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Guide Price£40,000

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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The seller may charge additional fees payable upon completion. If applicable, such fees are detailed within the special conditions of sale available in the legal documentation. Buyers are deemed to bid in full knowledge of this.

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 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

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

M&S Wakefield, Wakefield123 metres
Morrisons Wakefield, Wakefield214 metres
Iceland Wakefield, Wakefield284 metres

GP surgery

Lcd Wakefield Wic322 metres

Pharmacy

Boots152 metres

Hospital

Pinderfields General Hospital0.8 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden247 metres

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

Wakefield Westgate Rail Station525 metres

Nearest bus stop

Westgate A141 metres

Typical drive times

Ossett11 min · 4.1 miles
Horbury9 min · 3.5 miles
Normanton12 min · 5.2 miles
Wakefield (city)3 min · 0.4 miles

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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