Residential dwellings
15,895
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WF3 rents and yields
Asking rent £972/month · Gross yield 4.1% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WF3?
WF3: residential dwellings 15,895.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.2%
WF3 ranks 4th 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
- 15,400
- Mixed-use buildings
- 51%
- HMO-shaped units
- 21%
- EPC A or B
- 16%
- EPC D or worse
- 51%
What does WF3 earn?
WF3: asking rent £972/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 205 lets).
Asking rent
£972/month 12 months to Sep 2026
205 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, 205 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
275 lets
+2% 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, 275 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
62 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does WF3 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WF3 runs from £883/month for 2 bedrooms to £1,117/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £883/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.3% on the previous 12 months | 143 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,117/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 81 |
| 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, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns WF3?
Corporate landlords hold 81% of the 636 units in WF3 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords81% of classified · 516 units
- Housing associations9.4% of classified · 60 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)9.0% of classified · 57 units
- RMC0.5% 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 WF3 rank?
WF3 ranks 3rd of 10 postcode districts in Wakefield for asking rent, at £972/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Wakefield
WF3 ranks 3rd of 10 postcode districts in Wakefield for asking rent, at £972/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WF4 | £990/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 227 | measured |
| 2 | WF2 | £977/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 301 | measured |
| 3 | WF3 | £972/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 205 | measured |
| 4 | WF8 | £940/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 226 | measured |
| 5 | WF1 | £899/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 653 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Wakefield
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Wakefield
WF3 ranks 8th of 10 postcode districts in Wakefield for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.1%.
| # | 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 |
| 8 | WF3 | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 275 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Wakefield
Where next from WF3?
- 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
- WF2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,958/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
- LS10Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,574/m² · Sep 2026
- LS26Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,213/m² · Sep 2026
- LS27Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,943/m² · Sep 2026
- WF12Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,761/m² · Sep 2026
- WF17Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,356/m² · Sep 2026
- LS11Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,289/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WF3
- What is the average rent in WF3?
- Homes to let in WF3 asked a median £972/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 205 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WF3?
- 4.1% 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, 275 lets. +2% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WF3?
- WF3 has 15,895 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 WF3
- Property values in WF3Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WF3Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WF3What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WF3What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WF3Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WF3What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WF3Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| 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 | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 205 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 275 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |