Mallard Walk Wakefield
15 addresses across 2 postcodes (WF3), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41807527.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £271,995 across 7 sales.
- 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.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 13).
- Flood: At least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2.
- 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: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Ferry Lane, is 100 m away.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 46 times (188 hours) in 2025.
- 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.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; 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 Kirkgate, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 930 m (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 20 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 Eastmoor Health Centre, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 140 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 39% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 29 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025; 2 involved a pedestrian.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | £271,995 | £262,995 | £409,995 |
| 2023 | 3 | £299,995 | £299,995 | £304,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2024 | 3 WF3 4GS | Semi-detached | £271,995 | New build. |
| 7 Jun 2024 | 5 WF3 4GS | Semi-detached | £267,995 | New build. |
| 7 May 2024 | 9 WF3 4GS | Detached | £409,995 | New build. |
| 22 Mar 2024 | 1 WF3 4GS | Semi-detached | £262,995 | New build. |
| 15 Mar 2024 | 7 WF3 4GS | Semi-detached | £263,495 | New build. |
| 8 Mar 2024 | 11 WF3 4GS | Semi-detached | £314,995 | New build. |
| 7 Mar 2024 | 15 WF3 4GS | Semi-detached | £314,995 | New build. |
| 1 Sep 2023 | 10 WF3 4GS | Detached | £299,995 | New build. |
| 21 Aug 2023 | 19 WF3 4GS | Semi-detached | £140,569 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Aug 2023 | 17 WF3 4GS | Semi-detached | £140,569 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Aug 2023 | 2 WF3 4GS | Detached | £304,995 | New build. |
| 14 Aug 2023 | 8 WF3 4GS | Detached | £299,995 | New build. |
| 9 Feb 2023 | 6 WF3 4GS | Semi-detached | £92,794 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Feb 2023 | 4 WF3 4GS | Semi-detached | £92,794 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
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
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 94 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6); House, detached (4); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 2017 (14).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 8,930 kWh of it on average in 2024, 20% less than the district's 11,200 kWh, and 2,770 kWh of electricity, 8% less than the district's 3,008 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF3 4GS | 14 | 1,900 kWh | 14 | 7,622 kWh |
| WF3 4GW | 31 | 1,934 kWh | 31 | 7,889 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is WF3.
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 C (25% of about 1,950 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.
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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF3 4GS | zone 2 | ||
| WF3 4GW | zone 2 |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any 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
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 46 times, for 188 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into River Calder, Not Known.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberford Road Cso Yorkshire Water | River Calder | 46 | 188 | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Smalley Bight Sewage Works Yorkshire Water | Not Known | 0 | 0 | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are 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 highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 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 that area 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
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 100 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry Lane Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire | 1890 to 1972 | Industrial, commercial, household, liquid sludge | 100 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 20 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF3 4GS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF3 4GW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wakefield Kirkgate 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Wakefield Westgate 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Outwood 310,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Swithins Drive Stanley | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wakefield Bus Station Wakefield City Centre | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Car Park | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 22.2 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eastmoor Health Centre Good Jul 2021 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Door 2 Door Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery, Newton Lodge | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Pinderfields Hospital Requires improvement Mar 2024 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hepworth House Outstanding Nov 2022 | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police Federation | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,260 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,160 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.0 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,130 m² | 200 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stanley Ferry aqueduct, a scheduled monument, 640 m (0.4 miles) east. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Ferry aqueduct | Scheduled monument | 640 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Stanley Ferry Aqueduct | Listed building, Grade I | 640 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Newland Preceptory | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Henge on Birkwood Common | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Calder Cut | Lake or reservoir | 600 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Birkwood Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Birkwood Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| The Half Moon | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Canal Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Stennard Island | Island | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 | 15 | 15 |
None of the street's 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 680 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 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 |
| Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| 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 |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rooks Nest Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Nurseries and childcare
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1.1 km (0.7 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepping Stones WF3 4DF | Full day care | 63 | May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Childcare @ St Swithun's WF1 4RR | Sessional day care | 32 | Outstanding (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Abacus Nursery WF1 4DG | Full day care | 166 | Good (Oct 2021, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferry Lane Local WF3 4JU | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jan 2020 |
| The Stanley Ferry WF3 4LT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2024 |
| The Secret Stanley Ferry Shop WF3 4LU | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Apr 2022 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Balk Crescent (12); On or near Nellie Spindler Drive (4); On or near Calder Gate (3); On or near St Swithins Grove (3); On or near Ferry Lane (3).
Road safety
3 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 2 involved a pedestrian; 1 involved a child under 16. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2025 18:45 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian, 1 child | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 24 Jun 2022 14:43 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 24 Mar 2021 13:30 | 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
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 47% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 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 | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
St Swithins Gardens · Calder Gate · St Swithins Mews · St Switthins Way · St Swithins Drive · Ferry Court · Wild Geese Drive · Ferrymans Court · Balk Avenue · St Swithins Grove · Heron Way · Serenity Close
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.