The city of Wakefield presents a superb choice of cultural and leisure attractions set against a background of fascinating architecture and heritage, including the magnificent Wakefield Cathedral and Sandal Castle. In addition to visual arts at The Hepworth, Yorkshire Sculpture Park and several smaller galleries, the Theatre Royal presents an eclectic programme of drama and music. There is also an excellent choice of cinemas, bars, restaurants and nightlife.

Wakefield’s sporting and leisure provision include the superb Pugneys Watersports Centre and Country Park on the southern edge of the city, where there are facilities for sailing, windsurfing and canoeing, and the choice of leisure centres in the area includes Sun Lane Leisure, where there is a 25m swimming pool, a fitness suite and a gym. Other amenities nearby include Normanton Golf Club, which is just over one mile away and Pontefract Racecourse which is just over eight miles away.

proposals include a neighbourhood centre within a short walk of the homes, with a range of shops including food retailers, restaurants, a medical centre and other services. There is also a small local shopping area on Windhill Road with a pharmacist, a post office and a convenience store, while the city centre offers a very wide choice of high street chains, malls and traditional shops. A major recycling centre on Denby Dale Road, three and a half miles away, accepts virtually all household packaging, electrical items and clothing.

wider City Fields neighbourhood, close to Wakefield City Academy, has been set aside for educational provision. However, there is also a choice of established primary schools within walking distance, from where pupils normally move on to either Outwood Grange Academy or St Thomas à Becket RC College for secondary education. There is a large full time GP practice at New Southgate Surgery, approximately a mile and a half away, and Pinderfields General Hospital, around a mile from The Boulevard, operates a round the-clock A&E department.