Residential dwellings
24,320
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WF2 house prices
Sold £2,766/m² · Median sold £257,189 (446 sales) · Index +2.9% y/y · Turnover 1.8% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is WF2?
WF2: residential dwellings 24,320.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.2%
WF2 ranks 5th of 10 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 22,863
- Mixed-use buildings
- 58%
- HMO-shaped units
- 16%
- EPC A or B
- 11%
- EPC D or worse
- 54%
What does WF2 cost?
WF2: sold price per m² £2,766/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 446 sales). +2.9% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£2,766/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
446 sales
+2.9% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
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, 446 sales.
Sold price
£257,189 12 months to Jun 2026
446 sales
+2.9% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
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, 446 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
£263,979 12 months to Sep 2026
1,115 listings
-4.6% 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, 1,115 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
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
What does WF2 earn?
WF2: asking rent £977/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 301 lets).
Asking rent
£977/month 12 months to Sep 2026
301 lets
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, 301 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
418 lets
+12.8% 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, 418 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does WF2 vary by home size?
Asking price in WF2 runs from £180,632 for 2 bedrooms to £732,284 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £180,632 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.1% on the previous 12 months | 304 |
| 3 bedrooms | £251,514 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -3.5% on the previous 12 months | 459 |
| 4 bedrooms | £403,062 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.9% on the previous 12 months | 240 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £732,284 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed | — | 81 |
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 WF2?
WF2: turnover 1.8% (12 months to Mar 2026, 445 sales). -23.7% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.8% 12 months to Mar 2026
445 sales
-23.7% 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, 445 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.
Completed sales
570 12 months to Mar 2026
570 sales
-18.5% on the previous 12 months.
Count of HM Land Registry Price Paid completions in the month for the postcode district, straight off the registry; the newest months are still registering. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 570 sales.
Sample is the registry count itself; months within six months of the last ingest are still filling.
Listings for sale
687 12 months to Sep 2026
687 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 687 listings.
Who is active in WF2?
25 agents listed homes for sale in WF2; the three largest took 55% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 25
- Top three agents’ share
- 55%
- New homes among listings
- 0.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns WF2?
Corporate landlords hold 88% of the 977 units in WF2 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords88% of classified · 856 units
- Housing associations6.4% of classified · 63 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)5.6% of classified · 55 units
- RMC0.3% of classified · 3 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 WF2 rank?
WF2 ranks 3rd of 10 postcode districts in Wakefield for sold price per m², at £2,766/m².
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Wakefield
WF2 ranks 3rd of 10 postcode districts in Wakefield for sold price per m², at £2,766/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WF3 | £2,942/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 432 | measured |
| 2 | WF5 | £2,766/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 209 | measured |
| 3 | WF2 | £2,766/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 446 | measured |
| 4 | WF4 | £2,754/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 462 | measured |
| 5 | WF8 | £2,549/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 353 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts in Wakefield
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Wakefield
WF2 ranks 5th of 10 postcode districts in Wakefield for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WF10 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 574 | measured |
| 2 | WF9 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 325 | measured |
| 3 | WF1 | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,213 | measured |
| 4 | WF6 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 256 | measured |
| 5 | WF2 | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 418 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Wakefield
Turnover · postcode districts in Wakefield
WF2 ranks 9th of 10 postcode districts in Wakefield for turnover, at 1.8%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WF3 | 2.7% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 434 | measured |
| 2 | WF4 | 2.3% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 464 | measured |
| 3 | WF7 | 2.2% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 238 | measured |
| 4 | WF9 | 2.2% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 426 | measured |
| 5 | WF10 | 2.2% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 539 | measured |
| 9 | WF2 | 1.8% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 445 | measured |
Where next from WF2?
- WakefieldThe wider market this area sits in.
- WF1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,543/m² · Sep 2026
- WF10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,293/m² · Sep 2026
- WF3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,013/m² · Sep 2026
- WF4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,292/m² · Sep 2026
- WF5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,938/m² · Sep 2026
- WF6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,577/m² · Sep 2026
- WF7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,743/m² · Sep 2026
- WF8Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,284/m² · Sep 2026
- S71Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,351/m² · Sep 2026
- WF12Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,761/m² · Sep 2026
- LS10Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,574/m² · Sep 2026
- S75Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,746/m² · Sep 2026
- WF17Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,356/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WF2
- What is the median house price in WF2?
- Homes in WF2 sold for a median £257,189 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 446 sales. Per square metre that is £2,766/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in WF2 changed?
- +2.9% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in WF2?
- Homes to let in WF2 asked a median £977/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 301 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WF2?
- 4.2% 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, 418 lets. +12.8% on the previous 12 months.
- How quickly do homes sell in WF2?
- 1.8% of the homes in WF2 changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 445 sales.
- What kind of homes are in WF2?
- WF2 has 24,320 homes, 0.2% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about WF2
- Property values in WF2Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WF2Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WF2What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WF2What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WF2Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WF2What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WF2Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from, and what is not published
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | 446 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | 446 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,115 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 687 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 301 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 418 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | 445 sales |
| Completed sales | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | 570 sales |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 687 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 665 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 450 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
- Asking to sold
- Only 4 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Days to completion
- Only 4 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
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