WF3 1LA
Last sold £195,000 in March 2020
8, Highfield, Wakefield
- Property type
- Semi-detached
- Bedrooms
- 5 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,130 sq ft / 105 sq m
- EPC rating
- D
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Price history in context
- Mar 2020 — £195,000 · +69.6% · 5 pts behind the UK market
- Sep 2003 — £115,000 · +76.9% · 29 pts behind the UK market
- Dec 1997 — £65,000 · +4.9% · 10 pts behind the UK market
- Apr 1995 — £61,950
What this home might be worth today
£246,000
Estimate range £234,000–£258,000
+26.1% since March 2020 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
paid in line with the local norm
vs 49 nearby sales within a year · 5-bed (est.) semi-detached within 1 km
The life around it
- Westerton Primary Academy 775m
- Woodkirk Academy 464m
- Station 1.2km
- Dum Wood 1.9km
- The coast (coastline) 28.1km
- Ardsley Reservoir 1.5km
- Pond 908m
- Canal 6.0km
- Mill Beck 1.5km
- Public Park 455m
- Hesketh Lane Recreation Ground 415m
- Leefair Stores 1.0km
- Tingley Common (W Bound) 100m
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 Morley, 2.3km away
- 10 min Leeds
- 61 min Sheffield
- 70 min Manchester
- 110 min Newcastle
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
Noise
Road noise here is mapped at 55–59 dB (Lden, DEFRA 2022) — audible traffic.
Modelled annual average at this point, not a measurement on the doorstep. Below 55 dB is not mapped.
Crime
Below average for England & Wales — 80 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- 10, Highfield, Wakefield £230,000 · 2025
- 12, Highfield, Wakefield £115,000 · 2020
- 12, Oban Close, Wakefield £55,500 · 1996
- 7, Oban Close, Wakefield £45,000 · 1997
- 3, Oban Close, Wakefield £53,250 · 2000
- 1, Oban Close, Wakefield £133,000 · 2003
Planning activity nearby
- Undecided Demolition of existing academic buildings; Erection of new academic buildings with… Jun 2026 source
- Undecided Consent, agreement or approval required by conditions 5 (Submission Study - Report -… Jun 2026 source
- Undecided Change of use of the existing enclosed roof-level plant room accommodation at Phoenix… Jul 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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