Property market | £194,966 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (17.9 miles) | |
Broadband | 43.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 93.0% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 7.0% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 459 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 182 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Hemsworth level) | |
Community | Median age is 41.6 | Happiness is Below Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wakefield) | |
Commute (approx) | - Leeds (14 mins) - York (42 mins) | |
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£194,966 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (17.9 miles) | |
43.5mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 41.6 | Happiness is Below Average for West Yorkshire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 459 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 182 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Hemsworth level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Wakefield) | |
- Leeds (14 mins) - York (42 mins) | |
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New Crofton has one main store nearby, Sainsburys Crofton Local. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Cock And Crown, Goose & Cowslip, White Horse. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Home Based Break Service, Khaans Restaurant, Polly's Mixtures. There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Blakes Coffee & Co, The Woodland Cafe. New Crofton has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in New Crofton has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £333,811, which is up 5.4% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £194,966 (up 3.3% on last year) , a terraced house £158,557 (up 2.1% on last year) and a flat £103,014. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £539 per month. Property prices in New Crofton are similar to the average property prices across West Yorkshire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in New Crofton, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the West Yorkshire region.
Property data is based on Wakefield level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of New Crofton, or click here to browse the longer list of New Crofton property transactions from 2023.
Address | Details |
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24, Greenside Court, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 1JX | Detached - Sold for £332,500 on 07/21/2023 |
7, Greenview, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 1JY | Detached - Sold for £245,000 on 04/03/2023 |
32, Greenside Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 1JU | Semi-Detached - Sold for £207,000 on 07/21/2023 |
67, Oak Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 1JN | Semi-Detached - Sold for £190,000 on 07/28/2023 |
16, Greenside Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 1JU | Detached - Sold for £187,860 on 04/28/2023 |
44, Greenside Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 1JU | Semi-Detached - Sold for £175,000 on 06/19/2023 |
48, Greenside Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 1JU | Semi-Detached - Sold for £150,000 on 05/19/2023 |
10, Santingley Court, Wakefield, West Yorkshire , WF4 1JR | Flat - Sold for £85,000 on 03/23/2023 |
New Crofton has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Crofton Infant School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2016. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Crofton Academy | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Crofton Infant School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | Yes - 2016 |
Crofton Junior School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Streethouse, Junior, Infant and Nursery | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Sharlston Community School | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Crofton Junior School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/22/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Wakefield | |
Streethouse, Junior, Infant and Nursery Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (2/14/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Pontefract | |
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/27/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Wakefield | |
Crofton Infant School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (3/1/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Wakefield | |
Sharlston Community School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (11/27/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Wakefield | |
Crofton Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy converter - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (9/19/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Wakefield |
School | Type |
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Crofton Junior School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/22/2013) |
Streethouse, Junior, Infant and Nursery Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/14/2014) |
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/27/2014) |
Crofton Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/1/2012) |
Sharlston Community School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/27/2014) |
Crofton Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (9/19/2019) |
Station | Distance from New Crofton | Commute options |
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Streethouse A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +17% from the previous year. | 2 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 32 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 67 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 112 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 133 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 153 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Fitzwilliam A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Leeds (29 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 56 mins - Grand Central) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 109 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 113 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 132 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Normanton A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Leeds (32 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 68 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 113 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 146 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 164 mins - Grand Central) View details |
Sandal & Agbrigg A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +1% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Leeds (23 mins - Northern Trains - £104 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 58 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 103 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 119 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 138 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Wakefield Kirkgate A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -2% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Leeds (1 change(s) - 24 mins - Northern Trains) View details - York (1 change(s) - 54 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 99 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 122 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (149 mins - Grand Central) View details - Highbury & Islington (1 change(s) - 157 mins - Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 157 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 161 mins - Thameslink) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 176 mins - Thameslink) View details |
Outwood A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Leeds (13 mins - Northern Trains - £80 monthly fare) View details - York (1 change(s) - 49 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 94 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 122 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 142 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Wakefield) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Wakefield residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 93.0% | 81.7% |
Asian | 3.6% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.4% | 2.9% |
Black | 1.3% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.7% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Hemsworth consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 10.9% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 8.6% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 9.1% | 459 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 17.2% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 7.1% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 12.8% | |
Routine occupations | 20.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 9.3% | 182 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.5% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in West Yorkshire is average (69mbps). New Crofton is slower than this, with average download speeds of 43.5mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Hemsworth level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 43.5 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 93.6% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.9% |
Crime stats were found at the Wakefield level:
Type | Wakefield | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 135 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 19 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 56 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of New Crofton.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Yorkshire | River Calder | River Calder from Brighouse to Castleford including Chickenley Beck, Spring Mill Beck and Waindike |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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New Crofton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £194,966 Detached: £333,811 | 135 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 9.1% residents in higher managerial positions 9.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 | 17.1% residents in higher managerial positions 6.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 15.9% residents in higher managerial positions 5.7% residents long-term unemployed |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 | 20.2% residents in higher managerial positions 9.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 | 14.7% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 | 11.0% residents in higher managerial positions 11.5% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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New Crofton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £194,966 Detached: £333,811 | 135 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Boston Spa, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 7Secondary: 4 |
Chapel Allerton, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 32Secondary: 9 |
Otley, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Roundhay, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £265,847 Detached: £463,414 | 142 | Primary: 24Secondary: 6 |
Todmorden, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £207,935 Detached: £344,627 | 124 | Primary: 5Secondary: 1 |
Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £199,888 Detached: £329,846 | 108 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 |
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