Thornes Moor Road is in Wakefield and in Wakefield district. WF2 8PS is located in the Wakefield West electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Wakefield. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Thornes Moor Road, Wakefield, WF2 8PS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WF2 8PP, WF2 8QB, WF2 8QD, WF2 8PZ, WF2 8PT, WF2 8QA, WF2 8PL.

Thornes Moor Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Thornes Moor Road are based on 119 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 8PS

Average Price
£338,784
Semi-Detached
£198,895
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£373,756
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Thornes Moor Road

Average Price
£377,340
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Thornes Moor Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1 Thornes Moor Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£272,5002005-07-27 £467,181
1 Thornes Moor Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£107,0002001-07-02 £380,675
4 Thornes Moor Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£65,0001997-07-02 £267,697
6 Thornes Moor Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£45,0001995-09-25 £198,895
1 Thornes Moor Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£89,0001995-09-08 £379,470

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 		2,011 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Crigglestone Nursery School
High Street, Crigglestone WF4 3EB 		3,300 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 4The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
The Mount, Thornes Road WF2 8QW 		542 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Field Lane, Thornes WF2 7RU 		932 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Lawefield Lane, WF2 8ST 		1,159 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
St George's Road, Lupset WF2 8AA 		1,695 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Michael's CofE Academy
Flanshaw Lane, WF2 9JA 		1,724 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road, WF2 8QF 		277 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Thomas
Barnsley Road, Sandal WF2 6EQ 		2,321 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury WF4 5HE 		2,724 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane WF2 7EL 		2,906 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Outwood Academy City Fields
Warmfield View, WF1 4SF 		3,481 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 		1,668 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWakefield College
Margaret Street, WF1 2DH 		2,146 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedEvolve Academy
St. Georges Road, Lupset WF2 8BB 		1,945 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWakefield Girls' High School
Wentworth Street, WF1 2QS 		2,224 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedWakefield Girls' High School Junior School
2 St John's Square, WF1 2QX 		2,277 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth Grammar School
154 Northgate, WF1 3QX 		2,456 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth Grammar Junior School
158 Northgate, WF1 3QY 		2,494 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
Stork Lodge Tearooms14 Thornes Road, Wakefield82 yd
Wakefield Gym Club, Sports Hall @Wakefield College Thornes Park Centre, Horbury Road477 yd
Happy Days Childrens Play CentreUnit 22, Headway Business Park479 yd
Nuffield Health & WellbeingNuffield Health And Wellbeing, Calder Island Way642 yd
Wetherby WhalerCalder Island Way, Wakefield729 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Holmfield ArmsDenby Dale Road, Wakefield421 yd
The Queens Arms159 Denby Dale Road, Wakefield526 yd
Toby Carvery Calder Island WakefieldCalder Island Public House, Calder Island Way729 yd
Mecca BingoWestgate Retail And Leisure Park Colinsway, Wakefield1,039 yd
The Whinney Moor220 Horbury Road, Wakefield1,062 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Monckton MunchiesMonckton Road, Wakefield463 yd
Parkside Sandwich Bar169A, 169-169A Denby Dale Road526 yd
Markies Ltd122 Horbury Road, Wakefield859 yd
Papa Johns Wakefield201 Horbury Road, Wakefield939 yd
Pizza Amore201B Horbury Road, Wakefield990 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
FarmfoodsGeorge-A-Green Court, Wakefield1,034 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Cathedral Academy
Cathedral Cottage Cathedral Cottage Thornes Road 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite421 yd
Wakefield College (Thornes Park Campus) (Closed)
Thornes Park 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool471 yd
Wakefield Football Centre
UNIT 2 UNIT 2 HEADWAY BUSINESS PARK 		artificial grass pitch502 yd
Nuffield Health (Wakefield)
CALDER ISLAND WAY 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool641 yd
Wakefield The Mount Junior And Infant School
THE MOUNT 		grass pitches646 yd
Thornes Park
LAWEFIELD LANE 		grass pitches766 yd
Wakefield Thornes Cricket Club
WAKEFIELD THORNES CRICKET CLUB WAKEFIELD THORNES CRICKET CLUB FIELD LANE 		grass pitches808 yd
Thornes Park Athletics Stadium
THORNES PARK THORNES PARK HORBURY ROAD 		athletics tracks, health and fitness suite870 yd
Astar Muscle And Fitness
THORNES LANE 		health and fitness suite899 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%

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

Safety

Is Thornes Moor Road dangerous?

In 2023, 220 crimes were reported near Thornes Moor Road . 42% 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 8PS.

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

More Crime Statistics for Thornes Moor Road, Wakefield, WF2 8PS

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 220
Violence And Sexual Offences 82
Other Theft 28
Vehicle Crime 18
Public Order 18
Criminal Damage And Arson 16
Anti Social Behaviour 16
Burglary 11
Drugs 8
Possession Of Weapons 6
Other Crime 5
Bicycle Theft 4
Shoplifting 4
Robbery 4

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WF2 8PS.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Holme Lane495 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Thornes View156 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near Calder Island Way443 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Calder Island Way443 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Calder Island Way443 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Calder Island Way443 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Calder Island Way443 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Calder Island Way443 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Calder Island Way443 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Calder Island Way443 yd
More Crime Statistics for Thornes Moor Road, Wakefield, WF2 8PS

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in WF2 8PS area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 36% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired80
Full-Time Employee76
Part-Time Employee34
Self-Employed11
Student (economically inactive)7
Looking after home or family7
Long-Term Sick or disabled5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Other
Unemployed

Employment Industry

Education18
Construction17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles17
Manufacturing13
Human health and social work activities11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security9
Transport and storage8
Real estate activities4
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Administrative and support service activities4
Other3
Financial and insurance activities2
Information and communication2
Accommodation and food service activities2
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female140
Male117

Partnership Status

Single64
Married: Opposite sex110
Married: Same sex2
Separated3
Divorced18
Widowed26

Health

Very good health116
Good health95
Fair health32
Bad health10
Very bad health3

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications55
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 19
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 30
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 43
Degree or Similar 55
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Pakistani23
Black African1
White230
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Arab1
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom250
Africa2
Middle East and Asia5

Length of Residence

Born in the UK250
10+ Years7

Passport Held

United Kingdom215
No passport held42

Religion

No religion92
Christian131
Buddhist1
Muslim18
Other religion1
Not answered14
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