marketcodeAsking rent
£927 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
233 lets
Postcode district
WF2 rental market
Asking rent £927 a month · Gross yield 4.0% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is WF2?
- Buildings
- 17,059
- Mixed-use buildings
- 52%
- HMO-shaped units
- 16%
What does WF2 earn?
WF2: asking rent £927 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 233 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.0% 12 months to Aug 2026
378 lets
+6.1% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
72 on 19 Sep 2026
How does WF2 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WF2 runs from £592 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,061 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £592 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 96 |
| 2 bedrooms | £857 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.1% on the previous 12 months | 147 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,061 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -3.7% on the previous 12 months | 98 |
| 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 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 asking rent, at £927 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Wakefield
WF2 ranks 3rd of 10 postcode districts in Wakefield for asking rent, at £927 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WF4 | £989 a month | 219 | measured |
| 2 | WF3 | £962 a month | 204 | measured |
| 3 | WF2 | £927 a month | 233 | measured |
| 4 | WF8 | £923 a month | 219 | measured |
| 5 | WF1 | £892 a month | 625 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Wakefield →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Wakefield
WF2 ranks 8th of 10 postcode districts in Wakefield for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Where next from WF2?
- WakefieldThe wider market this area sits in.
- WF1Neighbouring postcode district · £2,537/m²
- WF10Neighbouring postcode district · £2,227/m²
- WF3Neighbouring postcode district · £3,260/m²
- WF4Neighbouring postcode district · £3,950/m²
- WF5Neighbouring postcode district · £3,419/m²
- WF6Neighbouring postcode district · £2,402/m²
- WF7Neighbouring postcode district · £2,456/m²
- WF8Neighbouring postcode district · £2,736/m²
- S71Next door, in another authority · £2,221/m²
- WF12Next door, in another authority · £2,667/m²
- LS10Next door, in another authority · £2,161/m²
- S75Next door, in another authority · £2,483/m²
- WF17Next door, in another authority · £2,385/m²
- Homes for sale in WF2Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in WF2Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in WF2Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in WF2Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in WF2Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
Questions about WF2
- What is the average rent in WF2?
- Homes to let in WF2 asked a median £927 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 233 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WF2?
- 4.0% 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, 378 lets. +6.1% 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 | 233 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 378 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 19 Sep 2026 | 19 Sep 2026 | — |