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On Limestone Road, in Outwood West
What it's like at WF1 2GL: every home that has sold on Limestone Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Sales and extensions on Limestone Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 50 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Limestone RoadTerraced | Sept 2018 | £174,950 | 69 m² | £2,536/m² | 1 |
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| 2, Limestone RoadDetached | Oct 2019 | £230,000 | 79 m² | £2,911/m² | 2 |
| 3, Limestone RoadTerraced | Nov 2018 | £154,950 | 57 m² | £2,718/m² | 1 |
| 4, Limestone RoadDetached | Nov 2018 | £264,950 | 105 m² | £2,523/m² | 1 |
| 5, Limestone RoadTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2020 | £155,000 | 57 m² | £2,719/m² | 2 |
| 6, Limestone RoadDetached | Sept 2021 | £274,950 | 88 m² | £3,124/m² | 1 |
| 7, Limestone RoadTerraced | Aug 2018 | £174,950 | 69 m² | £2,536/m² | 1 |
| 8, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2021 | £179,950 | 58 m² | £3,103/m² | 1 |
| 9, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2023 | £251,500 | 79 m² | £3,184/m² | 2 |
| 10, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2021 | £179,950 | 58 m² | £3,103/m² | 1 |
| 11, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £265,000 | 79 m² | £3,354/m² | 2 |
| 12, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2021 | £227,950 | 79 m² | £2,885/m² | 1 |
| 14, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2021 | £227,950 | 79 m² | £2,885/m² | 1 |
| 15, Limestone RoadDetached | Sept 2018 | £229,950 | 91 m² | £2,527/m² | 1 |
| 16, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2021 | £199,950 | 69 m² | £2,898/m² | 1 |
| 17, Limestone RoadTerraced | Jan 2026 | £215,000 | 58 m² | £3,707/m² | 2 |
| 18, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2021 | £204,950 | 69 m² | £2,970/m² | 1 |
| 19, Limestone RoadTerraced | Jun 2021 | £164,950 | 58 m² | £2,844/m² | 1 |
| 20, Limestone RoadDetached | Jun 2026 | £295,000 | 79 m² | £3,734/m² | 2 |
| 21, Limestone RoadTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2026 | £195,000 | 58 m² | £3,362/m² | 2 |
| 22, Limestone RoadTerraced | Nov 2025 | £265,000 | 87 m² | £3,046/m² | 2 |
| 23, Limestone RoadTerraced | Sept 2025 | £213,000 | 58 m² | £3,672/m² | 3 |
| 24, Limestone RoadTerraced | Dec 2021 | £214,950 | 87 m² | £2,471/m² | 1 |
| 25, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2021 | £209,950 | 87 m² | £2,413/m² | 1 |
| 26, Limestone RoadTerraced | Dec 2021 | £214,950 | 87 m² | £2,471/m² | 1 |
| 27, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2021 | £209,950 | 87 m² | £2,413/m² | 1 |
| 28, Limestone RoadTerraced | Sept 2023 | £240,000 | 87 m² | £2,759/m² | 2 |
| 29, Limestone RoadDetached | Nov 2021 | £284,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Limestone RoadDetached | Mar 2025 | £280,000 | 79 m² | £3,544/m² | 2 |
| 31, Limestone RoadDetached | Jun 2026 | £323,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 32, Limestone RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Mar 2026 | £230,000 | 69 m² | £3,333/m² | 3 |
| 33, Limestone RoadTerraced | Aug 2021 | £189,950 | 69 m² | £2,753/m² | 1 |
| 34, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £214,950 | 69 m² | £3,115/m² | 1 |
| 35, Limestone RoadTerraced | Jun 2026 | £195,000 | 58 m² | £3,362/m² | 2 |
| 36, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2025 | £265,000 | 79 m² | £3,354/m² | 3 |
| 37, Limestone RoadTerraced · company-owned | Apr 2026 | £200,000 | 58 m² | £3,448/m² | 3 |
| 38, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | May 2022 | £227,950 | 79 m² | £2,885/m² | 1 |
| 39, Limestone RoadTerraced | Jul 2021 | £189,950 | 69 m² | £2,753/m² | 1 |
| 40, Limestone RoadDetached | May 2022 | £254,950 | 88 m² | £2,897/m² | 1 |
| 41, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £227,950 | 79 m² | £2,885/m² | 1 |
| 42, Limestone RoadDetached | May 2022 | £259,950 | 88 m² | £2,954/m² | 1 |
| 43, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £227,950 | 79 m² | £2,885/m² | 1 |
| 45, Limestone RoadDetached | Mar 2022 | £289,950 | 105 m² | £2,761/m² | 1 |
| 47, Limestone RoadTerraced | Jun 2022 | £204,950 | 69 m² | £2,970/m² | 1 |
| 49, Limestone RoadTerraced | Jun 2022 | £174,950 | 58 m² | £3,016/m² | 1 |
| 51, Limestone RoadTerraced | Jun 2022 | £177,950 | 58 m² | £3,068/m² | 1 |
| 53, Limestone RoadTerraced | Jun 2022 | £219,950 | 69 m² | £3,188/m² | 1 |
| 55, Limestone RoadDetached | May 2022 | £309,950 | 111 m² | £2,792/m² | 1 |
| 57, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2024 | £265,000 | 79 m² | £3,354/m² | 2 |
| 59, Limestone RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2022 | £248,950 | 79 m² | £3,151/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Wakefield Westgate, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Fox Lane, 200 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 425, 118, 101); 23 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Newton Hill Community School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 84% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate (1.5 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Outwood Grange Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 47.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Cathedral (4.1 km) and Oulton Academy (4.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (10.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Poundland, 300 m away; The Butchers Shop (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is New Southgate Surgery (550 m), with Pharmacy Express the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, The Green Frog is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 2.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Costa Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and New Pot Oil the nearest pub (950 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 90 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is The Green, 500 m away; for exercise, Bannatynes (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 64 km.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
24 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Wakefield and Rothwell constituency: Simon Lightwood MP (Labour (Co-op)), since June 2022. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 9,346 (23.0%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 44%, Reform UK 21%, Conservative 18%, Liberal Democrat 8%.
34 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WF1 2GL →
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Nearest: Cleethorpes · about 78 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 54 min
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On this street: 0 of 48 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.9% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.2% | 3.8% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
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