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Alverthorpe & Flanshaw: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Alverthorpe & Flanshaw neighbourhood of Wakefield, England (ONS area Wakefield 022). Headline figures assembled 21 October 2026. Postcodes WF2, WF5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WF2 9HB.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Alverthorpe & Flanshaw is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Wakefield (2 of 19 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £185,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Wakefield (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Wakefield Westgate, is about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 21 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£185,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.11; 1 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 1 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£46,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.1 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Alverthorpe & Flanshaw sits in Wakefield

  • Typical house price: joint 19th lowest of 45 neighbourhoods in Wakefield
  • Average household income: joint 21st highest of 45 neighbourhoods in Wakefield

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 21 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Alverthorpe & Flanshaw

House prices: Alverthorpe & Flanshaw against Wakefield: This neighbourhood £36k (1995) to £187k (2026); Wakefield £42k (1995) to £209k (2026).£58k£187k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£187kWakefield£209k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Wakefield, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 21 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Wakefield, 2 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Anti-social behaviour

Falling behind the borough

  • Resale prices
  • Homes selling

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Wakefield Westgate Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern, LNER and CrossCountry to Leeds (about 15 min); LNER to London Kings Cross (106 to 120 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jun 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Trinity Academy Cathedral 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 6 areas (Jun 2026).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Alverthorpe & Flanshaw

What is the typical house price in Alverthorpe & Flanshaw?

£185,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +26% against 2017-2019.

How does Alverthorpe & Flanshaw compare with the rest of Wakefield?

Typical house price: joint 19th lowest of 45 neighbourhoods in Wakefield. Average household income: joint 21st highest of 45 neighbourhoods in Wakefield.

Is Alverthorpe & Flanshaw an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Alverthorpe & Flanshaw gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 1 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Alverthorpe & Flanshaw?

Wakefield Westgate. Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 14 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern, LNER and CrossCountry to Leeds (about 15 min); LNER to London Kings Cross (106 to 120 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Alverthorpe & Flanshaw?

Nearest state primary school. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School. 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jun 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Trinity Academy Cathedral. 2.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 6 areas (Jun 2026).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.