Wood Mount, Overton, Wakefield

House prices, sold prices and local information for WF4 4SB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£460,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£325,083
18 sales
Price range
£250k – £460k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Nov 2025
WF4 4SB

At a glance

House prices£325k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station54 min walkRavensthorpe station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

18 property sales on Wood Mount, Overton, Wakefield have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £460,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £327,441. Average sale prices rose from £310,250 in 2016 to £400,000 in 2025 (+29%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Wood Mount compared

WF4 postcode area£265,063
Wakefield£257,640
England & Wales£356,718

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £310,250 (2 sales)2016£310k2017: £330,000 (1 sales)2017£330k2018: £322,333 (3 sales)2018£322k2019: £308,500 (2 sales)2019£309k2020: £250,000 (1 sales)2020£250k2021: £286,667 (3 sales)2021£287k2022: £372,000 (2 sales)2022£372k2024: £331,500 (2 sales)2024£332k2025: £400,000 (2 sales)2025£400k

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached17£327,44117 Nov 2025
Semi-detached1£285,00019 Aug 2019

Sold prices on Wood Mount

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
30, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 17 Nov 2025£460,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 3 Oct 2025£340,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 9 Dec 2024£313,000 DetachedFreehold
4, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 13 Aug 2024£350,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 14 Feb 2023£350,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 30 Nov 2022£340,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 28 Jun 2022£404,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 30 Sep 2021£265,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 26 May 2021£290,000 DetachedFreehold
22, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 16 Feb 2021£305,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 12 Nov 2020£250,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 19 Aug 2019£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 2 Aug 2019£332,000 DetachedFreehold
8, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 23 Aug 2018£325,000 DetachedFreehold
26, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 8 Aug 2018£322,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 4 Jun 2018£320,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 23 Feb 2017£330,000 DetachedFreehold
9, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 9 Dec 2016£312,500 DetachedFreehold
21, Wood Mount WF4 4SB 7 Mar 2016£308,000 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
17, Wood Mount £290,000 (May 2021) → £313,000 (Dec 2024) +8%
over 4 yrs
9, Wood Mount £312,500 (Dec 2016) → £350,000 (Feb 2023) +12%
over 6 yrs
35, Wood Mount £320,000 (Jun 2018) → £404,000 (Jun 2022) +26%
over 4 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Wood Mount

Crime

32 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wood Mount 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 offences13
Criminal damage & arson5
Public order5
Anti-social behaviour3
Other crime2
Burglary1

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

Flood risk

Wood Mount is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • Lower River Calder catchment Flood alert 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 Wood Mount

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Middlestown Primary Academy 217 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 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 1.1 mi
Thornhill Junior and Infant School 353 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.2 mi
Overthorpe CofE Academy 188 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 1.5 mi
Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School 183 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.5 mi
Flockton CofE (C) First School 80 pupils Primary Church of England 4–10 Report 1.6 mi
Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy 125 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 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 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Dewsbury station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
  • Mirfield station 3.7 mi · 1 hr 14 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Smithy Lane (Old Road) 1 min walk
  • Smithy Lane (stop, Old Road) 1 min walk
  • Green Lane (Old Road) 4 min walk
  • Green Lane (Old Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Middlestown
    Middlestown Medical Centre, New Road, Wakefield · 0.6 mi
  • The Paddock Surgery
    Chapel Lane, Thornhill, Dewsbury · 1.3 mi
  • Thornhill Lees Medical Centre
    140 Slaithwaite Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury · 2.0 mi
  • Savile Town Medical Ctr.
    Scarborough Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury · 2.6 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

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.5%62.5%
Private rented11.1%20.3%
Social rented30.3%17.1%
Households641

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.8%64.1%
Aged 65+27.9%18.6%
Residents1,355

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.

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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