marketcodeAsking rent
£923 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
219 lets
Postcode district
WF8 rental market
Asking rent £923 a month · Gross yield 4.0% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is WF8?
- Buildings
- 11,729
- Mixed-use buildings
- 81%
- HMO-shaped units
- 13%
What does WF8 earn?
WF8: asking rent £923 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 219 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.0% 12 months to Aug 2026
335 lets
-2.6% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
58 on 21 Sep 2026
How does WF8 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WF8 runs from £579 a month for 1 bedroom to £981 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £579 a month | 12 months to Jul 2026 | — | 81 |
| 2 bedrooms | £806 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +4.2% on the previous 12 months | 127 |
| 3 bedrooms | £981 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.7% on the previous 12 months | 137 |
| 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 WF8?
Corporate landlords hold 90% of the 693 units in WF8 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords90% of classified · 621 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)5.6% of classified · 39 units
- Housing associations3.3% of classified · 23 units
- RMC1.4% of classified · 10 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 WF8 rank?
WF8 ranks 4th of 10 postcode districts in Wakefield for asking rent, at £923 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Wakefield
WF8 ranks 4th of 10 postcode districts in Wakefield for asking rent, at £923 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
WF8 ranks 10th of 10 postcode districts in Wakefield for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WF10 | 4.9% | 565 | measured |
| 2 | WF9 | 4.6% | 320 | measured |
| 3 | WF6 | 4.3% | 259 | measured |
| 4 | WF1 | 4.3% | 1,170 | measured |
| 5 | WF4 | 4.2% | 298 | measured |
| 10 | WF8 | 4.0% | 335 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Wakefield →
Where next from WF8?
- WakefieldThe wider market this area sits in.
- WF1Neighbouring postcode district · £2,537/m²
- WF10Neighbouring postcode district · £2,227/m²
- WF2Neighbouring postcode district · £2,869/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
- DN6Next door, in another authority · £2,219/m²
- WF11Next door, in another authority · £2,168/m²
Questions about WF8
- What is the average rent in WF8?
- Homes to let in WF8 asked a median £923 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 219 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WF8?
- 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, 335 lets. -2.6% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about WF8
- Properties in WF8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in WF8Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in WF8Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in WF8What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in WF8What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in WF8Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WF8What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in WF8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 219 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 335 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |