Blakey Road Wakefield
19 addresses across 2 postcodes (WF2), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41800390.
- Sales: 7 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £127,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 9, E: 2).
- Flood: 7 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 Wakefield Westgate, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Wrenthorpe Park, is about 140 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 36 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alverthorpe, about 460 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 28% of households owned their home and 13% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £127,000 | £127,000 | £127,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £43,547 | £43,547 | £43,547 |
| 2007 | 2 | £85,750 | £85,000 | £86,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2022 | 8 WF2 0EY | Semi-detached | £127,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2022 | 5 WF2 0EY | Semi-detached | £134,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Jul 2019 | 5 WF2 0EY | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2018 | 16 WF2 0EY | Semi-detached | £82,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Jan 2013 | 5 WF2 0EY | Semi-detached | £43,547 | |
| 9 Oct 2007 | 8 WF2 0EY | Semi-detached | £86,500 | |
| 12 Apr 2007 | 14 WF2 0EY | Semi-detached | £85,000 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 71 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (15). Built: 1930-1949 (15). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (12); owner-occupied (1); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 (93% of about 710 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)
- 71 Balne Lane, Wakefield: up to 5 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Victoria Works, Wakefield: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- R/o 35 Flanshaw Lane, Alverthorpe, Wakefield: up to 37 homes, not permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- St John's Avenue/St John's Mews (land At), Wakefield, permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Sirdar, Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Land At Snowhill, Wakefield: up to 197 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 17 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF2 0EY | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WF2 0EU | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 4 / 16 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 36 m and 38 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF2 0EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF2 0EY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wakefield Westgate 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Wakefield Kirkgate 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Outwood 310,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blakey Road Alverthorpe | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wakefield Bus Station Wakefield City Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Former Pub Car Park - 5 mins from Westgag | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 21.7 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alverthorpe | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smile Design Studio | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Fieldhead Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | National Police Air Service HQ | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wrenthorpe Park 24 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Johns Allotment Gardens 7,690 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 52 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Thornes Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Lindale Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Old Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Stennard Island | Island | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Stoney Lane Plantation | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Holme Leas Clough | Valley | 4.8 km (3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 19 |
1 of the street's 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School | Primary | 4–11 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Heart of Yorkshire Education Group | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Michael's CofE Academy Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Jerry Clay Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wrenthorpe Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| CAPA College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Newton Hill Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ's Sandwich Corner WF2 0DU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 4 Good | 8 Apr 2025 |
| The Miners Lamp WF2 0EE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Dattani Brothers WF2 0EB | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2014 |
| ISS Facilities Services WF2 0AS | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2025 |
| Breakfast Club WF2 0AS | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Aldi WF2 0AE | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 May 2025 |
| NAV Mini Market (off license) WF2 0AE | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 3 Jul 2024 |
| West Villa WF2 0AB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 53 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Silcoates Street (19); On or near Blakey Road (17); On or near Walnut Avenue (15); On or near Walker Avenue (11); On or near Peacock Avenue (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 28% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 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 | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 2 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
Nearby streets
Walnut Crescent · Peacock Avenue · Maple Street · Walker Avenue · Beech Avenue · Rowan Court · Walnut Avenue · Pear Tree Walk · Sycamore Grove · Robinia Walk · Gibson Avenue · Blackthorn Way
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.