Abbott Terrace Wakefield
20 addresses across 1 postcode (WF1), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41800003.
- Sales: 24 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £120,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 9, E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Wakefield costs £2,297 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sandal and Agbrigg, about 860 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Castle Grove Park, is about 460 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 28 to 29 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Maybush Medical Centre, about 140 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 190 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 31% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 104 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £97,500 | £97,500 | £97,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £79,950 | £79,950 | £79,950 |
| 2013 | 1 | £61,000 | £61,000 | £61,000 |
| 2007 | 6 | £85,750 | £65,000 | £99,995 |
| 2005 | 1 | £72,000 | £72,000 | £72,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | £55,000 | £44,995 | £69,000 |
| 2002 | 3 | £44,000 | £36,000 | £44,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £28,250 | £28,250 | £28,250 |
| 2000 | 1 | £31,500 | £31,500 | £31,500 |
| 1999 | 1 | £26,750 | £26,750 | £26,750 |
| 1998 | 1 | £26,950 | £26,950 | £26,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2026 | 18 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 9 Feb 2024 | 1 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £115,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Nov 2023 | 7 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £97,500 | |
| 5 May 2017 | 5 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £79,950 | |
| 29 May 2013 | 11A WF1 5PU | Terraced | £61,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2007 | 19 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £99,995 | |
| 17 Apr 2007 | 4 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2007 | 1 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 13 Mar 2007 | 17 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £80,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2007 | 19 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £65,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2007 | 3 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £86,500 | |
| 8 Apr 2005 | 4 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £72,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2003 | 16 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £55,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2003 | 11A WF1 5PU | Terraced | £69,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2003 | 7 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £44,995 | |
| 20 Nov 2002 | 2 WF1 5PU | Semi-detached | £44,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2002 | 5 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £44,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2002 | 11A WF1 5PU | Terraced | £36,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2001 | 4 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £28,250 | |
| 6 Oct 2000 | 11 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £31,500 | |
| 8 Oct 1999 | 16 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £26,750 | |
| 2 Apr 1998 | 11A WF1 5PU | Terraced | £26,950 | |
| 17 Sep 1997 | 9 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £30,000 | |
| 1 Aug 1997 | 16 WF1 5PU | Terraced | £34,000 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 67 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (9); House, end-terrace (4). Built: 1900-1929 (10); before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (5); owner-occupied (4); rented (social) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Wakefield in 2026-27: Band D £2,297 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,531 | £1,786 | £2,042 | £2,297 | £2,807 | £3,318 | £3,828 | £4,594 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (72% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 25-81 Sparable Lane, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- WATERFRONT AREA, WAKEFIELD: up to 85 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- 91 Agbrigg Road, Wakefield, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Manygates Adult Education Centre, Wakefield, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Belle Vue Stadium, Doncaster Road, Wakefield: up to 106 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Castle Mount Residential Home, Wakefield: up to 14 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 28 m and 29 m above sea level (29 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF1 5PU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sandal and Agbrigg 202,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Wakefield Kirkgate 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Wakefield Westgate 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Busy Corner Belle Isle | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Peterson Road Wakefield | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Storage King Wakefield Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 24.6 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Maybush Medical Centre | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Belle Isle Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Space Dental | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Pinderfields Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Police & Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Grove Park 6.6 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Pugneys Country Park 99 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 106 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Calder and Hebble Navigation Warehouse on River Calder Opposite Thornes Lane Wharf Grid Ref Se 3368 1988, a listed building (Grade II*), 590 m (0.4 miles) north. 19 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Calder and Hebble Navigation Warehouse on River Calder Opposite Thornes Lane Wharf Grid Ref Se 3368 1988 | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Wakefield Bridge | Scheduled monument | 840 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Wakefield Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Chapel of St Mary on East Side of Wakefield Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Thornes Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Ings Cut | Lake or reservoir | 570 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Stennard Island | Island | 770 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Old Cut | Lake or reservoir | 780 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Calder Island | Island | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Old Hall Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 20 |
2 of the street's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wakefield: see them on the Wakefield page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Castle Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sandal Magna Community Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource | Primary | 3–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Good |
| CAPA College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Trinity Academy Cathedral Church of England | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fogo Grill Ltd WF1 5NP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Broxbourne House WF1 5LE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 210 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Brocs Voyage Care WF1 5NJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Catering @ Portobello Community Centre WF2 7JJ | Other catering premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2023 |
| Well Pharmacy WF1 5NU | Retailers - other | 280 m | Exempt | |
| Sandals News WF1 5NU | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 1 Dec 2016 |
| HPH - Hazara Pizza House WF2 7JJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 310 m | 5 Very good | 3 Nov 2025 |
| New Brookhouse Ltd WF1 5NU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 5 Very good | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Tesco WF1 5NU | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 320 m | 5 Very good | 30 Mar 2026 |
| The Castle Nursery School WF1 5NU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 4 Good | 5 Jun 2014 |
| Childcare @ Sandal WF1 5NU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Aagrah Restaurant WF1 5NX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 6 Jan 2026 |
| H Hofmann & Sons Ltd WF1 5NX | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2024 |
| William Noble Butchers Limited WF1 5NX | Retailers - other | 380 m | 4 Good | 6 Jun 2025 |
| Wakefield Baptist Church WF1 5JY | Other catering premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Drugs | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bus/Coach Station (22); On or near Manygates Park (20); On or near Woodcock Street (17); On or near Acme Terrace (11); On or near Emblem Terrace (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 57% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 68% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- WF1 5PU: 20 addresses of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Acme Terrace · Kimberley Street · Acme Terrace · Manygates Park · Pretoria Street · Emblem Terrace · Woodcock Street · Woodlands Village · Manygates Avenue · Belle Isle Crescent · Portobello Road · Manygates Crescent
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.