Marion Close South Kirkby, Wakefield
8 addresses across 1 postcode (WF9), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41805718.
- 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: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 6, D: 1).
- 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.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Langthwaite Road - Gas Powered Engine, is 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- 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 Moorthorpe, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Howell Wood Country Park, is about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 63 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 Park Green Surgery, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 21% of households owned their home and 12% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 165 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
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
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
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 58 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (4); House, mid-terrace (3). Built: 1996-2002 (6); 1991-1995 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 7,875 kWh of it on average in 2024, 26% less than the district's 10,586 kWh, and 2,766 kWh of electricity, about the same as the district. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the 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 WF9.
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 (72% of about 690 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)
- Mill Lane WMC, South Kirkby, permissioned (180 m)
- Leyland Villa (Via William Court), South Kirkby: up to 5 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Diamond Jubilee Club, South Kirkby: up to 3 homes, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Grove Drive, South Kirkby: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
Energy projects nearby
3 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kirkby Business Park (Waste AD) Wakefield 08/01633/FUL | Anaerobic digestion | 6 MW | Operational Dec 2015 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Langthwaite Road - Gas Powered Engine Wakefield 21/00703/FUL | Landfill Gas | 1.8 MW | Planning application made Jan 2021 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Houghton Main Barnsley 2015/0137 | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 20 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jun 2015 | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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 1 to 3%: 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. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 63 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF9 3JJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Moorthorpe 208,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| South Elmsall 289,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Thurnscoe 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest West Street South Kirkby | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Hemsworth Bus Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Ackworth Car Park GeniePoint | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 37.5 km (23 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Park Green Surgery Good Jun 2016 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lo's Pharmacy | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Churchview Medical Centre | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Kendray Hospital | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Care homes | 5 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Springfields Residential Home Good May 2018 | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - South Kirkby Mill Lane Cashzone | 190 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Howell Wood Country Park 75 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 370 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as South Kirkby Camp, a scheduled monument, 860 m (0.5 miles) west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as South Kirkby Camp | Scheduled monument | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ball Park Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Riddings Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| South Kirkby Marsh | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Ringstone Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Addey Bottoms | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| The Beck | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the street's 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 300 m | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | None published |
| South Kirkby Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 310 m | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 32% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 41% in 2024 and 33% in 2023) |
| Ark Northfield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 83% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 27% at the higher standard (2025) |
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
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Street Stores WF9 3HR | Retailers - other | 30 m | 5 Very good | 2 May 2017 |
| Soup4EM The Hub WF9 3HR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Bake N Butty WF9 3HH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Costcutter WF9 3HH | Retailers - other | 140 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Andy's Chippy WF9 3HH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 16 Apr 2026 |
| The Singing Friar WF9 3EZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 May 2025 |
| South Kirkby Independent Club WF9 3HA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | 5 Very good | 26 Apr 2018 |
| Wild Den WF9 3HA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Saray Pizza And Barbeque WF9 3DT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 180 m | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Morrisons Daily WF9 3DT | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2026 |
| S Kirkby Royal British Legion Club A WF9 3HG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 230 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2017 |
| Co-Op Late Shop WF9 3HQ | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2014 |
| South Kirkby Miners Welfare Club WF9 3DP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2013 |
| Caterlink WF9 3DP | School/college/university | 300 m | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2024 |
| Breakfast Club WF9 3DP | School/college/university | 300 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 79 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 21 |
| Public order | 15 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Marion Close (35); On or near Mill Street (25); On or near Mill Close (18); On or near West Street (15); On or near Holmsley Avenue (15).
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 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2021 16:35 | 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 35% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 59% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 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) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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
- WF9 3JJ: 8 addresses
Nearby streets
Hoyland Terrace · Buttree Court · Holmsley Grove · Mill Street · Hoyland Way · West Street · Mill Lane · Jons Avenue · George Buckley Court · Mill Lane · Holmsley Avenue · Holmsley Mount
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.