What’s changing in Outwood

House prices in Outwood

Over the last six months, 38 homes sold within 0.6 miles of Outwood. Half sold for more than £215,000 and half for less. The cheapest was £115,000 and the dearest £400,000.

• 7 Gateways, WakefieldFlat · Fri 11 Sept£155,000
• 1 Lingwell Nook Lane, Lofthouse GateDetached house · Thu 10 Sept£350,000
• 8 Philip Garth, WakefieldSemi-detached house · Fri 28 Aug£210,000
• 26 Grey Street, WakefieldTerraced house · Fri 28 Aug£160,000
• 5 Ouchthorpe Lane, WakefieldDetached house · Mon 24 Aug£280,000
• 12 Willow Park, WakefieldDetached house · Fri 14 Aug£350,000
• 2 Winden Grove, LofthouseSemi-detached house · Tue 11 Aug£215,000
• 38 Silver Street, Newton HillTerraced house · Mon 10 Aug£155,000

All 38 sales

Businesses in Outwood

• MeghnaIndian restaurant · 20m Closed now4
• Tesco ExpressGrocery store · 40m Open now5
• The Salon Hair & BeautySpa · 10m Open now
• Outwood Dental PracticeGeneral dentistry · 10m Open now
• BoFitBoxing class · 50m Open now
• The Grooming RoomPet groomer · 30m
• Aztec Valeting & DetailingAuto detailing · 0.2 miles
• William HillFurniture manufacturer · 20m Open now

All 211 businesses in Outwood

Planning applications in Outwood

No planning applications here in the last month.

Roadworks and road closures in Outwood

• RoadworksOn until 4 Nov0.45 miles

  Emergency roadworks on Colliery Approach (Northern Powergrid)

  29 Oct to 4 Nov. Under way. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road and on the pavement (emergency).

  Colliery Approach, Lofthouse, Wakefield
• RoadworksOn until 5 Nov0.35 miles

  Temporary lights on Ouchthorpe Lane (Vodafone)

  3 Nov to 5 Nov. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road. Two-way temporary traffic lights.

  Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield
• RoadworksFrom 4 Nov0.6 miles

  Priority working on Sheridan Street (Northern Gas Networks)

  4 Nov to 6 Nov. Putting right earlier work in the road. Traffic will give way one direction at a time.

  Sheridan Street, Outwood, Wakefield
• RoadworksFrom 9 Nov0.25 miles

  Temporary lights on Ouchthorpe Lane (Yorkshire Water)

  9 Nov to 11 Nov. Repairs to pipes or cables on the pavement. Two-way temporary traffic lights.

  Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield

All roadworks

Fuel prices near Outwood

• UnleadedCheapest 166.9p at Bradford Rd Ardsley Esso Express, 1.9 miles · most around 168.9p · dearest 172.9p · 6 stations
• DieselCheapest 191.9p at Bradford Rd Ardsley Esso Express, 1.9 miles · most around 197.4p · dearest 199.9p · 4 stations

Within two miles, from the GOV.UK Fuel Finder scheme, updated every half hour.

All 6 stations near Outwood, cheapest first

New food places and hygiene scores in Outwood

• Hygiene scoreMon 5 Oct0.25 miles

  The Victoria scored 5 out of 5 for hygiene

  Inspected 5 Oct. 5 means "very good". A pub or bar.

  489A Leeds Road, Wakefield, WF1 2ND

All food & drink

Schools in Outwood

• Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane Primary · 456 pupils · 0.15 miles Standards maintained (2025)
• Rooks Nest Academy Primary · 368 pupils · 0.2 miles Good (2023)
• Outwood Grange Academy Secondary · 1900 pupils · 0.4 miles Good (2024)

All 3 schools and their Ofsted results

GPs, dentists and care in Outwood

• Outwood Dental Care Dentist · on your doorstep Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2026
• Outwood Dental Practice Dentist · on your doorstep Dentists aren’t rated · last checked 2026
• Ashby Lodge Residential Home Care home · 0.25 miles Requires improvement (2025): good in 3, requires improvement in 2
• Outwood Park Medical Centre GP surgery · 0.4 miles Good (2016)
• Wood Dene Care home · 0.45 miles Good (2023)

All 5 health and care services

Charities in Outwood

• Outwood Memorial Hall And Community Centre Providing accommodation for all local groups, clubs, families and societies to enjoy all the normal facilities of a community centre for… £70k a year · Annie Street · 0.1 miles
• Outwood Pre-School Playgroup The aim of the pre-school is to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by encouraging… £56k a year · Leeds Road · 0.2 miles
• Lofthouse Colliery Disaster Trust Number 2 Relieving or preventing financial hardship or suffering to any widow, widower or dependent of a deceased person occasioned by the death as… £22k a year · Leeds Road · 0.4 miles
• Move Ahead (Wakefield) LTD. We operate a day centre two days a week providing various creative activities with an emphasis on art work such as painting and drawing. £22k a year · Bevin Close · 0.3 miles
• Helping Hands Family Trust £10k a year · Ouchthorpe Lane · 0.35 miles

All 9 charities

Crime in Outwood

55 crimes were reported within 0.6 miles of Outwood in August 2026. The most common were violence (27), shoplifting (6), anti-social behaviour (5).

Crime by type

Outwood ranks 40th of 75 areas for crime, where 1st is the highest rate, at 102.4 per 1,000 residents a year. More on crime in Outwood