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

Nearby postcodes are: WF2 7LT, WF2 6EL, WF2 6EN, WF2 7LL, WF2 7LP, WF2 7LY, WF2 7LH, WF2 7LU, WF2 7LR.

Woodcroft Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Woodcroft 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 7LS

Average Price
£337,621
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£363,223
Detached
£329,087
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Woodcroft

Average Price
£337,621
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on WoodcroftStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
10 Woodcroft, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£215,0002016-12-19 £320,627
10 Woodcroft, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£210,0002012-07-06 £364,993
9 Woodcroft, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£89,9502000-07-07 £363,223
10 Woodcroft, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£73,5001998-10-30 £301,641

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 		712 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Crigglestone Nursery School
High Street, Crigglestone WF4 3EB 		3,451 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 Castle VA Community Primary School
Barnsley Road, Sandal WF2 6AS 		507 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Sandal Magna Community Academy
Belle Vue Road, Agbrigg WF1 5NF 		766 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 		1,524 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Walton Primary Academy
The Grove, Walton WF2 6LD 		2,137 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Charles Street, WF1 4PE 		2,494 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 		203 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane WF2 7EL 		1,858 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road, WF2 8QF 		2,484 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Outwood Academy City Fields
Warmfield View, WF1 4SF 		3,507 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
2out of 4Crofton Academy
High Street, Crofton WF4 1NF 		4,041 yd Academy converter Not Applicable 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 		2,900 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWakefield College
Margaret Street, WF1 2DH 		3,539 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 		3,515 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth Grammar School
154 Northgate, WF1 3QX 		3,635 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedIvy Lane School
Ivy Lane School, Ivy Lane WF1 4AZ 		3,673 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWakefield Girls' High School Junior School
2 St John's Square, WF1 2QX 		3,691 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedPennine Camphill Community
Wood Lane, Chapelthorpe WF4 3JL 		3,692 yd Special post 16 institution 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
The Spring Community Shop & Cafe299 Barnsley Road, Wakefield109 yd
Sandal Cricket ClubBarnsley Road, Wakefield295 yd
Castle CafeSandal Castle, Manygates Lane571 yd
Twenty 12Manygates Education Centre, Manygates Lane574 yd
Inspiring Community CIC26 Duke Of York Avenue, Wakefield697 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Castle343 Barnsley Road, Wakefield480 yd
New Brookhouse LtdBrook House Wmc, 221 Barnsley Road888 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mr Happy92 Agbrigg Road, Wakefield808 yd
Shanices145, 145-145A Agbrigg Road902 yd
Zaika Pizza And Curry Bar133 Agbrigg Road, Wakefield902 yd
Sandal Chippy Woods42 Sparable Lane, Wakefield908 yd
Baltic Foods2-2A Manygates Lane, Wakefield962 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Tesco187 Barnsley Road, Wakefield884 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Secondary School
BARNSLEY ROAD 		cycling, grass pitches132 yd
Sandal Cricket Club
SANDAL CRICKET CLUB SANDAL CRICKET CLUB BARNSLEY ROAD 		grass pitches349 yd
West Yorkshire Sports And Social Club
SANDAL HALL CLOSE 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts453 yd
Sandal Castle Primary School
BARNSLEY ROAD 		grass pitches, swimming pool496 yd
Sandal Tennis Club
WALTON LANE 		tennis courts621 yd
Sandal Magna Community Academy
BELLE VUE ROAD 		grass pitches736 yd
Agbrigg Belle Vue Community Centre
MONTAGUE STREET 		936 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 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/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed22.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed23.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed29.4 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed29.4 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed3.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed4.86 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Woodcroft Street dangerous?

In 2023, 200 crimes were reported near Woodcroft . 44% 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 7LS.

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

More Crime Statistics for Woodcroft, Wakefield, WF2 7LS

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 200
Violence And Sexual Offences 68
Criminal Damage And Arson 28
Public Order 20
Vehicle Crime 19
Burglary 16
Anti Social Behaviour 16
Other Theft 13
Bicycle Theft 7
Drugs 7
Other Crime 6

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Station Street540 yd
2023-12DrugsAwaiting court outcomeOn or near Rose Mews522 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Walton Lane463 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Walton Lane463 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Walton Lane463 yd
2023-12Other crimeUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Walton Lane463 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near The Wickets303 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Helmsley Road417 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Cleevethorpe Grove201 yd
2023-12Public orderUnder investigationOn or near Pinfold Grove288 yd
More Crime Statistics for Woodcroft, Wakefield, WF2 7LS

Employment

WF2 7LS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in WF2 7LS area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 32% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee85
Retired81
Self-Employed36
Part-Time Employee27
Looking after home or family9
Student (economically inactive)8
Other5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Long-Term Sick or disabled2
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Manufacturing21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles21
Education20
Human health and social work activities16
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security16
Construction13
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Accommodation and food service activities9
Financial and insurance activities9
Information and communication8
Other7
Transport and storage6
Administrative and support service activities5
Real estate activities5

People

Gender

Female152
Male158

Partnership Status

Single66
Married: Opposite sex153
Married: Same sex3
Separated5
Divorced18
Widowed14

Health

Very good health178
Good health95
Fair health32
Bad health5

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications27
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 14
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 22
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 41
Degree or Similar 134
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian2
Pakistani11
Other Asian9
Black African5
Black Caribbean1
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean6
White271
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom282
European Union8
Africa7
Middle East and Asia6
The Americas and the Caribbean7

Length of Residence

Born in the UK282
10+ Years21
5-10 Years1
2-5 Years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom273
Ireland3
France1
Other EU countries2
Central and Western Africa3
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held27

Religion

No religion104
Christian160
Muslim24
Sikh1
Other religion2
Not answered21
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