Doncaster Road Wakefield
36 addresses across 9 postcodes (WF8), about 4.8 km (3 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 41805296.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £330,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 5, E: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 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 43% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is South Elmsall, about 4.6 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 20 to 76 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is White Rose Surgery, about 4.8 km (3 miles) away.
- People: About 1,220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £255,000 | £255,000 | £255,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £152,000 | £152,000 | £152,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £209,500 | £197,000 | £222,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £132,000 | £132,000 | £132,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £355,000 | £135,000 | £575,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2024 | 6 WF8 3EQ | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2022 | 6 WF8 3EQ | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 8 WF8 3EQ | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 18 Dec 2020 | 10 WF8 3EQ | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2018 | 11 WF8 3EQ | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2017 | 9 WF8 3EQ | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2015 | 7 WF8 3EQ | Detached | £152,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2014 | CASTLEROYD WF8 3EQ | Detached | £197,000 | |
| 27 May 2014 | 10 WF8 3EQ | Detached | £222,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2012 | PADDYS PADDOCK WF8 3EQ | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2010 | 11 WF8 3EQ | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2006 | 12 WF8 3EQ | Semi-detached | £132,000 | |
| 5 Aug 2004 | 1 WF8 3EQ | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2004 | BURNHILL HOUSE WF8 3EQ | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2002 | CASTLEROYD WF8 3EQ | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 27 Apr 2001 | 10 WF8 3EQ | Detached | £60,000 | |
| 11 Aug 1999 | 6 WF8 3EQ | Detached | £85,000 | |
| 25 Feb 1999 | BURNHILL HOUSE WF8 3EQ | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 27 Feb 1998 | 7 WF8 3EQ | Semi-detached | £53,000 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 196 m². Most common: House, detached (8); Bungalow, detached (5). Built: 1996-2002 (3); 1950-1966 (2); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
- Harewood Grange, Pontefract Road, Thorpe Audlin
- Morning Field Cottage, Pontefract Road, Thorpe Audlin
- Morning Field Farm, Pontefract Road, Thorpe Audlin
- Thorpe Grange Farm, Pontefract Road, Thorpe Audlin
- Walton Wood Dovecote, Pontefract Road, Thorpe Audlin
- Walton Wood House, Pontefract Road, Thorpe Audlin
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (31% of about 2,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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: yes, Wakefield.
Listed buildings
- 3 STOREY FARM BUILDING AT MANOR FARM, grade II
- MILEPOST AT SE483159, grade II
- THORPE MANOR, grade II
- THRESHING BARN AT MANOR FARM, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 7 December 2026 to 9 December 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 27 August 2026 to 1 September 2026: CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF8 3EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF8 3HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF8 3HN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF8 3HQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF8 3HH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF8 3HJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF8 3EQ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF8 3HB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| WF8 3HF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 36 addresses are between 20 m and 76 m above sea level (48 m on average); the ground rises about 56 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF8 3EL | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| WF8 3EQ | 100% | 70% | 70% | 0% |
| WF8 3HB | 100% | 43% | 43% | 0% |
| WF8 3HF | 100% | 83% | 83% | 0% |
| WF8 3HG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 3HH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 3HJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 3HN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF8 3HQ | 50% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | South Elmsall 289,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Moorthorpe 208,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Pontefract Baghill 18,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mourning Field Lane Thorpe Audlin | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | South Elmsall Bus Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Ackworth Car Park GeniePoint | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 37 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | White Rose Surgery | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lo's Pharmacy | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Market Place | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Pontefract General Infirmary | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food New Upton, Upton Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 290 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gingerbread Plantation | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Walton Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Broom Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Thorp Marsh | Wetland | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Brockadale | Valley | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| The Beck | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 36 |
19 of the street's 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-yorkshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: Utility asset works, 7 December 2026 to 9 December 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
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.