WF2 9DZ
Last sold £214,995 in March 2016
8, Dempsey Close, Wakefield
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 958 sq ft / 89 sq m
- EPC rating
- B
- Elevation
- About 71m — higher than about 60% of homes in Wakefield
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Price history in context
- Mar 2016 — £214,995
What this home might be worth today
£304,000
Estimate range £288,000–£319,000
+41.2% since March 2016 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid well above the local norm at the time
vs 110 nearby sales within a year · semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 698m
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School 1.1km
- Station 1.9km
- Dogloitch Wood 3.8km
- The coast (coastline) 28.2km
- Lake 2.4km
- Pond 392m
- Canal 2.5km
- Alverthorpe Beck 863m
- Public Park 136m
- Play Area 149m
- Wakey Convenience Store 861m
- Foreman Road (Near) 172m
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, 2.3km 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
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1 English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy · Primary · Roman Catholic 0.4 miles State Ofsted Good
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,410 hours a year — sunnier than 10% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 2% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Crime
Above average for England & Wales — 299 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 10, Dempsey Close, Wakefield £179,995 · 2016
- 12, Dempsey Close, Wakefield £229,995 · 2016
- 9, Dempsey Close, Wakefield £170,000 · 2021
- 11, Dempsey Close, Wakefield £206,000 · 2020
- 6, Dempsey Close, Wakefield £233,000 · 2019
- 7, Dempsey Close, Wakefield £249,995 · 2016
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted 5-Day Notice to fell 2 dead trees Feb 2026 source
- Undecided Change of use of the land for the siting of 93 no. shipping containers for use as… Jun 2026 source
- Permitted Proposed single storey extension to rear of dwelling May 2026 source
- Permitted 2.4m security fence to perimeter with 2.0m sliding metal gate (retrospective) May 2026 source
- Permitted Part demolish existing flat roof extension and sun room to rear; new flat roof rear… Jun 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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