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On Potovens Lane, in Outwood East
What it's like at WF3 3JF: every home that has sold on Potovens Lane 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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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Potovens Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 46 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 40, Potovens LaneDetached | Nov 2001 | £86,500 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42, Potovens LaneDetached | Jun 2021 | £144,000 | 164 m² | £878/m² | 2 |
| 51, Potovens LaneSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £210,000 | 70 m² | £3,000/m² | 7 |
| 52, Potovens LaneDetached | Aug 2021 | £470,000 | 170 m² | £2,765/m² | 3 |
| 52a, Potovens LaneOther | Aug 2018 | £192,470 | – | – | 1 |
| 54, Potovens LaneDetached | Dec 2005 | £380,000 | 128 m² | £2,969/m² | 2 |
| 59, Potovens LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2026 | £170,000 | 65 m² | £2,615/m² | 2 |
| 61, Potovens LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2013 | £123,995 | 112 m² | £1,107/m² | 2 |
| 63, Potovens LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2015 | £120,500 | 64 m² | £1,883/m² | 2 |
| 65, Potovens LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £239,950 | 64 m² | £3,749/m² | 4 |
| 67, Potovens LaneSemi-detached | Aug 1999 | £60,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 69, Potovens LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2020 | £180,000 | 63 m² | £2,857/m² | 3 |
| 73, Potovens LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2021 | £215,000 | 65 m² | £3,308/m² | 1 |
| 75, Potovens LaneDetached | Mar 2022 | £161,500 | 58 m² | £2,784/m² | 1 |
| 75a, Potovens LaneDetached | Jun 2021 | £275,000 | 68 m² | £4,044/m² | 3 |
| 75b, Potovens LaneDetached | Apr 2004 | £249,995 | – | – | 2 |
| Hedgerow House, 73a, Potovens LaneDetached | Sept 2024 | £465,000 | – | – | 3 |
The nearest station is Outwood, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 310k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Ridings Way, 50 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 101, 175); 25 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 90% met the expected standard.
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: Oulton Academy (3.2 km) and Trinity Academy Cathedral (5.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (11.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Cooperative Group Retail, 300 m away; Outwood Express (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Outwood Park Medical Centre (850 m), with Lloyds Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Sheer Elegance is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 2.5 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Valentinos is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Sun the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Riding's Way Park, 350 m away; for exercise, BoFit (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 66 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.
22 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%.
9 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 WF3 3JF →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Potovens Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 28 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 | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.3% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.5% | 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 76 min
Nearest: Ilkley Swimming Pool · about 53 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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