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Property report — WF2 7AR

Open-data due diligence for WF2 7AR and the area around it.

WF2 7AR in brief: 16 recorded sales (£100,000–£305,000) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WF2 7AR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WF2 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.

Avg sold price

£263,896

sector WF2 7 · 100 sales

Population

20,228

sector WF2 7

Crimes recorded

71

sector WF2 7 · Apr 26

Schools

3

sector WF2 7

Flood risk

Very low

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

94%

sector WF2 7 of premises

Sold-price trend (1995–2026)

1995: mean £59,745, median £50,000 (50 sales)1996: mean £64,671, median £58,473 (56 sales)1997: mean £75,390, median £78,250 (138 sales)1998: mean £69,643, median £63,500 (95 sales)1999: mean £64,361, median £59,498 (98 sales)2000: mean £62,058, median £49,000 (81 sales)2001: mean £76,422, median £66,500 (99 sales)2002: mean £109,857, median £72,750 (108 sales)2003: mean £137,398, median £124,500 (101 sales)2004: mean £127,716, median £102,500 (91 sales)2005: mean £167,813, median £124,500 (84 sales)2006: mean £176,722, median £137,500 (106 sales)2007: mean £157,397, median £121,000 (118 sales)2008: mean £142,230, median £119,950 (57 sales)2009: mean £149,188, median £130,000 (43 sales)2010: mean £150,795, median £105,000 (41 sales)2011: mean £164,183, median £118,500 (56 sales)2012: mean £144,419, median £111,000 (50 sales)2013: mean £147,192, median £103,500 (64 sales)2014: mean £519,368, median £150,000 (82 sales)2015: mean £158,558, median £110,000 (140 sales)2016: mean £195,410, median £172,475 (148 sales)2017: mean £216,226, median £193,250 (122 sales)2018: mean £232,682, median £167,000 (119 sales)2019: mean £262,825, median £138,500 (167 sales)2020: mean £232,591, median £189,000 (94 sales)2021: mean £338,356, median £180,000 (119 sales)2022: mean £248,575, median £215,000 (115 sales)2023: mean £1,034,503, median £180,999 (89 sales)2024: mean £263,896, median £187,500 (100 sales)2025: mean £264,788, median £205,000 (91 sales)2026: mean £290,107, median £216,250 (14 sales)1995: mean £59,745, median £50,000 (50 sales)1996: mean £64,671, median £58,473 (56 sales)1997: mean £75,390, median £78,250 (138 sales)1998: mean £69,643, median £63,500 (95 sales)1999: mean £64,361, median £59,498 (98 sales)2000: mean £62,058, median £49,000 (81 sales)2001: mean £76,422, median £66,500 (99 sales)2002: mean £109,857, median £72,750 (108 sales)2003: mean £137,398, median £124,500 (101 sales)2004: mean £127,716, median £102,500 (91 sales)2005: mean £167,813, median £124,500 (84 sales)2006: mean £176,722, median £137,500 (106 sales)2007: mean £157,397, median £121,000 (118 sales)2008: mean £142,230, median £119,950 (57 sales)2009: mean £149,188, median £130,000 (43 sales)2010: mean £150,795, median £105,000 (41 sales)2011: mean £164,183, median £118,500 (56 sales)2012: mean £144,419, median £111,000 (50 sales)2013: mean £147,192, median £103,500 (64 sales)2014: mean £519,368, median £150,000 (82 sales)2015: mean £158,558, median £110,000 (140 sales)2016: mean £195,410, median £172,475 (148 sales)2017: mean £216,226, median £193,250 (122 sales)2018: mean £232,682, median £167,000 (119 sales)2019: mean £262,825, median £138,500 (167 sales)2020: mean £232,591, median £189,000 (94 sales)2021: mean £338,356, median £180,000 (119 sales)2022: mean £248,575, median £215,000 (115 sales)2023: mean £1,034,503, median £180,999 (89 sales)2024: mean £263,896, median £187,500 (100 sales)2025: mean £264,788, median £205,000 (91 sales)2026: mean £290,107, median £216,250 (14 sales) MeanMedian £1,034,503 £49,000 1995 2026*

Annual sold price in WF2 7, 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 (14 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.

Sold prices on this postcode

DatePriceAddressType
2025-11-21£305,0001 APPLETON COURTOther
2025-03-14£300,00017 APPLETON COURTOther
2021-11-05£295,0007 APPLETON COURTOther
2021-04-20£226,68011 APPLETON COURTTerraced
2018-03-14£201,6002 APPLETON COURTOther
2018-03-07£240,00014 APPLETON COURTOther
2017-09-30£225,0006 APPLETON COURTOther
2017-05-12£198,00018 APPLETON COURTOther
2017-01-04£160,0006 APPLETON COURTOther
2016-08-12£170,0004 APPLETON COURTTerraced
2015-02-17£100,00019 APPLETON COURTOther
2015-02-17£100,00020 APPLETON COURTOther
2015-02-17£130,00021 APPLETON COURTOther
2014-11-28£210,00014 APPLETON COURTOther
2014-05-21£192,00018 APPLETON COURTOther
2014-03-27£155,00011 APPLETON COURTOther

16 recorded sales on WF2 7AR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

SchoolDistancePhaseOfsted
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy0.6 miPrimaryGood (2023)
Hendal Primary School1.0 miPrimaryReport card →
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School1.0 miPrimaryGood (2022)
Kettlethorpe High School1.1 miSecondaryReport card →
Trinity Academy Cathedral1.1 miSecondaryOutstanding (2022)
Horbury Primary Academy1.1 miPrimaryGood (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: CHAPELTHORPE (0.9 mi) · ORCHARD CROFT (1.3 mi) · LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE (1.3 mi)

Nearest hospitals: PINDERFIELDS HOSPITAL (3.0 mi) · PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL (3.0 mi) · PINDERFIELDS HOSPITAL PTS CONTROL (3.0 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: 421 Denby Dale Road (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · DURKAR HALL FARM BARN AND ATTACHED STABLE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · HORBURY JUNCTION 100 YARDS LOCK MARKER STONE, APPROXIMATELY 100 METRES SOUTH WEST OF BROAD CUT LOCK ON CALDER AND HEBBLE NAVIGATION, BROAD CUT (Grade II) (0.7 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · LO'S PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · LO'S PHARMACY (1.0 mi)

Nearest stations: Sandal & Agbrigg (1.7 mi) · Wakefield Westgate (2.1 mi) · Wakefield Kirkgate (2.2 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.8 mi) · Aldi (1.0 mi) · Kindness Sharehouse (1.2 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age
45
One-person households
32%
Households with children
26%
Households
9,151

Owned 60% · Social rent 24% · Private rent 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), for WF2 7.

Recorded crime trend

May 24: 114 crimesJun 24: 90 crimesJul 24: 67 crimesAug 24: 72 crimesSep 24: 59 crimesOct 24: 81 crimesNov 24: 62 crimesDec 24: 66 crimesJan 25: 82 crimesFeb 25: 64 crimesMar 25: 62 crimesApr 25: 84 crimesMay 25: 65 crimesJun 25: 60 crimesJul 25: 59 crimesAug 25: 51 crimesSep 25: 73 crimesOct 25: 47 crimesNov 25: 69 crimesDec 25: 46 crimesJan 26: 57 crimesFeb 26: 55 crimesMar 26: 59 crimesApr 26: 71 crimes Apr 26: 71 crimes 114 46 May 24 Apr 26

Recorded crimes per month in WF2 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 67/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

Modelled flood risk for WF2 7AR: Very low — 21 properties here fall in an at-risk band (0 in the significant Medium/High bands).

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 DistrictWF2 SectorWF2 7 PostcodeWF2 7AR
Average sold price£269,325£263,896£200,518
Population68,63720,228
Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived)5/104/10
Crimes recorded44171
Schools213
Flood riskHighHighLow
Gigabit broadband96%94%0%
Superfast broadband98%98%100%

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WF2 7); 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.