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On Rose Farm Fold, in Altofts
What it's like at WF6 2RY: every home that has sold on Rose Farm Fold 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
Sales and extensions on Rose Farm Fold; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 7 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Rose Farm FoldDetached | Oct 2023 | £250,000 | 54 m² | £4,630/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Rose Farm FoldDetached | Apr 2026 | £350,000 | 102 m² | £3,431/m² | 4 |
| 4, Rose Farm FoldSemi-detached | Mar 2017 | £133,000 | 65 m² | £2,046/m² | 1 |
| 5, Rose Farm FoldDetached | Dec 1998 | £65,000 | 102 m² | £637/m² | 1 |
| 6, Rose Farm FoldSemi-detached | Aug 2020 | £152,500 | 85 m² | £1,794/m² | 2 |
| 10, Rose Farm FoldSemi-detached | Oct 2000 | £56,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 12, Rose Farm FoldSemi-detached | Dec 2000 | £88,950 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Normanton, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 202k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Altofts Hall Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 157, 187); 7 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Martin Frobisher Infant School, a few minutes' walk (450 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School (0.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Outwood Academy Freeston, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 44.6 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Oulton Academy (3.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 1.4 km away, with One Stop closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Patience Lane Surgery (950 m), with M&A Pharmacies the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, TK Nails & Spa is 1.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 4.4 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Horse & Jockey is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Altofts Sports Club the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 52 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 29% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Haw Hill Park, 1.6 km away; for exercise, Normanton Leisure (1.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 23 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 69 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.
15 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.
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley constituency: Yvette Cooper MP (Labour), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,630 (18.4%), turnout 48%. Vote shares: Labour 48%, Reform UK 29%, Conservative 15%, Green Party 5%.
10 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 WF6 2RY →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Rose Farm Fold in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 5 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 | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.8% | 94.6% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.5% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.3% | 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 73 min
Nearest: Albert Avenue Pools · 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.
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