WF2 8QQ

Last sold £148,000 in March 2021

79, Mount Crescent, Wakefield

Property type: Semi-detached
Bedrooms: 6 (est.)
Tenure: Freehold
Floor area: 1,507 sq ft / 140 sq m
EPC rating: E
Elevation: About 38m — higher than about 20% of homes in Wakefield

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Price history in context

Date	Price	Change	Base rate at sale	vs UK market
Today	Show me today's estimate
March 2021	£148,000	−7.5%	0.1%	−19 pts
August 2017	£160,000	−14.7%	0.25%	−32 pts
September 2014	£187,500	+146.7%	0.5%	+55 pts
August 2001	£76,000		5.0%

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Mar 2021 — £148,000 · −7.5% · 19 pts behind the UK market
Aug 2017 — £160,000 · −14.7% · 32 pts behind the UK market
Sep 2014 — £187,500 · +146.7% · 55 pts ahead of the UK market
Aug 2001 — £76,000

paid well below the local norm at the time

vs 22 nearby sales within a year · 6-bed (est.) semi-detached within 1 km

The life around it

The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School 6-min walk
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School 18-min walk
Station 14-min walk
Kings/Bushcliff Woods 3.8km
The coast (coastline) 27.1km
River Calder 724m
Gill Sike 373m
Canal 685m
Spring Mill Beck 637m
Thornes Park 232m
Playing Field 436m
Wakey Convenience Store 1.1km
Thornes Road The Mount 113m

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 Westgate, 1.6km away

13 min Leeds
28 min Sheffield
75 min Manchester
90 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

1 The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School · Primary 0.1 miles State Ofsted Good
2 Trinity Academy Cathedral · Secondary · Church of England 0.2 miles State Ofsted Outstanding Attainment 8: 47.0 — top 40% nationally (2023)
3 Wakefield Lawefield Primary School · Primary 0.7 miles State
4 English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy · Primary · Roman Catholic 0.7 miles State Ofsted Good
5 Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School · Primary 0.8 miles State Ofsted Requires improvement
6 St Michael's CofE Academy · Primary · Church of England 0.8 miles State Ofsted Good
7 Evolve Academy 0.8 miles State Ofsted Good
8 Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource · Primary · Methodist 0.8 miles State
9 CAPA College 1.1 miles State Average A-level points: 42.3 — top 20% nationally (2023)
10 Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School · Primary 1.1 miles State Ofsted Requires improvement

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Flood risk

Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map

Sunshine and hills

Sunshine: about 1,420 hours a year — sunnier than 10% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.

Hills: on a gentle north-facing slope; surrounding hills hide about 5% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.

Crime

Around average for England & Wales — 170 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data

Map

Location: exact

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Nearby sold homes

77, Mount Crescent, Wakefield £240,000 · 2022
83, Mount Crescent, Wakefield £225,000 · 2024
65, Mount Crescent, Wakefield £57,250 · 1996
57, Mount Crescent, Wakefield £59,995 · 1998
91, Mount Crescent, Wakefield £160,000 · 2003
71, Mount Crescent, Wakefield £73,950 · 2000

Planning activity nearby

Permitted Two storey extension to the side and single storey extension to rear Jul 2026 source
Permitted Installation of disabled access platform lift Mar 2026 source
Conditions Discharge of Condition 3 (Mining), Condition 4 (Radon), Condition 5 (Biodiversity Gains… May 2026 source
Permitted Proposed first floor and two storey rear extension Jun 2026 source

Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.

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