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On St Pauls Drive, in Alverthorpe & Flanshaw
What it's like at WF2 0BT: every home that has sold on St Pauls Drive 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 St Pauls Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 13 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | Sept 2010 | £50,000 | 78 m² | £641/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | Apr 2020 | £85,000 | 86 m² | £988/m² | 3 |
| 8, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2015 | £65,000 | 80 m² | £813/m² | 1 |
| 9, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | May 2002 | £50,000 | 85 m² | £588/m² | 1 |
| 10, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | May 2013 | £61,500 | 81 m² | £759/m² | 1 |
| 11, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2004 | £73,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 12, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | Dec 2010 | £65,000 | 85 m² | £765/m² | 1 |
| 15, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2017 | £80,500 | 81 m² | £994/m² | 2 |
| 16, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | Sept 2023 | £94,000 | 81 m² | £1,160/m² | 2 |
| 17, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2005 | £80,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 21, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2013 | £108,000 | 78 m² | £1,385/m² | 3 |
| 23, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | Sept 2018 | £90,000 | 81 m² | £1,111/m² | 1 |
| 30, St Pauls DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2013 | £71,000 | 80 m² | £888/m² | 2 |
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 (2.0 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is St Pauls Drive, 150 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 212, OG2, OG1); 9 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 69% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Jerry Clay Academy (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Outwood Grange Academy, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 47.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Cathedral (1.9 km) and Horbury Academy (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (9.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 650 m away, with Alverthorpe Conservative Club closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Alverthorpe (1.2 km), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Creations is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 2.8 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: 6 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Back Of The Net/Cross Bar/Top Beans/Fun Factory is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and The New Albion the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 130 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Wrenthorpe Park & Alverthorpe Meadows, 850 m away; for exercise, Total Fitness (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 62 km.
Most households own their home, 15% 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.
13 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Paul | II | 100 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
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%.
19 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 WF2 0BT →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
No crimes recorded "on or near" St Pauls Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 11 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.0% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.2% | 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.
Nearest: Cleethorpes · about 79 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 54 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.