Castle Avenue is in Wakefield and in Wakefield district. WF2 7DB is located in the Wakefield East electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Wakefield. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Castle Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 7DB and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WF2 7BY, WF2 7DX, WF2 7JZ, WF2 7DE, WF2 7JX, WF2 7LG, WF2 7DA, WF2 7DG, WF2 7JU.

Castle Avenue Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Castle Avenue are based on 4 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 7DB

Average Price
£139,798
Semi-Detached
£133,696
Terraced
£158,105
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castle Avenue

Average Price
£139,798
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Castle AvenueStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
12 Castle Avenue, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£154,0002022-11-02 £158,105
2 Castle Avenue, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£132,5002021-04-23 £161,909
18 Castle Avenue, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£70,0002015-05-29 £111,786
8 Castle Avenue, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£75,0002013-12-19 £127,392

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 		704 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Crigglestone Nursery School
High Street, Crigglestone WF4 3EB 		3,277 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 4Sandal Magna Community Academy
Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg WF1 5NF 		840 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Field Lane, Thornes WF2 7RU 		910 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Barnsley Road, Sandal WF2 6AS 		1,016 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
The Mount, Thornes Road WF2 8QW 		2,014 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Charles Street, WF1 4PE 		2,173 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Thomas
Barnsley Road, Sandal WF2 6EQ 		772 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road, WF2 8QF 		1,822 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane WF2 7EL 		2,003 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Outwood Academy City Fields
Warmfield View, WF1 4SF 		3,322 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury WF4 5HE 		3,915 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCAPA College
Unity Hall, Westgate WF1 1EP 		2,368 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWakefield College
Margaret Street, WF1 2DH 		3,003 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWakefield Girls' High School
Wentworth Street, WF1 2QS 		2,998 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth Grammar School
154 Northgate, WF1 3QX 		3,147 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedWakefield Girls' High School Junior School
2 St John's Square, WF1 2QX 		3,155 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth Grammar Junior School
158 Northgate, WF1 3QY 		3,221 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedIvy Lane School
Ivy Lane School, Ivy Lane WF1 4AZ 		3,387 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
Inspiring Community CIC26 Duke Of York Avenue, Wakefield74 yd
Twenty 12Manygates Education Centre, Manygates Lane163 yd
Aagrah Restaurant108 Barnsley Road, Wakefield532 yd
Sandal Cricket ClubBarnsley Road, Wakefield552 yd
The Spring Community Shop & Cafe299 Barnsley Road, Wakefield771 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
New Brookhouse LtdBrook House Wmc, 221 Barnsley Road623 yd
The Castle343 Barnsley Road, Wakefield910 yd
Toby Carvery Calder Island WakefieldCalder Island Public House, Calder Island Way1,001 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
HPH - Hazara Pizza House16 Portobello Road, Wakefield488 yd
Baltic Foods2-2A Manygates Lane, Wakefield640 yd
Nergz Pizza Grill96 Barnsley Road, Wakefield667 yd
Sandal Chippy Woods42 Sparable Lane, Wakefield759 yd
Mr Happy92 Agbrigg Road, Wakefield949 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco187 Barnsley Road, Wakefield617 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Sandal Cricket Club
SANDAL CRICKET CLUB SANDAL CRICKET CLUB BARNSLEY ROAD 		grass pitches521 yd
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Secondary School
BARNSLEY ROAD 		cycling, grass pitches632 yd
Sandal Magna Community Academy
BELLE VUE ROAD 		grass pitches706 yd
Wakefield Thornes Cricket Club
WAKEFIELD THORNES CRICKET CLUB WAKEFIELD THORNES CRICKET CLUB FIELD LANE 		grass pitches865 yd
Sandal Castle Primary School
BARNSLEY ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool940 yd
Nuffield Health (Wakefield)
CALDER ISLAND WAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool993 yd
Wakefield Football Centre
UNIT 2 UNIT 2 HEADWAY BUSINESS PARK 		artificial grass pitch1,066 yd
West Yorkshire Sports And Social Club
SANDAL HALL CLOSE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts1,090 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 speed100 Mbit/s
Average download speed139.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed12.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed35 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Castle Avenue Street dangerous?

In 2023, 467 crimes were reported near Castle Avenue . Only 22% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WF2 7DB.

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

More Crime Statistics for Castle Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 7DB

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 467
Violence And Sexual Offences 221
Public Order 43
Criminal Damage And Arson 39
Other Theft 35
Anti Social Behaviour 31
Burglary 30
Vehicle Crime 25
Other Crime 20
Drugs 13
Bicycle Theft 4
Possession Of Weapons 2
Robbery 2
Theft From The Person 2

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WF2 7DB.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Clifford View265 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Rose Mews144 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Waterbrooke Close260 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Pinfold Grove376 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Princess Street530 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Clifford View265 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Woodville Court260 yd
2023-12DrugsAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Rose Mews144 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Hastings Grove255 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Hastings Grove255 yd
More Crime Statistics for Castle Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 7DB

Employment

WF2 7DB area has a high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 4% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee83
Retired42
Part-Time Employee29
Long-Term Sick or disabled21
Looking after home or family17
Self-Employed16
Student (economically inactive)15
Other10
Unemployed10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities22
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles22
Manufacturing12
Education12
Transport and storage10
Construction9
Administrative and support service activities7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security6
Other5
Accommodation and food service activities5
Professional, scientific and technical activities1
Financial and insurance activities1
Real estate activities1

People

Gender

Female152
Male143

Partnership Status

Single94
Married: Opposite sex91
Separated4
Divorced33
Widowed13

Health

Very good health104
Good health116
Fair health47
Bad health23
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications80
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 32
Apprenticeship15
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 32
Degree or Similar 40
Other7

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian4
Other Asian7
Black African22
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and Caribbean3
White250
Arab4
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom227
European Union42
Rest of Europe3
Africa10
Middle East and Asia9
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK227
10+ Years32
5-10 Years28
2-5 Years6
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom166
Italy5
Spain5
Lithuania6
Poland18
Other EU countries13
North Africa1
Central and Western Africa3
Southern Asia1
South-East Asia3
No passport held73

Religion

No religion118
Christian128
Buddhist3
Hindu4
Muslim23
Other religion1
Not answered17
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