WF1 4TL
Last sold £160,000 in September 2006
31, Forest Close, Wakefield
- Property type
- Detached
- Bedrooms
- 4 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 495 sq ft / 46 sq m
- EPC rating
- D
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Price history in context
- Sep 2006 — £160,000 · +142.4% · 38 pts ahead of the UK market
- Mar 2000 — £66,000
What this home might be worth today
£271,000
Estimate range £258,000–£285,000
+69.7% since September 2006 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well below the local norm at the time
vs 32 nearby sales within a year · 4-bed (est.) detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Outwood Academy City Fields 632m
- Ivy Lane School 637m
- Wakefield Kirkgate station 1.9km
- Woodland 4.9km
- The coast (coastline) 23.8km
- Stanley Ferry Flash 630m
- Pond 448m
- Canal 703m
- River Calder 1.1km
- Public Park 477m
- Play Area 147m
- Stars Mini Market 1.1km
- Swithens Close (Opp) 212m
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 — 92 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 29, Forest Close, Wakefield £245,000 · 2022
- 27, Forest Close, Wakefield £267,000 · 2026
- 37, Forest Close, Wakefield £230,000 · 2022
- 23, Forest Close, Wakefield £56,050 · 1995
- 47, Forest Close, Wakefield £125,000 · 2012
- 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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