WF1 4TL
Last sold £177,500 in April 2014
16, Forest Close, Wakefield
- Property type
- Bungalow
- Bedrooms
- 3 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 926 sq ft / 86 sq m
- EPC rating
- D
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Price history in context
- Apr 2014 — £177,500
What this home might be worth today
£284,000
Estimate range £269,000–£298,000
+59.7% since April 2014 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well above the local norm at the time
vs 8 nearby sales within a year · 3-bed (est.) bungalow within 1 km
The life around it
- Outwood Academy City Fields is 633m away.
- Ivy Lane School is 473m away.
- Wakefield Kirkgate station is 1.8km away.
- Woodland is 5.0km away.
- The coast (coastline) is 24.0km away.
- Stanley Ferry Flash is 821m away.
- Pond is 240m away.
- Canal is 899m away.
- River Calder is 1.2km away.
- Public Park is 301m away.
- Playing Field is 168m away.
Broadband
- Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
- Ultrafast broadband (100Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
- Superfast broadband (30Mbit/s or more) is available to 100% of premises in this postcode.
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Wakefield Kirkgate, 1.8km away
- 17 min Leeds
- 40 min Sheffield
- 63 min Manchester
- 95 min Nottingham
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Nearby schools
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is 473m away.
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Outwood Academy City Fields · secondaryOfsted Good (inspected Mar 2022)Attainment 8: 38.6 (2023)is 633m away.
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Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill · primaryOfsted Good (inspected Sep 2022)is 741m away.
Crime
Above average for England & Wales — 92 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
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Nearby sold homes
Planning activity nearby
- Single storey rear extension. — Permitted, May 2026 source
- Two storey extension to rear — Permitted, Jun 2026 source
- Proposed two-storey extension to front — Permitted, Mar 2026 source
- Non-material change to approved application ref: 25/02390/FUL dated 03/03/2026 (Proposed… — Permitted, Jun 2026 source
- Single storey extension to rear — Permitted, Jan 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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