Melbourne Avenue is in Wrenthorpe, Wakefield and in Wakefield district. WF2 0LT is located in the Wrenthorpe and Outwood West electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Morley and Outwood. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Melbourne Avenue, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0LT and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WF2 0LR, WF2 0TB, WF2 0LX, WF2 0LL, WF2 0TA, WF2 0LH, WF2 0JP, WF2 0WA, WF2 0LP.

Melbourne Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Melbourne Avenue are based on 18 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 WF2 0LT

Average Price
£215,885
Semi-Detached
£215,938
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£215,458
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Melbourne Avenue

Average Price
£215,885
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Melbourne AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
2 Melbourne Avenue, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£186,0002021-04-20 £228,441
3 Melbourne Avenue, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£185,0002020-12-03 £234,397
5 Melbourne Avenue, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£148,0002019-08-12 £200,464
13 Melbourne Avenue, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£163,5002018-08-31 £226,943
9 Melbourne Avenue, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£152,2502017-08-09 £216,522

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Castle Nursery School
255A Barnsley Road, WF1 5NU 		5,430 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Wrenthorpe Academy
Imperial Avenue, Wrenthorpe WF2 0LW 		398 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Jerry Clay Academy
Jerry Clay Lane, Wrenthorpe WF2 0NP 		725 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
Ledger Lane, Outwood WF1 2PH 		1,514 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Newton Hill Community School
Leeds Road, Newton Hill WF1 2HR 		1,667 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs
St Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe WF2 0BT 		1,696 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane, Outwood WF1 2PF 		908 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Rodillian Academy
Longthorpe Lane, Lofthouse WF3 3PS 		3,591 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Outwood Academy City Fields
Warmfield View, WF1 4SF 		3,915 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road, WF2 8QF 		4,243 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedCockburn Laurence Calvert Academy
2 St Georges Road, Middleton LS10 4UZ 		5,332 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWakefield College
Margaret Street, WF1 2DH 		2,497 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedCAPA College
Unity Hall, Westgate WF1 1EP 		3,132 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Pinderfields Hospital PRU
The Wrenthorpe Centre, Imperial Avenue WF2 0LW 		428 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedHall Cliffe Primary School
7 Wrenthorpe Lane, Wrenthorpe WF2 0QB 		867 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSilcoates School
Silcoates Lane, Wrenthorpe WF2 0PD 		1,276 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedWakefield Girls' High School Junior School
2 St John's Square, WF1 2QX 		2,347 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth Grammar Junior School
158 Northgate, WF1 3QY 		2,403 yd Other independent school No Boys 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
Wrenthorpe Sports ClubWrenthorpe Cricket Ground, Bradford Road118 yd
Yorkshire Purchasing OrganisationKenmore Road, Wakefield1,073 yd
Sodexo Food ServicesBall Beverage Packaging Europe, Kenmore Road1,073 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Wrenthorpe Sports And Social Club48 Wrenthorpe Road, Wakefield85 yd
Wheel Inn282 Bradford Road, Wrenthorpe199 yd
New Wheel InnWrenthorpe Road, Wakefield653 yd
The New Pot OilWrenthorpe Road, Wakefield728 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tillybods Sandwich Shop327 Bradford Road, Wrenthorpe118 yd
Hong Kong Vegan281 Bradford Road, Wakefield435 yd
Royal Spice187 Bradford Road, Wakefield776 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Wrenthorpe Cricket Club
Bradford Road 		grass pitches130 yd
Wrenthorpe Academy
IMPERIAL AVENUE 		grass pitches341 yd
Jerry Clay Academy
JERRY CLAY LANE 		grass pitches782 yd
Outwood Grange Academy
POTOVENS LANE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite817 yd
Wrenthorpe Recreation Ground (Closed)
Silcoates Lane 		grass pitches843 yd
Wrenthorpe Park
Wrenthorpe Road 		grass pitches1,066 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 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

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/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed67.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed89.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed14.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Melbourne Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 146 crimes were reported near Melbourne Avenue . 52% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WF2 0LT.

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

More Crime Statistics for Melbourne Avenue, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0LT

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 146
Violence And Sexual Offences 86
Public Order 12
Criminal Damage And Arson 11
Anti Social Behaviour 10
Other Theft 8
Other Crime 7
Burglary 5
Vehicle Crime 4
Drugs 2
Theft From The Person 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WF2 0LT.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Wren Green Avenue327 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Wren Green Close309 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Westways Rise410 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Wren Green Avenue327 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Wren Green Close309 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near A650503 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Westminster Avenue428 yd
2023-11Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Wren Green Avenue327 yd
2023-11Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Wren Green Avenue327 yd
2023-11BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Wren Green Avenue327 yd
More Crime Statistics for Melbourne Avenue, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2 0LT

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in WF2 0LT area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 39% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired89
Full-Time Employee67
Part-Time Employee28
Self-Employed21
Student (economically inactive)10
Other6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)2
Looking after home or family2
Long-Term Sick or disabled1
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Construction16
Human health and social work activities14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security14
Education13
Financial and insurance activities11
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Manufacturing10
Transport and storage9
Administrative and support service activities7
Other5
Accommodation and food service activities4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Information and communication1

People

Gender

Female136
Male134

Partnership Status

Single40
Married: Opposite sex141
Separated2
Divorced26
Widowed18

Health

Very good health121
Good health94
Fair health44
Bad health10

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications43
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 32
Apprenticeship19
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 39
Degree or Similar 61
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Black African2
Mixed Other1
White260
Arab5
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom251
European Union12
Rest of Europe1
Africa2
Middle East and Asia5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK251
10+ Years9
5-10 Years5
2-5 Years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom224
Ireland1
Italy2
Romania3
Other EU countries2
Middle East4
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held33

Religion

No religion96
Christian158
Muslim5
Not answered12
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