Lingwell Nook Crest Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield
3 addresses across 1 postcode (WF3), about 40 m long. USRN 41806322.
- Sales: 1 recorded sales since 1995; in 2005 the median was £280,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Wakefield cost £199,283 in August 2026 (+2.9% on a year); private rents averaged £810 a month.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Landfill: 2 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Lofthouse Hill Golf Course, is 80 m away.
- Radon: Up to 5 to 10% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A61, carries 9,748 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; 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 Outwood, about 780 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Lofthouse Colliery Nature Park, is about 460 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 12.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 65 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Outwood Park Medical Centre, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 94% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 48 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2005 | 1 WF3 3EP | Detached | £280,000 | New build. |
House prices and rents in Wakefield
A typical home in Wakefield cost £199,283 in August 2026, 2.9% more than a year before. That is 19% more than five years earlier and 54% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £314,988 |
| Semi-detached | £200,459 |
| Terraced | £159,794 |
| Flat or maisonette | £100,645 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £178,078 |
Private renters in Wakefield paid £810 a month on average in September 2026, 5.9% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £579 |
| Two bedrooms | £730 |
| Three bedrooms | £874 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,224 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
The postcode does not have the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 B (32% of about 600 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)
- Sunnyvilla, Park View, Outwood, permissioned (200 m)
- 1 Bolus Lane, Outwood, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
This postcode is in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 5 to 10%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 80 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lofthouse Hill Golf Course Park View, Leeds Road, Lofthouse Gate, Wakefield | Not recorded | Inert, commercial | 80 m |
| Lofthouse Gate Landfill Park View, Wakefield, Lofthouse Gate, West Yorkshire | Not recorded | Not recorded | 230 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 65 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF3 3EP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Outwood 310,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Wakefield Westgate 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Wakefield Kirkgate 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lingwell Nook Lane Lofthouse Gate | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wakefield Bus Station Wakefield City Centre | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 19.6 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Outwood Park Medical Centre Good Sep 2016 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lo's Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Outwood Dental Care | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Fieldhead Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wood Dene Good Mar 2023 | 370 m |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police Training and Development Centre | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Br Spar Outwood, Outwood | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lofthouse Colliery Nature Park 27 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 110 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.4 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Lofthouse Recreation Ground Allotments 3,170 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 31 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lofthouse Hill | Hill | 630 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Canal Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Robin Hood Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Bushy Cliffe Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Calder Cut | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-east |
| Stennard Island | Island | 4.8 km (3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
None of the street's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate | Primary | 3–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 90% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 33% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 81% in 2023) |
| Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane | Primary | 3–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection | 72% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 18% at the higher standard (2025; 73% in 2024 and 71% in 2023) |
| Rooks Nest Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 950 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 85% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 15% at the higher standard (2025; 80% in 2024 and 91% in 2023) |
| Outwood Grange Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 49.2 (47.2 in 2025 and 49.4 in 2024); 57.4% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C; 11.1% AAB or better; progress below average |
| Rodillian Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 45.9 (46.4 in 2025 and 48.0 in 2024); 50.7% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 7.3% AAB or better; progress above average |
| Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 87% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 67% in 2024 and 74% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 510 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Einsteins WF1 2LS | Full day care | 55 | Nov 2025: Exceptional in 2 areas, Strong standard in 4 | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Outwood Pre School WF1 2DT | Sessional day care | 24 | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| RockandRoll Daycare WF3 3HU | Full day care | 63 | Good (Feb 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Daisy Chain Childcare at Lofthouse Children's Centre WF3 3PS | Full day care | 52 | Good (Nov 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 190 childminders and 13 home childcarers (nannies) in Wakefield. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meet N Eats Diner @ Woodhouse Community Centre WF3 3LX | Other catering premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2024 |
| Yangs WF3 3HD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 3 Feb 2025 |
| The Sun WF3 3HF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Valentinos WF3 3HG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Sun Kong WF3 3HJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 260 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2026 |
| Cooperative Group Retail WF1 3TR | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 350 m | 5 Very good | 22 Feb 2024 |
| Lofthouse Gate Sports & Social Club WF3 3HN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 350 m | 4 Good | 2 Mar 2015 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 15 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Poplar Street (13); On or near Potters Croft (10); On or near Winden Close (6); On or near Johns Avenue (5); On or near Ridings Close (2).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2022 15:30 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A61 between A650 and LA Boundary, with 9,748 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 300 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A61 | A650 to LA Boundary | 9,748 estimated; counted 2021 | 1% | -13% since 2015 | 300 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
- WF3 3EP: 3 addresses
Nearby streets
Lingwell Nook Court · Rhodes Gardens · Philip's Grove · Lingwell Chase · Partons Place · Potters Croft · Potovens Court · Park View · Pollard Street · Johns Avenue · Ridings Close · Coniston Court
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.