marketcodeAsking rent
£833 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
242 lets
Postcode district
WF17 rental market
Asking rent £833 a month · Gross yield 3.9% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is WF17?
- Buildings
- 12,905
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.2%
- HMO-shaped units
- 18%
What does WF17 earn?
WF17: asking rent £833 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 242 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
3.9% 12 months to Aug 2026
383 lets
+6.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
48 on 20 Sep 2026
How does WF17 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WF17 runs from £655 a month for 1 bedroom to £969 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £655 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.6% on the previous 12 months | 117 |
| 2 bedrooms | £741 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.6% on the previous 12 months | 144 |
| 3 bedrooms | £969 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | +0.2% on the previous 12 months | 99 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings 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.
Who owns WF17?
Corporate landlords hold 81% of the 680 units in WF17 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords81% of classified · 554 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)10% of classified · 69 units
- Housing associations7.1% of classified · 48 units
- RMC1.3% of classified · 9 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 WF17 rank?
WF17 ranks 10th of 14 postcode districts in Kirklees for asking rent, at £833 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Kirklees
WF17 ranks 10th of 14 postcode districts in Kirklees for asking rent, at £833 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HD9 | £1,100 a month | 229 | measured |
| 2 | HD8 | £937 a month | 212 | measured |
| 3 | HD2 | £914 a month | 188 | measured |
| 4 | BD19 | £907 a month | 148 | measured |
| 5 | WF12 | £901 a month | 150 | measured |
| 10 | WF17 | £833 a month | 242 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Kirklees →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Kirklees
WF17 ranks 9th of 14 postcode districts in Kirklees for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.9%.
Where next from WF17?
- KirkleesThe wider market this area sits in.
- BD19Neighbouring postcode district · £3,098/m²
- HD1Neighbouring postcode district · £2,165/m²
- HD2Neighbouring postcode district · £2,433/m²
- HD4Neighbouring postcode district · £2,817/m²
- HD5Neighbouring postcode district · £2,691/m²
- HD7Neighbouring postcode district · £2,868/m²
- HD8Neighbouring postcode district · £3,548/m²
- HD9Neighbouring postcode district · £3,335/m²
- BD11Next door, in another authority · £3,594/m²
- LS27Next door, in another authority · £3,100/m²
- WF3Next door, in another authority · £3,260/m²
- WF5Next door, in another authority · £3,419/m²
- BD4Next door, in another authority · £1,916/m²
- LS12Next door, in another authority · £2,404/m²
- Homes for sale in WF17Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in WF17Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in WF17Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in WF17Applications and decisions on record.
Questions about WF17
- What is the average rent in WF17?
- Homes to let in WF17 asked a median £833 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 242 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WF17?
- 3.9% 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, 383 lets. +6.2% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 242 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 383 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |