Thornes Lane Cafe, 86A, Thornes Lane WF1 5RS 18 Nov 2024£200,000 OtherFreehold
86, Thornes Lane WF1 5RS 6 Jun 2024£570,000 OtherFreehold
93, Thornes Lane WF2 7RF 16 Apr 2024£135,000 TerracedFreehold
140, Thornes Lane WF2 7RE 31 Oct 2023£176,000 OtherFreehold
101, Thornes Lane WF2 7RF 22 Sep 2023£250,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
169, Thornes Lane WF2 8PH 8 Sep 2023£150,000 TerracedFreehold
79, Thornes Lane WF2 7RB 16 Feb 2023£75,000 OtherFreehold
77, Thornes Lane WF2 7RB 7 Nov 2022£137,000 TerracedLeasehold
159, Thornes Lane WF2 8PH 21 Jul 2022£150,000 TerracedFreehold
87, Thornes Lane WF2 7RF 20 Jun 2022£180,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Thornes Lane WF2 7RB 28 Apr 2022£250,000 TerracedFreehold
136, Thornes Lane WF2 7RE 17 Mar 2021£301,000 OtherFreehold
81, Thornes Lane WF2 7RF 25 Feb 2021£135,000 TerracedFreehold
179, Thornes Lane WF2 8PH 8 Jan 2021£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
69, Thornes Lane WF2 7RB 16 Dec 2019£115,000 TerracedFreehold
161, Thornes Lane WF2 8PH 22 Nov 2019£106,000 TerracedFreehold
Admiral Duncan, 100, Thornes Lane WF2 7QX 18 Oct 2019£270,000 OtherFreehold
136, Thornes Lane WF2 7RE 2 May 2019£235,000 OtherFreehold
165, Thornes Lane WF2 8PH 25 Jan 2019£94,000 TerracedFreehold
134, Thornes Lane WF2 7RE 12 Oct 2018£265,000 OtherFreehold
126, Thornes Lane WF2 7RB 21 Sep 2018£121,000 OtherFreehold
Slater & Crabtree Ltd, Thornes Lane WF1 5RW 9 Mar 2018£650,000 OtherFreehold
Admiral Duncan, 100, Thornes Lane WF2 7QX 22 Dec 2017£187,500 OtherFreehold
81, Thornes Lane WF2 7RF 30 Jun 2017£124,000 TerracedFreehold
87, Thornes Lane WF2 7RF 24 Mar 2017£120,000 TerracedFreehold
89, Thornes Lane WF2 7RF 24 Feb 2017£98,000 TerracedFreehold
89, Thornes Lane WF2 7RF 24 Feb 2017£105,000 TerracedFreehold
173, Thornes Lane WF2 8PH 18 Aug 2016£89,000 TerracedFreehold
169, Thornes Lane WF2 8PH 15 Aug 2016£98,950 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
69, Thornes Lane £115,000 (Dec 2019) → £250,000 (Apr 2022) → £230,000 (Apr 2026) +100%
over 6 yrs
126, Thornes Lane £121,000 (Sep 2018) → £115,000 (Feb 2026) -5%
over 7 yrs
169, Thornes Lane £98,950 (Aug 2016) → £150,000 (Sep 2023) +52%
over 7 yrs
87, Thornes Lane £120,000 (Mar 2017) → £180,000 (Jun 2022) +50%
over 5 yrs
136, Thornes Lane £235,000 (May 2019) → £301,000 (Mar 2021) +28%
over 2 yrs
81, Thornes Lane £124,000 (Jun 2017) → £135,000 (Feb 2021) +9%
over 4 yrs
Admiral Duncan, 100, Thornes Lane £187,500 (Dec 2017) → £270,000 (Oct 2019) +44%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Thornes Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource 245 pupils Primary Methodist 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School 437 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
The Castle Nursery School 108 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.7 mi
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 255 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
CAPA College 502 pupils 16 plus 16–19 Report 0.7 mi
Trinity Academy Cathedral 1,028 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–16 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Sandal Magna Community Academy 255 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School 210 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.9 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 Kirkgate station 0.6 mi · 11 min walk
  • Wakefield Westgate station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Sandal & Agbrigg station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Thornes Lane Seymour St (Thornes Lane) 1 min walk
  • Thornes Lane Seymour St (stop, Thornes Lane) 1 min walk
  • Thornes Lane Tadman St (Thornes Lane) 2 min walk
  • Thornes Lane Tadman St (stop, Thornes Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Maybush Medical Centre
    Belle Isle Health Park, Portobello Road, Wakefield · 0.4 mi
  • Trinity Medical Centre
    Thornhill Street, Wakefield · 0.5 mi
  • Warrengate Medical Centre
    78 Upper Warrengate, Wakefield · 0.7 mi
  • Homestead
    Homestead Medical Centre, Homestead Drive, Wakefield · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Wakefield Ings Road · 0.3 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Wakefield Westgate FWH · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Wakefield · 0.6 mi
  • Spar Spar - Doncaster Road Wakefield · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Belle Isle Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Trinity - Pharmacy Plus Health · 0.5 mi
  • Kingfisher Chemist Ltd · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Space Dental · 0.2 mi
  • Queen Street (dental Surgery) · 0.6 mi
  • Mcm Dental Services Ltd · 0.6 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned37.9%62.5%
Private rented43.7%20.3%
Social rented18.4%17.1%
Households733

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6475.2%64.1%
Aged 65+10.6%18.6%
Residents1,506

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 Thornes Lane

Ethnic group

HereWakefield
White90.7%93%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%1.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%3.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.1%1.3%
Other ethnic group2%0.7%

Religion

HereWakefield
No religion45.5%41.3%
Christian42%49%
Muslim5.5%3.2%
Not answered5.4%5.4%
Other religion0.9%0.4%
Hindu0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Sikh0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereWakefield
Born in the UK75.7%91.5%
Born outside the UK24.3%8.5%

Highest qualification

HereWakefield
Level 4 qualifications and above25.1%24.3%
No qualifications20.7%24.4%
Level 3 qualifications16.7%16.3%
Level 2 qualifications14.7%14.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%10.8%
Apprenticeship7.3%6.5%
Other qualifications3.8%2.8%

General health

HereWakefield
Very good health43.7%44.7%
Good health37.8%34.3%
Fair health12.9%14.5%
Bad health4.5%5.1%
Very bad health1.1%1.5%

Cars or vans per household

HereWakefield
1 car or van in household52.6%41.7%
No cars or vans in household29.9%22.8%
2 cars or vans in household14.2%27.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.3%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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