19 Westgate, Wakefield, WF1
Description
LOT 111 **FOR SALE BY ONLINE AUCTION** on 16th September 2026
Freehold Vacant Public House and Upper Part
Situated on Westgate, in a central position close to the amenities available in Wakefield City Centre and travelling facilities including Wakefield Westgate and Wakefield Kirkgate Train Stations. Thornes Park is also nearby.
A Double Fronted Fire Damaged Public House and Upper Part requiring complete modernisation and repair with accommodation arranged on Three Floors comprising:
First Floor
Ancillary Accommodation
Ground Floor Public House
Commercial Premises
Lower Ground Floor
Ancillary Accommodation
Note: There may be development potential subject to the necessary consents being obtained.
Tenancy
Vacant Possession
Inspection:
By arrangement with the Auctioneers
EPC Rating
TBC
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Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-08-27
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School749 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 255
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Austin's Catholic Primary School752 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 306
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary School862 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 437
- Type
- Community school
- Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill872 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 251
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School902 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 359
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Outwood Academy City Fields1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 928
- Type
- Academy converter
- Trinity Academy Cathedral1.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,028
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy1.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 762
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Outwood Grange Academy1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,900
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Kettlethorpe High School2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,616
- Type
- Community school
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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