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On Gainsborough Way, in Stanley, Moorhouse & Bottomboat
What it's like at WF3 4PX: every home that has sold on Gainsborough Way 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Gainsborough Way; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 71 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 54, Gainsborough WayTerraced | Dec 1998 | £40,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56, Gainsborough WayTerraced | Oct 2018 | £130,000 | 71 m² | £1,831/m² | 2 |
| 58, Gainsborough WayTerraced | Oct 2000 | £49,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 58a, Gainsborough WayDetached | May 2015 | £147,000 | 84 m² | £1,750/m² | 2 |
| 60, Gainsborough WaySemi-detached | Aug 2024 | £210,000 | 81 m² | £2,593/m² | 1 |
| 62, Gainsborough WaySemi-detached | Jun 1998 | £56,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 66, Gainsborough WaySemi-detached | Sept 2023 | £215,000 | 80 m² | £2,688/m² | 2 |
| 68, Gainsborough WaySemi-detached | Aug 2018 | £152,000 | 76 m² | £2,000/m² | 1 |
| 70, Gainsborough WaySemi-detached | May 1995 | £48,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 74, Gainsborough WaySemi-detached | Nov 1995 | £51,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 76, Gainsborough WaySemi-detached | Sept 2024 | £204,000 | 80 m² | £2,550/m² | 1 |
| 78, Gainsborough WaySemi-detached | May 1995 | £47,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 82, Gainsborough WaySemi-detached | Nov 2025 | £210,000 | 75 m² | £2,800/m² | 2 |
| 84, Gainsborough WaySemi-detached | Sept 1999 | £48,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 88, Gainsborough WaySemi-detached | May 1998 | £41,250 | 72 m² | £573/m² | 1 |
| 92, Gainsborough WayDetached | Sept 2007 | £172,000 | 92 m² | £1,870/m² | 2 |
| 94, Gainsborough WayDetached | Oct 2013 | £175,000 | 86 m² | £2,035/m² | 2 |
| 96, Gainsborough WayDetached | Jan 2007 | £185,000 | 109 m² | £1,697/m² | 2 |
| 106, Gainsborough WayDetached | Aug 2020 | £151,500 | 48 m² | £3,156/m² | 3 |
| 112, Gainsborough WayDetached | Dec 1999 | £73,000 | 101 m² | £723/m² | 1 |
| 114, Gainsborough WayDetached | Sept 2019 | £230,000 | 109 m² | £2,110/m² | 3 |
| 116, Gainsborough WayDetached | Nov 1999 | £68,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Outwood, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 310k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Chaucer Avenue, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 175); 31 departures an hour from the 17 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 87% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Rodillian Academy, 2.1 km away; Attainment 8: 46.4 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Oulton Academy (3.4 km) and Trinity Academy Cathedral (5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (12.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 350 m away; Family Shopper - Stanley Local (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stanley (350 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Flawless Nails and Beauty is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 1.9 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.
Stanley Rodillians Rufc Clubhouse is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Travellers Inn the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 87 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 15 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 955 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Lofthouse Millenium Green, 1.6 km away; for exercise, BoFit (1.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 66 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.
28 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%.
12 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 4PX →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Wakefield since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 71 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 2 of 50 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.6% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.1% | 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 75 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.