Stocking Lane Knottingley, Wakefield
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (WF11), about 750 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 41805247.
- 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: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: 5 recorded floods covered 1 of its 2 postcode centres, most recently in December 2015.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Storm overflows: 3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 92 times (589 hours) in 2025.
- 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: 3 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Stocking Lane - Battery Energy Facility, is 820 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A645, carries 8,538 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- 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 0% to 71% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Knottingley, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 780 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 6 to 10 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 Ash Grove, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away.
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were 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
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
None of the street's postcodes has 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (62% of about 1,410 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: yes, Wakefield.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Oxiris Chemical Works and Adjoining Common Lane, Knottingley: up to 395 homes, not permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Former Easdale Foundry Site, Knottingley: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Racca Green (land At), Knottingley: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Former British Legion Hall, Knottingley: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
8 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 3 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stocking Lane - Battery Energy Facility North Yorkshire ZG2023/0938/FULM | Battery storage | 200 MW | Planning application made Sep 2023 | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Knottingley A Wakefield 14/01734/FUL | Solar farm | 5 MW | Operational Mar 2016 | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Knottingley B Wakefield 15/02492/FUL | Solar farm | 2.4 MW | Operational Mar 2016 | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Weeland Road, Kellingley - Solar Farm North Yorkshire ZG2024/0936/FULM | Solar farm | 10 MW | Planning application made Oct 2024 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Southmoor Energy Centre North Yorkshire NY/2013/0128/ENV | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 26 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Sep 2014 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Sudforth Lane (Kellingley Solar Farm) North Yorkshire 2015/0415/FUL | Solar farm | 5 MW | Operational Mar 2017 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1) Wakefield 09/02103/OHL | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 68 MW | Operational Aug 2015 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) The Planning Inspectorate - National Infrastructure EN010061 | Energy from waste (incinerator) | 70 MW | Operational Dec 2019 | 3.4 km (2.1 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF11 8TH | zone 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WF11 8DH | zone 3 | 4 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
5 recorded floods covered 1 of the centres of this street's postcodes, most recently in December 2015 (main river).
| When | Flood | Source and cause | Postcodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2015 | Not named | Main river; channel capacity exceeded (no raised defences) | WF11 8TH |
| 25 Jun 2007 | Ridings Area | Not recorded | WF11 8TH |
| 30 Oct 2000 | Not named | Main river | WF11 8TH |
| 1 Feb 1995 | Lower Aire Kellingley Ings | Main river | WF11 8TH |
| 1 Dec 1978 | Lower AIre Washlands | Main river; other | WF11 8TH |
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
3 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 92 times, for 589 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Town Dyke, River Aire.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knottingley Common Lane Sps Yorkshire Water | Town Dyke | 33 | 89 | 100 m |
| Marsh Lane Sps &Amp; Storm Tank Site Yorkshire Water | River Aire | 33 | 315 | 230 m |
| Marsh Lane Sps &Amp; Storm Tank Site Yorkshire Water | River Aire | 26 | 186 | 230 m |
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 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 that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: less than 1% (1); 1 to 3% (2).
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 17 addresses are between 6 m and 10 m above sea level (9 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF11 8DH | 100% | 71% | 71% | 0% |
| WF11 8TH | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Knottingley 156,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Whitley Bridge 860 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Pontefract Monkhill 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Weeland Road Works Knottingley | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pontefract Bus Station | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 33.5 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ash Grove Good Jun 2023 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fast Track Pharmacy | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Pontefract General Infirmary Requires improvement Nov 2022 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Manse Residential Home Good Jan 2018 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Nisa Cashzone | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,180 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,850 m² | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Dole | Lake or reservoir | 140 m north-west |
| Bank Dole Cut | Lake or reservoir | 150 m west |
| Willow Garths | Wood | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Brotherton Marsh | Wetland | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| King's Standard Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Willow Island | Island | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 | 17 | 17 |
None of the street's 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Botolphs CE Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 65% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
| De Lacy Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 45.0 (45.6 in 2025 and 44.5 in 2024); 48.1% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| England Lane Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 85% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 15% at the higher standard (2025; 90% in 2024 and 31% 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
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1.2 km (0.7 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Acorns Nursery Ltd WF11 0BZ | Sessional day care | 80 | Jun 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| People First Health & Wellbeing Ltd, within The Railway Shop WF11 8DH | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Knottingley RUFC WF11 9DE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-yorkshire).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
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 A645 between Trundles Lane and LA Boundary, with 8,538 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 400 m (0.2 miles) from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A645 | Trundles Lane to LA Boundary | 8,538 estimated | 4% | -17% since 2015 | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 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) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 3 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.
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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.