Manor Crescent Wakefield
11 addresses across 2 postcodes (WF2), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41802485.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2018 the median was £106,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 4).
- 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 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 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 670 m (0.4 miles) away, and Thornes Park (45 hectares) is about 740 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 51 to 55 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lupset Health Centre, about 300 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 400 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 22% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 198 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | £106,500 | £98,000 | £115,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2018 | 10 WF2 8SD | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 14 Feb 2018 | 5 WF2 8SD | Semi-detached | £98,000 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (5); 1950-1966 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (7); rented (private) (2).
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 (98% of about 620 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)
- Former Redcats, Wakefield, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Waterton J&I School, Wakefield: up to 29 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Springfield Centre St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield: up to 44 homes, not permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Land Adj, Wakefield: up to 5 homes, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- West End Of West Street, Wakefield: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- 90 - 92 - 94 Horbury Road, Wakefield: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- 76 Horbury Road (land At), Wakefield: up to 2 homes, not 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF2 8SD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF2 8SB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 51 m and 55 m above sea level (53 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF2 8SB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF2 8SD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wakefield Westgate 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Wakefield Kirkgate 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Sandal and Agbrigg 202,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chantry Road Lupset | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wakefield Bus Station Wakefield City Centre | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-Wakefield | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 350 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 23.2 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lupset Health Centre | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Horbury Road Pharmacy | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Pinderfields Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police Forensic Unit | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Thornes Park 45 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,640 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 46 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lupset Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 780 m (0.5 miles) south. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lupset Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Thornes Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Thornes Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Lupset Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) south |
| Calder Island | Island | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Castle Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Hartley Bank Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Holme Leas Clough | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 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 Snapethorpe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael's CofE Academy Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Trinity Academy Cathedral Church of England | Secondary | 11–16 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Horbury Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Horbury Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lupset Store WF2 8RT | Retailers - other | 170 m | 4 Good | 21 May 2015 |
| Snack Shack WF2 8RT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2025 |
| Shenshah Tandoori & Munchi's WF2 8RU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2024 |
| Townley Road Post Office WF2 8RU | Retailers - other | 200 m | 4 Good | 11 Sep 2024 |
| Bake It Till You Make It WF2 8HE | Other catering premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| The Whinney Moor WF2 8RE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 4 Good | 31 Jul 2014 |
| George-A-Green Fisheries WF2 8HA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 4 Good | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Eat 88 WF2 8RB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2025 |
| Pizza Amore WF2 8RB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 5 Very good | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Londis Whinney Moor WF2 8RB | Retailers - other | 350 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Farmfoods WF2 8ES | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Mar 2022 |
| Papa Johns Wakefield WF2 8RB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Jubilee Hall WF2 8NS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2025 |
| Lupset Mini Market WF2 8HS | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2018 |
| RKS Brightsparks Preschool WF2 8NS | School/college/university | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 122 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Other crime | 9 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Spa Grove (37); On or near Bentley Road (34); On or near Whinney Moor Avenue (26); On or near Storie Crescent (24); On or near Little John Crescent (23).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 30% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 71% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 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 | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 38% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 1 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
Little John Crescent · Storie Crescent · Radcliffe Road · Potter Avenue · Bentley Road · Lupset Crescent · Sherwood Grove · Cave Crescent · Spa Grove · Whinney Moor Avenue · Westfield Rise · Robin Hood Crescent
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.