Is Wakefield a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Wakefield, from official data · 18 postcode districts · 9,679 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Wakefield, from official data · 18 postcode districts · 9,679 postcodes
The average home in Wakefield sold for £199,347 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.1% on a year earlier. Across Wakefield, police record 117 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Wakefield, the nearest primary school is Sharlston Community School, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Crofton Academy, 1.3 mi away (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Crofton and Sharlston Med Prac, 1.3 mi away.
Streethouse station is 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk; the nearest park, Sharlston Green, is 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk.
Across Wakefield, police record 117 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Wakefield sold for £199,347 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.1% on a year earlier. By type: detached £315,698, semi-detached £200,671, terraced £159,523, flats £100,223. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Sharlston Community School, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Crofton Academy, 1.3 mi away (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Streethouse is 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £37,718 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).