WF1 4TL
Last sold £245,000 in May 2022
29, Forest Close, Wakefield
- Property type
- Detached
- Bedrooms
- 5 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,066 sq ft / 99 sq m
- EPC rating
- D
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Price history in context
- May 2022 — £245,000 · +235.6% · 59 pts ahead of the UK market
- Aug 2001 — £72,995 · +32.7% · 44 pts behind the UK market
- Jun 1996 — £55,000
What this home might be worth today
£260,000
Estimate range £247,000–£273,000
+5.9% since May 2022 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well below the local norm at the time
vs 200 nearby sales within a year · 5-bed (est.) detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Outwood Academy City Fields 636m
- Ivy Lane School 634m
- Wakefield Kirkgate station 1.9km
- Woodland 4.9km
- The coast (coastline) 23.8km
- Stanley Ferry Flash 634m
- Pond 441m
- Canal 711m
- River Calder 1.2km
- Public Park 469m
- Play Area 153m
- Stars Mini Market 1.1km
- Blackwell Crescent (Opp) 213m
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 Wakefield Kirkgate, 1.9km 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.
Schools nearby
Crime
Above average for England & Wales — 90 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 31, Forest Close, Wakefield £160,000 · 2006
- 27, Forest Close, Wakefield £267,000 · 2026
- 23, Forest Close, Wakefield £56,050 · 1995
- 47, Forest Close, Wakefield £125,000 · 2012
- 37, Forest Close, Wakefield £230,000 · 2022
- 39, Forest Close, Wakefield £210,000 · 2025
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted Two storey extension to rear Jun 2026 source
- Permitted Single storey extension to rear Jan 2026 source
- Permitted Single storey rear extension. May 2026 source
- Permitted Proposed two-storey extension to front Mar 2026 source
- Permitted Non-material change to approved application ref: 25/02390/FUL dated 03/03/2026 (Proposed… Jun 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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