WF4 1FE
Last sold £224,995 in May 2016
2, Forb Road, Wakefield
- Property type
- Detached
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,023 sq ft / 95 sq m
- EPC rating
- B
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Price history in context
- May 2016 — £224,995
What this home might be worth today
£313,000
Estimate range £297,000–£329,000
+39.1% since May 2016 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid below the local norm at the time
vs 123 nearby sales within a year · detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Crofton Academy 459m
- Crofton Infant School 300m
- Streethouse station 3.2km
- Woodland 2.2km
- The coast (coastline) 21.8km
- Anglers Reservoir 984m
- Pond 480m
- Barnsley Canal 2.4km
- Drain Beck 1.8km
- Public Park 402m
- Playing Field 215m
- Oakdale Garage 1.4km
- Hare Park Lane 154m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 100% of premises
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 Streethouse, 3.2km away
- 29 min Leeds
- 60 min Sheffield
- 101 min Manchester
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.
Schools nearby
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3 Crofton Academy · Secondary 0.3 miles State Ofsted Good Attainment 8: 50.0 — top 40% nationally (2023)
Crime
Around average for England & Wales — 145 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 4, Forb Road, Wakefield £264,995 · 2016
- 30, Bedford Farm Court, Wakefield £249,995 · 2016
- 32, Bedford Farm Court, Wakefield £274,995 · 2016
- 28, Bedford Farm Court, Wakefield £245,000 · 2018
- 4, Herbaceous Court, Wakefield £249,995 · 2016
- 2, Herbaceous Court, Wakefield £251,995 · 2016
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted Single storey porch extension to front. Apr 2026 source
- Permitted Single-storey rear extension to the existing dwelling. Dec 2025 source
- Permitted Proposed Rear Extension/ Garage Conversion Jun 2026 source
- Permitted Installation of two roof-mounted Air Source Heat Pumps with associated screening and… Jan 2026 source
- Undecided Proposed 1st Floor Extension to Form master Bedroom with En - Suite Bathroom Nov 2025 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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