Woolpacks Yard is in Wakefield and in Wakefield district. WF1 2SG is located in the Wakefield North electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Wakefield. This postcode has been in use since 1994-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Woolpacks Yard, Wakefield, WF1 2SG and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WF1 2SF, WF1 2SR, WF1 2SS, WF1 2SU, WF1 2SY, WF1 2SD, WF1 2SJ, WF1 2SA, WF1 2SX.

Woolpacks Yard Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Woolpacks Yard are based on 2 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wakefield.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WF1 2SG

Average Price
£595,140
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£595,140

Estimated Average Property Prices for Woolpacks Yard

Average Price
£595,140
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Woolpacks YardStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Pioneer House Woolpacks Yard, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Other, an established residential building 		£746,2502016-11-29 £942,489
The Grain Store Woolpacks Yard, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Other, an established residential building 		£185,0002015-12-11 £247,790

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Castle Nursery School
255A Barnsley Road , WF1 5NU 		3out of 4 2,488 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Crigglestone Nursery School
High Street , Crigglestone WF4 3EB 		4out of 4 5,124 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Lawefield Lane , WF2 8ST 		3out of 4 754 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
Belgravia Road , WF1 3JP 		3out of 4 902 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Duke of York Street , WF1 3PF 		3out of 4 978 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
Eastmoor Road , WF1 3SQ 		3out of 4 1,137 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wakefield Greenhill Primary School
Greenhill Road , Eastmoor WF1 4LU 		3out of 4 1,144 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road , WF2 8QF 		2out of 4 1,905 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Academy City Fields
Warmfield View , WF1 4SF 		4out of 4 2,028 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Thomas
Barnsley Road , Sandal WF2 6EQ 		3out of 4 3,070 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane , Outwood WF1 2PF 		4out of 4 3,092 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road , Horbury WF4 5HE 		3out of 4 4,173 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
CAPA College
Unity Hall , Westgate WF1 1EP 		- not rated 198 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wakefield College
Margaret Street , WF1 2DH 		- not rated 446 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wakefield Girls' High School
Wentworth Street , WF1 2QS 		- not rated 436 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Wakefield Girls' High School Junior School
2 St John's Square , WF1 2QX 		- not rated 598 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
154 Northgate , WF1 3QX 		- not rated 633 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar Junior School
158 Northgate , WF1 3QY 		- not rated 686 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Ivy Lane School
Ivy Lane School , Ivy Lane WF1 4AZ 		- not rated 1,639 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Town Hall KitchenTown Hall, Wood Street86 yd
Bradleys15A Wood Street, Wakefield93 yd
Qubana Restaurant & Grill1-3 Wood Street, Wakefield93 yd
Lala's84-86 Westgate, Wakefield106 yd
Bakes By Vanilla Bean28 Wood Street, Wakefield112 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Inns Of Court22 King Street, Wakefield35 yd
Q Rooms Ltd @ 1412-14 Cheapside, Wakefield46 yd
Vortex Bar & Night Club8, 8-8A King Street72 yd
Icon50-52 Westgate, Wakefield80 yd
Elliots Bar5 George And Crown Yard, Wakefield93 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Wakefield Pie Shop2 Cheapside, Wakefield62 yd
Harrys70 Westgate, Wakefield80 yd
Silver Spice14 Silver Street, Wakefield97 yd
Pot Pot10 Silver Street, Wakefield97 yd
Desi Fast Food5 Silver Street, Wakefield97 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Continental Food Store125 Westgate, Wakefield291 yd
Poundland70-72 Bishopgate Walk The Ridings Centre, Wakefield357 yd
Marks & Spencer18 Kirkgate, Wakefield365 yd
MorrisonsAll Saints Walk The Ridings Centre, Wakefield407 yd
ASDAUnit Lg1a, Lower Trinity Walk436 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Gallery Health & Fitness Club (Closed)
Market Street 		health and fitness suite143 yd
Anytime Fitness (Wakefield) (Closed)
Unit 7 Unit 7 Burgage Square 		health and fitness suite209 yd
Pure Gym (Wakefield)
UNIT G8 UNIT G8 TEALL WAY 		health and fitness suite444 yd
Wakefield Girls High School
WENTWORTH STREET 		454 yd
Lightwaves Leisure And Community Centre
LOWER YORK STREET 		health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool499 yd
Hmp Wakefield
LOVE LANE 		artificial grass pitch570 yd
Xercise4Less (Wakefield)
DENBY DALE ROAD 		health and fitness suite605 yd
Sun Lane Swimming Pool (Closed)
Sun Lane 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool630 yd
Sun Lane Leisure
SUN LANE LEISURE SUN LANE LEISURE SUN LANE 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool642 yd
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
NORTHGATE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts731 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s100.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Woolpacks Yard Street dangerous?

In 2023, 3102 crimes were reported near Woolpacks Yard . It is one of the most dangerous streets in the UK (less than 1% streets have more crimes reported). This street can be considered very dangerous. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WF1 2SG.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Woolpacks Yard, Wakefield, WF1 2SG

Employment

WF1 2SG area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in WF1 2SG area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee172
Self-Employed39
Part-Time Employee38
Student (economically inactive)29
Other28
Full-Time Student (with or without job)28
Retired27
Unemployed26
Looking after home or family23
Long-Term Sick or disabled11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Accommodation and food service activities21
Manufacturing19
Transport and storage18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security17
Human health and social work activities12
Professional, scientific and technical activities11
Information and communication7
Administrative and support service activities7
Other6
Education5
Financial and insurance activities3
Construction3
Real estate activities2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2

People

Gender

Female214
Male269

Partnership Status

Single256
Married: Opposite sex108
Married: Same sex2
Separated8
Divorced34
Widowed15

Health

Very good health248
Good health162
Fair health55
Bad health16
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications106
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 47
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 48
Apprenticeship32
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 71
Degree or Similar 107
Other12

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi1
Indian7
Pakistani101
Other Asian12
Black African39
Other Black2
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other3
White292
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Roma3
Arab1
Other10

Country of Birth

United Kingdom270
European Union106
Rest of Europe12
Africa36
Middle East and Asia50
The Americas and the Caribbean9

Length of Residence

Born in the UK270
10+ Years66
5-10 Years54
2-5 Years56
Less than 2 years37

Passport Held

United Kingdom293
Ireland2
Germany1
Italy3
Portugal3
Spain10
Lithuania3
Poland66
Romania5
Other EU countries27
Other Europe3
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa7
South and Eastern Africa3
Southern Asia17
South-East Asia2
North America and the Caribbean4
Central and South America4
No passport held33

Religion

No religion158
Christian133
Hindu3
Muslim160
Sikh1
Not answered29
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