Fairway View is in Wakefield and in Wakefield district. WF2 8UR is located in the Wakefield West electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Wakefield. This postcode has been in use since 2004-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Fairway View, Wakefield, WF2 8UR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WF2 8ZA, WF2 8ZB, WF2 8QR, WF2 8QU, WF2 8QP, WF2 8QL, WF2 8RE, WF2 8RB, WF2 8SE.

Fairway View Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Fairway View are based on 30 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 8UR

Average Price
£198,881
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
£173,439
Detached
£428,894
Flats/Maisonettes
£151,090
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fairway View

Average Price
£198,881
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fairway ViewStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
21 Fairway View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£120,0002021-07-09 £130,474
23 Fairway View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Terraced, an established residential building 		£118,5002018-11-09 £159,360
17 Fairway View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£121,0002018-08-29 £144,338
9 Fairway View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£120,0002018-07-06 £145,554
11 Fairway View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£115,0002018-02-23 £139,551

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 		3,038 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Crigglestone Nursery School
High Street, Crigglestone WF4 3EB 		3,238 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 		515 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
St George's Road, Lupset WF2 8AA 		661 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury Road, WF2 9DD 		1,081 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Michael's CofE Academy
Flanshaw Lane, WF2 9JA 		1,251 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Lawefield Lane, WF2 8ST 		1,627 yd Community school 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 		763 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury WF4 5HE 		1,813 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Thomas
Barnsley Road, Sandal WF2 6EQ 		3,298 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Kettlethorpe High School
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane WF2 7EL 		3,436 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, WF5 0DG 		3,671 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 		2,278 yd Free schools 16 to 19 Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedWakefield College
Margaret Street, WF1 2DH 		2,537 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 		908 yd Academy alternative provision sponsor led No Mixed More About School
- not ratedHall Cliffe School
Dovecote Lane, WF4 6BB 		2,389 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedWakefield Girls' High School Junior School
2 St John's Square, WF1 2QX 		2,626 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedWakefield Girls' High School
Wentworth Street, WF1 2QS 		2,664 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
- not ratedQueen Elizabeth Grammar School
154 Northgate, WF1 3QX 		2,919 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
The Lupset328 Horbury Road, Wakefield674 yd
The Coffee Shop @ St GeorgesCommunity Centre, St Georges Hall800 yd
St George's Lunch ClubCommunity Centre, St Georges Hall800 yd
Jubilee HallTownley Road, Wakefield936 yd
Wakefield Gym Club, Sports Hall @Wakefield College Thornes Park Centre, Horbury Road1,038 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Whinney Moor220 Horbury Road, Wakefield246 yd
The Magnet75 Cross Lane, Wakefield971 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Pizza Amore201B Horbury Road, Wakefield274 yd
Eat 88201A Horbury Road, Wakefield274 yd
Papa Johns Wakefield201 Horbury Road, Wakefield392 yd
Snack Shack12 Townley Road, Wakefield584 yd
Shenshah Tandoori & Munchi's9 Townley Road, Wakefield594 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
FarmfoodsGeorge-A-Green Court, Wakefield526 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Empire Stores (Closed)
Empire Buildings Empire Buildings Horbury Road 		grass pitches305 yd
City Of Wakefield Golf Course
HORBURY ROAD 		golf331 yd
Wakefield The Mount Junior And Infant School
THE MOUNT 		grass pitches401 yd
Cathedral Academy
Cathedral Cottage Cathedral Cottage Thornes Road 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite617 yd
St George'S Community Centre
BROADWAY 		859 yd
Snapethorpe Primary School
BROADWAY 		grass pitches970 yd
Wakefield St Michaels Cricket Club
CROSS LANE 		grass pitches1,009 yd
Wakefield College (Thornes Park Campus) (Closed)
Thornes Park 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool1,037 yd
Thornes Park Athletics Stadium
THORNES PARK THORNES PARK HORBURY ROAD 		athletics tracks, health and fitness suite1,067 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 speed73.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed63.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed79.99 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed79.99 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Fairway View Street dangerous?

In 2023, 333 crimes were reported near Fairway View . 31% 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 8UR.

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

More Crime Statistics for Fairway View, Wakefield, WF2 8UR

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 333
Violence And Sexual Offences 152
Public Order 48
Anti Social Behaviour 31
Criminal Damage And Arson 30
Other Theft 24
Other Crime 12
Shoplifting 11
Burglary 8
Vehicle Crime 6
Drugs 5
Possession Of Weapons 2
Theft From The Person 2
Bicycle Theft 1
Robbery 1

List of latest crimes

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

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Storie Crescent393 yd
2023-12Anti-social behaviourOn or near Spa Grove425 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Horbury Road273 yd
2023-12Theft from the personInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Lupset Crescent263 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnder investigationOn or near The Mount212 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Thornesgate Drive77 yd
2023-12Other theftInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Spa Grove425 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Spa Grove425 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Horbury Road273 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnder investigationOn or near Petrol Station393 yd
More Crime Statistics for Fairway View, Wakefield, WF2 8UR

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in WF2 8UR area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 38% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired110
Full-Time Employee90
Self-Employed28
Part-Time Employee25
Looking after home or family10
Student (economically inactive)7
Other5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)5
Unemployed5
Long-Term Sick or disabled4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles36
Education28
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security16
Construction16
Human health and social work activities16
Manufacturing15
Accommodation and food service activities10
Other9
Financial and insurance activities7
Information and communication5
Administrative and support service activities5
Transport and storage4
Professional, scientific and technical activities4
Real estate activities2
Mining and quarrying2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female160
Male175

Partnership Status

Single61
Married: Opposite sex185
Separated5
Divorced24
Widowed22

Health

Very good health162
Good health125
Fair health39
Bad health7
Very bad health4

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications45
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 23
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 39
Apprenticeship24
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 40
Degree or Similar 116
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese5
Indian2
Pakistani37
Other Asian2
Black African1
White288
Arab1
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom308
European Union6
Africa2
Middle East and Asia19
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK308
10+ Years26
2-5 Years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom308
Ireland2
Poland1
South and Eastern Africa1
Central and South America1
No passport held21

Religion

No religion100
Christian177
Buddhist2
Muslim32
Not answered24
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