Sold £2,482/m² · Median sold £215,106 (3,475 sales) · Index +2.6% y/y · Turnover 2.1% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Wakefield?
EPC A or B
14%
EPC D or worse
51%
What does Wakefield cost?
Wakefield: sold price per m² £2,482/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 3,475 sales). +1.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,482/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
3,475 sales
+1.5% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 3,475 sales.
Sold price
£215,106 12 months to Jun 2026
3,475 sales
-1.2% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 3,475 sales.
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
£239,190 12 months to Sep 2026
9,935 listings
+1.2% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 9,935 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,645/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,517/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £148,763 in Sep 2016 to £214,364 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £190,000 in Jan 2022 to £240,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,669/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,619/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 102% in Jan 2022 to 98% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 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
Asking price index: 94.1 in Jan 2022 to 108 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,691 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
4,183 lets
+1.6% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,183 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £903/month in Aug 2025 to £960/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.9% in Jan 2022 to 4.4% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 85.7 in Jan 2022 to 115.1 in Sep 2026.
How does Wakefield vary by home size?
Asking price in Wakefield runs from £92,856 for 1 bedroom to £601,092 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Wakefield. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£92,856
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.7% on the previous 12 months
231
2 bedrooms
£167,697
12 months to Sep 2026
+4.2% on the previous 12 months
2638
3 bedrooms
£237,823
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.3% on the previous 12 months
4456
4 bedrooms
£373,632
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.6% on the previous 12 months
2075
5+ bedrooms
£601,092
12 months to Sep 2026
+12.9% on the previous 12 months
515
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Wakefield?
Wakefield: turnover 2.1% (12 months to Mar 2026, 3,483 sales). -24.4% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.1% 12 months to Mar 2026
3,483 sales
-24.4% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 3,483 sales.
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
5,765 12 months to Sep 2026
5,765 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 5,765 listings.
New listings
6,510 12 months to Sep 2026
6,510 listings
+18% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 6,510 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 451 in Aug 2025 to 594 in Sep 2026.New listings: 476 in Jan 2022 to 668 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 85 in Jan 2022 to 267 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 2,135 in Sep 2026 to 6,177 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 160 days in Jan 2022 to 213 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Wakefield?
120 agents listed homes for sale in Wakefield; the three largest took 18% of the listings.
Agents active
120
Top three agents’ share
18%
New homes among listings
7.6%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, 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.
Sold price per m² across local authorities in West Yorkshire, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
WF1Postcode district · Asking £2,543/m² · Sep 2026
WF10Postcode district · Asking £2,293/m² · Sep 2026
WF2Postcode district · Asking £2,958/m² · Sep 2026
WF3Postcode district · Asking £3,013/m² · Sep 2026
WF4Postcode district · Asking £3,292/m² · Sep 2026
WF5Postcode district · Asking £2,938/m² · Sep 2026
WF6Postcode district · Asking £2,577/m² · Sep 2026
WF7Postcode district · Asking £2,743/m² · Sep 2026
WF8Postcode district · Asking £3,284/m² · Sep 2026
WF9Postcode district · Asking £2,513/m² · Sep 2026
BradfordNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,638/m² · Sep 2026
CalderdaleNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,520/m² · Sep 2026
KirkleesNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,750/m² · Sep 2026
LeedsNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,171/m² · Sep 2026
BarnsleyNext door, in another county · Asking £2,330/m² · Sep 2026
DoncasterNext door, in another county · Asking £2,296/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Wakefield
What is the median house price in Wakefield?
Homes in Wakefield sold for a median £215,106 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 3,475 sales. Per square metre that is £2,482/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Wakefield changed?
+1.5% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in Wakefield?
Homes to let in Wakefield asked a median £895/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,691 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 Sep 2026, 4,183 lets. +1.6% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Wakefield?
2.1% of the homes in Wakefield changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 3,483 sales.
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Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.