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On Silcoates Avenue, in Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate
What it's like at WF2 0UP: every home that has sold on Silcoates Avenue 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 Silcoates Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 23 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Oct 2014 | £390,000 | 180 m² | £2,167/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Aug 2005 | £310,000 | 266 m² | £1,165/m² | 1 |
| 4, Silcoates AvenueDetached | May 2013 | £295,000 | 193 m² | £1,528/m² | 2 |
| 5, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Nov 2022 | £510,000 | 116 m² | £4,397/m² | 1 |
| 6, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Jul 2001 | £185,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Jul 2016 | £415,000 | 212 m² | £1,958/m² | 2 |
| 8, Silcoates AvenueSemi-detached | May 2007 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Jun 2017 | £280,000 | 116 m² | £2,414/m² | 2 |
| 12, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Jan 2022 | £515,000 | 169 m² | £3,047/m² | 3 |
| 14, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Jan 2023 | £480,000 | 164 m² | £2,927/m² | 1 |
| 15, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Jul 2025 | £560,000 | 179 m² | £3,128/m² | 1 |
| 16, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Jan 2020 | £380,000 | 150 m² | £2,533/m² | 1 |
| 17, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Jun 2018 | £326,500 | 112 m² | £2,915/m² | 3 |
| 18, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Dec 2006 | £367,500 | 183 m² | £2,008/m² | 1 |
| 19, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Jul 2010 | £267,000 | 117 m² | £2,282/m² | 2 |
| 20, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Mar 2000 | £175,000 | 114 m² | £1,535/m² | 2 |
| 21, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Oct 2023 | £427,000 | 114 m² | £3,746/m² | 1 |
| 22, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Jul 2021 | £362,500 | 101 m² | £3,589/m² | 3 |
| 23, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Nov 1998 | £103,000 | 103 m² | £1,000/m² | 1 |
| 24, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Aug 2017 | £250,000 | 94 m² | £2,660/m² | 3 |
| 25, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Oct 2002 | £195,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Mar 2015 | £280,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 29, Silcoates AvenueDetached | Jun 2021 | £425,000 | 178 m² | £2,388/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 (2.2 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Silcoates Lane Toll Bar Ln, 100 m away, with a bus about every 38 minutes on weekdays (route 101); 18 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 69% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Jerry Clay Academy (0.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Outwood Grange Academy, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 47.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Cathedral (3.6 km) and Horbury Academy (4.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (9.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 1.0 km away, with Sunnyhill Stores closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Alverthorpe (1.5 km), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Creations is 1.5 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Royal Spice is the closest café or restaurant (1.0 km), and New Pot Oil the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 74 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Wrenthorpe Park & Alverthorpe Meadows, 850 m away; for exercise, Bannatynes (1.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 63 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
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.
17 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%.
14 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 0UP →
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" Silcoates Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 19 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 | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.7% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.6% | 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 77 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 52 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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