WF1 5RF
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Property report — WF1 5RF
Open-data due diligence for WF1 5RF and the area around it.
WF1 5RF in brief: 1 recorded sale (£82,500–£82,500) · medium flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF1 5RF itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WF1 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£212,870
Population
14,695
Crimes recorded
103
Schools
2
Flood risk
Medium
Gigabit broadband
80%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WF1 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (31 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-31 | £82,500 | ROOFTOP MAST SITE THORNES LANE WHARF | Other |
1 recorded sale on WF1 5RF. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Sandal Magna Community Academy | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Trinity Academy Cathedral | 0.9 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2022) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE (0.1 mi) · TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE (0.7 mi) · WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: PINDERFIELDS HOSPITAL (1.5 mi) · PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.5 mi) · PINDERFIELDS HOSPITAL PTS CONTROL (1.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CALDER AND HEBBLE NAVIGATION WAREHOUSE ON RIVER CALDER OPPOSITE THORNES LANE WHARF GRID REF SE 3368 1988 (Grade II*) (0.3 mi) · STONE WAREHOUSE TO NORTH OF CALDER AND HEBBLE NAVIGATION WAREHOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · RUTLAND MILL (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BELLE ISLE PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · WELL (0.3 mi) · KINGFISHER CHEMIST LTD (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Wakefield Kirkgate (0.6 mi) · Sandal & Agbrigg (0.7 mi) · Wakefield Westgate (1.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Kindness Sharehouse (0.5 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.6 mi) · Tani Sklep Food Store (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 37%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 6,562
Owned 44% · Social rent 29% · Private rent 26%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WF1 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WF1 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 109/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWF1 | SectorWF1 5 | PostcodeWF1 5RF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £250,573 | £212,870 | £82,500 |
| Population | 57,880 | 14,695 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 717 | 103 | — |
| Schools | 20 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Medium |
| Gigabit broadband | 84% | 80% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 93% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WF1 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.