marketcodeSold price per m²
£2,482/m² 12 months to Apr 2026
3,584 sales
+3.6% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Local authority
Wakefield property market
Sold £2,482/m² · Median sold £216,512 (3,584 sales) · Index +3.6% y/y · Turnover 2.4% · 12 months, sales to Apr 2026, listings to Aug 2026
What does Wakefield cost?
Wakefield: sold price per m² £2,482/m² (12 months to Apr 2026, 3,584 sales). +3.6% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price
£216,512 12 months to Apr 2026
3,584 sales
+3.6% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£239,442 12 months to Aug 2026
9,952 listings
+1.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Dec 2025; the dashed tail is the pipeline's projection of the index 12 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does Wakefield earn?
Wakefield: asking rent £882 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 2,510 lets).
Asking rent
£882 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
2,510 lets
Gross yield, asking basis
4.3% 12 months to Aug 2026
4,051 lets
+1.3% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does Wakefield vary by home size?
Asking price in Wakefield runs from £90,315 for 1 bedroom to £597,579 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £90,315 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -7.7% on the previous 12 months | 220 |
| 2 bedrooms | £167,017 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.6% on the previous 12 months | 2660 |
| 3 bedrooms | £237,930 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.8% on the previous 12 months | 4436 |
| 4 bedrooms | £374,027 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.8% on the previous 12 months | 2097 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £597,579 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +14.8% on the previous 12 months | 518 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Wakefield?
Wakefield: turnover 2.4% (12 months to Jan 2026, 3,989 sales). -7% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.4% 12 months to Jan 2026
3,989 sales
-7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
5,514 12 months to Jul 2026
5,514 listings
New listings
6,343 12 months to Aug 2026
6,343 listings
+16.6% on the previous 12 months.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Who is active in Wakefield?
126 agents listed homes for sale in Wakefield; the three largest took 17% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 126
- Top three agents’ share
- 17%
- New homes among listings
- 9.8%
days_to_completion is on the registry-matched subset (sold_matched_n), not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Wakefield?
Corporate landlords hold 88% of the 7,251 units in Wakefield whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords88% of classified · 6,408 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)6.7% of classified · 484 units
- Housing associations4.2% of classified · 307 units
- RMC0.7% of classified · 52 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Wakefield rank?
Wakefield ranks 3rd of 5 local authorities in West Yorkshire for sold price per m², at £2,482/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in West Yorkshire
Wakefield ranks 3rd of 5 local authorities in West Yorkshire for sold price per m², at £2,482/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds | £3,040/m² | 7,596 | measured |
| 2 | Kirklees | £2,557/m² | 4,157 | measured |
| 3 | Wakefield | £2,482/m² | 3,584 | measured |
| 4 | Calderdale | £2,361/m² | 2,369 | measured |
| 5 | Bradford | £2,319/m² | 5,234 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across local authorities in West Yorkshire →
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in West Yorkshire
Wakefield ranks 3rd of 5 local authorities in West Yorkshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leeds | 5.2% | 36,485 | measured |
| 2 | Bradford | 4.4% | 5,265 | measured |
| 3 | Wakefield | 4.3% | 4,051 | measured |
| 4 | Calderdale | 4.1% | 2,907 | measured |
| 5 | Kirklees | 3.6% | 4,362 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in West Yorkshire →
Turnover · local authorities in West Yorkshire
Wakefield ranks 3rd of 5 local authorities in West Yorkshire for turnover, at 2.4%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calderdale | 2.7% | 2,601 | measured |
| 2 | Bradford | 2.5% | 5,762 | measured |
| 3 | Wakefield | 2.4% | 3,989 | measured |
| 4 | Kirklees | 2.4% | 4,744 | measured |
| 5 | Leeds | 2.1% | 8,592 | measured |
Full table: turnover across local authorities in West Yorkshire →
Sold price per m² · postcode districts within Wakefield
WF3 leads the 10 postcode districts within Wakefield for sold price per m², at £2,980/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WF3 | £2,980/m² | 440 | measured |
| 2 | WF2 | £2,773/m² | 463 | measured |
| 3 | WF5 | £2,766/m² | 216 | measured |
| 4 | WF4 | £2,714/m² | 481 | measured |
| 5 | WF1 | £2,547/m² | 374 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts within Wakefield →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts within Wakefield
WF10 leads the 10 postcode districts within Wakefield for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WF10 | 4.9% | 565 | measured |
| 2 | WF9 | 4.6% | 320 | measured |
| 3 | WF6 | 4.3% | 259 | measured |
| 4 | WF1 | 4.3% | 1,170 | measured |
| 5 | WF4 | 4.2% | 298 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Wakefield →
Turnover · postcode districts within Wakefield
WF3 leads the 10 postcode districts within Wakefield for turnover, at 3.4%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WF3 | 3.4% | 534 | measured |
| 2 | WF7 | 2.7% | 286 | measured |
| 3 | WF4 | 2.6% | 526 | measured |
| 4 | WF8 | 2.5% | 431 | measured |
| 5 | WF9 | 2.5% | 480 | measured |
Full table: turnover across postcode districts within Wakefield →
Where next from Wakefield?
- West YorkshireThe wider market this area sits in.
- WF1Postcode district · £2,537/m²
- WF10Postcode district · £2,227/m²
- WF2Postcode district · £2,869/m²
- WF3Postcode district · £3,260/m²
- WF4Postcode district · £3,950/m²
- WF5Postcode district · £3,419/m²
- WF6Postcode district · £2,402/m²
- WF7Postcode district · £2,456/m²
- WF8Postcode district · £2,736/m²
- WF9Postcode district · £2,688/m²
- BradfordNeighbouring local authority · £2,586/m²
- CalderdaleNeighbouring local authority · £2,750/m²
- KirkleesNeighbouring local authority · £2,825/m²
- LeedsNeighbouring local authority · £3,172/m²
- BarnsleyNext door, in another county · £2,275/m²
- DoncasterNext door, in another county · £2,229/m²
Questions about Wakefield
- What is the median house price in Wakefield?
- Homes in Wakefield sold for a median £216,512 over the 12 months to Apr 2026, 3,584 sales. Per square metre that is £2,482/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in Wakefield changed?
- +3.6% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in Wakefield?
- Homes to let in Wakefield asked a median £882 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 2,510 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in Wakefield?
- 4.3% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 4,051 lets. +1.3% on the previous 12 months.
- How quickly do homes sell in Wakefield?
- 2.4% of the homes in Wakefield changed hands over the 12 months to Jan 2026, 3,989 sales.
Everything else about Wakefield
- Properties in WakefieldEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in WakefieldFootprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in WakefieldRegistered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in WakefieldWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in WakefieldWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in WakefieldRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WakefieldWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in WakefieldWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 3,584 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 3,584 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 9,952 listings |
| Asking price per m² | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 5,514 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 450 matched sales |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 2,510 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 4,051 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 | 3,989 sales |
| Listings for sale | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 5,514 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 6,343 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 3,609 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |
| Days to completion | first listing to registered completion, over the registry-matched subset; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 450 matched sales |
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