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Fortress Close, WF8

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£240,000
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£2,428
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
19
Distinct homes
13
Price range
£204,950£397,000
Sales recorded
2019 → 2026
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Fortress Close is a mix of semi-detached houses and detached houses. The median sale price is £240,000, about 26% above the typical WF8 sale. Per square metre of floor space it comes to about £2,428, above the district's £2,237. Recent sales here have been outpacing the wider WF8 market. With 19 sales across 13 homes since 2019, the street turns over frequently.

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Fortress Close prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 19 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianWF8 district trend
£100k£200k£300k£400k£500k201920202021202220232024202520262019: £240,000 median · 7 sales2020: £210,000 median · 6 sales2023: £296,750 median · 2 sales2024: £280,000 median · 1 sale2025: £260,500 median · 2 sales2026: £397,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the WF8 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Fortress Close compares

Fortress Close against the WF8 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Princes Drive£270k · 47
Knight Street£260k · 51
Carleton Road£246k · 67
Fortress Close£240k · 19*
Conqueror Way£223k · 56
Monckton Road£200k · 48
Friarwood Avenue£175k · 79
Heather Drive£173k · 47
Priory Chase£100k · 53
Northgate Lodge£75k · 55

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£240,000
median · all recorded sales
WF8 district
£190,000
median · last 8 years · street +26%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Fortress Close's £240,000 median sits about 26% above WF8's £190,000; on floor space it runs £2,428/m² against the district's £2,237/m² (+9%).

Street and WF8 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Fortress Close.

Semi-detached
£240,000
11 sales
Detached
£339,950
5 sales
Terraced
£209,950
3 sales

Every recorded sale on Fortress Close

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
27 Mar 202610 · WF8 4GGDetached£397,000
25 Feb 20255 · WF8 4GGSemi-detached£280,000
6 Jan 20251 · WF8 4GGSemi-detached£241,000
30 Sept 20247 · WF8 4GGSemi-detached£280,000
12 Dec 202311 · WF8 4GGTerraced£228,500
3 Feb 20232 · WF8 4GGDetached£365,000
25 Sept 20209 · WF8 4GGTerracedYes£209,950
18 Sept 202011 · WF8 4GGTerracedYes£204,950
30 Jul 20207 · WF8 4GGSemi-detachedYes£240,000
16 Jul 20205 · WF8 4GGSemi-detachedYes£240,000
26 Jun 20201 · WF8 4GGSemi-detachedYes£210,000
26 Jun 20203 · WF8 4GGSemi-detachedYes£210,000
25 Oct 20194 · WF8 4GGSemi-detachedYes£240,000
24 Oct 20196 · WF8 4GGSemi-detachedYes£239,950
11 Oct 201912 · WF8 4GGSemi-detachedYes£237,950
8 Oct 201914 · WF8 4GGSemi-detachedYes£237,950
27 Sept 201910 · WF8 4GGDetachedYes£339,950
26 Sept 20198 · WF8 4GGDetachedYes£339,950
26 Apr 20192 · WF8 4GGDetachedYes£319,950
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More streets in WF8

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider WF8 area guide.

Carleton RoadNorthgate LodgePriory ChaseAshworth RoadLake ViewWillow Bank DriveHeather DriveCavendish AvenueIlberts WayPrinces DriveRookhill RoadChurchbalk Lane
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.