Avenue Road Wakefield
1 address across 1 postcode (WF2), about 210 m long, classed as a secondary access road. USRN 41804668.
- 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 E; 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 380 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Castle Grove Park, is about 100 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 46 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Maybush Medical Centre, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 60 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 E (34% of about 730 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)
- Castle Mount Residential Home, Wakefield: up to 14 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- Manygates Adult Education Centre, Wakefield, permissioned (340 m)
- 91 Agbrigg Road, Wakefield, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- 25-81 Sparable Lane, permissioned (780 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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 address is about 46 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF2 7LZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sandal and Agbrigg 202,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 380 m |
| Wakefield Kirkgate 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Wakefield Westgate 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Thomas A Becket School Sandal | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Peterson Road Wakefield | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Storage King Wakefield Car Park | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 25.6 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Maybush Medical Centre | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sandal Dental Care | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Pinderfields Hospital | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Police & Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Grove Park 6.6 ha | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Pugneys Country Park 99 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 210 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cleevethorpe Allotment Gardens 2,160 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 106 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Helen, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m south-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Helen | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south-east |
| Sandal Castle: motte and bailey castle and shell keep castle | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) south-west |
| Sandal Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Wakefield Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Thornes Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill | Hill | 430 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Calder Island | Island | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Fall Ings Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Stennard Island | Island | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Oakenshaw Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| The Clough | Valley | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 160 m | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 550 m (0.3 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 |
| The Castle Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sandal Magna Community Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Kettlethorpe High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Spring Community Shop & Cafe WF2 6EG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Sandal Post Office WF2 6EG | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 21 Mar 2023 |
| Dolce WF2 6EQ | School/college/university | 190 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Sandal Cricket Club WF2 6EE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 200 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2015 |
| The Crate Escape WF2 6AH | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Top Shop WF1 5AQ | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 22 Apr 2026 |
| Patel's Off Licence WF2 7BY | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 3 Jan 2017 |
| Inspiring Community CIC WF2 7BY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Nov 2021 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Woodcroft (13); On or near Pinfold Grove (10); On or near Sandal Avenue (8); On or near Manygates Lane (7); On or near Agbrigg Grove (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 48% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- WF2 7LZ: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Sandal Avenue · Pinfold Lane · Pinfold Grove · Orchard Road · Castle Road · Woodcroft · Shaw Fold · Magna Grove · Manygates Lane · Agbrigg Grove · Roger Drive · Miller Avenue
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.