The Green Featherstone, Wakefield
25 addresses across 2 postcodes (WF7), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 41803982.
- Sales: 20 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £139,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 6, F: 1, G: 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.
- 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 Featherstone, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Purston Park, is about 350 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 58 to 61 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Thomas Road Surgery, about 800 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £139,000 | £139,000 | £139,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £140,000 | £140,000 | £140,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £94,500 | £94,500 | £94,500 |
| 2019 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £75,920 | £75,920 | £75,920 |
| 2014 | 1 | £99,950 | £99,950 | £99,950 |
| 2008 | 2 | £114,500 | £99,000 | £130,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £79,950 | £79,950 | £79,950 |
| 2000 | 1 | £37,000 | £37,000 | £37,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2024 | 3 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £139,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2023 | 17 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2022 | 16 WF7 5NA | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2021 | 8 WF7 5NA | Semi-detached | £94,500 | |
| 23 May 2019 | 5 WF7 5NA | Semi-detached | £85,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2018 | 12A WF7 5NA | Detached | £95,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2015 | 4 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £75,920 | |
| 18 Aug 2014 | 2 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £99,950 | |
| 18 Aug 2014 | 2 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £99,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Feb 2008 | 15 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 22 Feb 2008 | 3 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £99,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2007 | 23 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2003 | 12A WF7 5NA | Detached | £79,950 | |
| 15 May 2000 | 3 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £37,000 | |
| 26 Feb 1999 | 22 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £43,500 | |
| 7 Aug 1998 | 18 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £30,000 | |
| 15 Oct 1997 | 2 WF7 5NA | Semi-detached | £41,950 | |
| 8 Jul 1997 | 15 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £30,000 | |
| 7 Feb 1996 | 3 WF7 5NA | Terraced | £45,500 | |
| 26 Oct 1995 | 12A WF7 5NA | Detached | £33,600 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (5); House, mid-terrace (4). Built: 1900-1929 (5); 1930-1949 (3); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (social) (2); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 (40% of about 670 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)
- Junction Hotel, Featherstone: up to 6 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Adj Vicarage Street (Site A), Post Office Road, Featherstone, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 58 m and 61 m above sea level (60 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF7 5LZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WF7 5NA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Featherstone 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pontefract Tanshelf 99,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Streethouse 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wentbridge Road Purston Jaglin | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pontefract Bus Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Ackworth Car Park GeniePoint | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 30 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Thomas Road Surgery | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Pontefract General Infirmary | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dhami News, Featherstone Cashzone | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Purston Park 11 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.1 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Little Lane Allotments 2.6 ha | 200 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Broomhill Plantation | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Lodge Hill Plantation | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Strawberry Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Joe's Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Lower Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 25 |
2 of the street's 25 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Featherstone Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Featherstone Purston Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Featherstone Girnhill Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Prince of Purston WF7 5LY | Retailers - other | 240 m | 4 Good | 16 Jun 2021 |
| Park View Fisheries WF7 5LY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Glencoe Villa Guest House WF7 5LY | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 340 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2025 |
| Star House WF7 5LU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 1 May 2013 |
| Munchbox WF7 5AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2024 |
| White House Inn WF7 5AB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Apr 2014 |
| Princes & Princesses Superstore WF7 5AA | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 17 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Little Lane (9); On or near Green Acres (5); On or near Wellgarth Road (4); On or near Beech Tree Road (2); On or near Wentbridge Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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
Apple Tree Road · Wellgarth Road · Wentbridge Road · Green Acres · Apple Tree Road · Little Lane · Tarn Road · Lea Lane · Leatham Avenue · Leatham Park Road · Beech Grove · Leatham Drive
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.