WF14 8HJ
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Property report — WF14 8HJ
Open-data due diligence for WF14 8HJ and the area around it.
WF14 8HJ in brief: 40 recorded sales (£47,000–£1,100,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF14 8HJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WF14 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£267,738
Population
13,164
Crimes recorded
32
Schools
1
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
86%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WF14 8, 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 (15 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | £337,500 | 2B SANDS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-10-11 | £1,100,000 | 12A SANDS LANE | Detached |
| 2023-07-28 | £235,000 | FLAT 1, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2022-03-07 | £880,000 | THE BUNGALOW SANDS LANE | Other |
| 2021-09-29 | £505,000 | FIVE ARCHES SANDS LANE | Detached |
| 2021-04-15 | £187,000 | FLAT 6, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2020-06-12 | £184,000 | FLAT 7, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2019-11-22 | £167,500 | FLAT 6, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2019-11-08 | £195,000 | FLAT 1, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2017-04-28 | £191,000 | 2B SANDS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-03-29 | £150,000 | FLAT 3, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2014-07-18 | £200,000 | 2B SANDS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-04-29 | £128,700 | FLAT 7, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2011-09-09 | £750,000 | LINKS LODGE SANDS LANE | Detached |
| 2006-10-24 | £275,000 | 14 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2006-10-19 | £570,000 | CALDER COURT SANDS LANE | Detached |
| 2006-04-24 | £207,500 | 2B SANDS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-12-20 | £153,000 | FLAT 6, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2005-09-23 | £136,500 | FLAT 3, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2005-07-04 | £135,000 | FLAT 5, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2004-09-28 | £146,000 | FLAT 1, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2004-08-13 | £120,000 | FLAT 2, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2004-07-23 | £132,000 | FLAT 3, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2003-11-14 | £175,000 | 13 SANDS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-10-04 | £93,000 | FLAT 5, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2002-01-31 | £95,000 | FLAT 1, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2002-01-18 | £127,500 | 2B SANDS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-09-28 | £83,000 | FLAT 4, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2001-08-24 | £72,750 | FLAT 2, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2001-02-02 | £74,450 | FLAT 6, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 2000-07-28 | £77,000 | FLAT 3, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 1999-09-10 | £77,000 | FLAT 8, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 1998-08-07 | £97,500 | 2C SANDS LANE | Detached |
| 1998-06-22 | £73,000 | FLAT 3, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 1998-04-06 | £47,000 | FLAT 2, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 1997-01-31 | £55,000 | FLAT 1, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 1996-10-31 | £89,500 | 2B SANDS LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-09-27 | £56,000 | FLAT 4, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 1995-10-04 | £53,000 | FLAT 4, COTEWALL MEWS, 2 SANDS LANE | Flat |
| 1995-05-02 | £87,000 | 2C SANDS LANE | Detached |
40 recorded sales on WF14 8HJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ravensthorpe Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Diamond Wood Community Academy | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Crowlees Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2021) |
| Castle Hall Academy | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Hopton Primary School | 1.2 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Crossley Fields Junior and Infant School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Good (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: NORTH ROAD SUITE,RAVENSTHORPE HEALTH CTR (0.7 mi) · DR MAHMOOD & PARTNERS (0.7 mi) · MIRFIELD HEALTH CENTRE (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL-COMBINED ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.4 mi) · DEWSBURY AND DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.4 mi) · DEWSBURY & DISTRICT HOSPITAL (2.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Railway viaduct MVN2/196, Wheatley's Bridge (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · WALLS TO EAST AND SOUTH OF BROAD OAKS (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · COTTAGE TO REAR OF BROAD OAKS (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PRESTFORD LIMITED (0.7 mi) · EYE PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · BOOTS (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Ravensthorpe (0.8 mi) · Mirfield (0.9 mi) · Dewsbury (2.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Heron Foods (0.8 mi) · Lidl (0.9 mi) · Co-op Food (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 5,599
Owned 73% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WF14 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WF14 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 28/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 | DistrictWF14 | SectorWF14 8 | PostcodeWF14 8HJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £248,725 | £267,738 | £212,960 |
| Population | 34,698 | 13,164 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 153 | 32 | — |
| Schools | 8 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 86% | 58% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 92% | 58% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WF14 8); 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 1 July 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
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