Wakefield

Last updated July 2026

Area Overview

Wakefield contains 18 postcode districts comprising a total of 293,511 properties.

The average property price in Wakefield is £213,904 which has increased by 2.5% over the last twelve months. During this time rental prices have increased by 4.3% for an average rental price of £1,044 per calendar month.

Ave. Sale Price: £213,904
10 Year change: up 54.9%
Ave. Rental Price: £1,044pcm
10 Year change: up 62.7%
Properties: 293,511
Ave. Gross Yield: 5.9%/year/yr

Prices last updated July 2026.

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House prices in your area

The biggest house price growth in Wakefield has been Kinsley, Pontefract, WF9 at 3.3% over the last 12 months. It also leads the lettings market, with rents up 5.3% over the year.

Kinsley, Pontefract, WF9
1,073 Properties
£158.3k3.3%
Fitzwilliam, Pontefract, WF9
1,111 Properties
£151.2k3.3%
South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9
5,474 Properties
£163.7k3.2%
Hemsworth, Pontefract, WF9
4,709 Properties
£175.1k3.2%
South Kirkby, Pontefract, WF9
3,958 Properties
£166.6k3.2%
Royston, Barnsley, S71
5,073 Properties
£185.2k3.1%
Havercroft, Wakefield, WF4
1,242 Properties
£157.7k3.1%
Crofton, Wakefield, WF4
2,365 Properties
£249.0k3.0%
Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4
1,575 Properties
£253.6k3.0%
Ryhill, Wakefield, WF4
1,137 Properties
£187.7k3.0%
New Crofton, Wakefield, WF4
362 Properties
£210.5k3.0%
Streethouse, Pontefract, WF7
660 Properties
£179.5k3.0%
Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7
5,987 Properties
£174.4k3.0%
Sharlston Common, Wakefield, WF4
1,084 Properties
£197.7k3.0%
Horbury, Wakefield, WF4
4,903 Properties
£243.4k2.9%
South Hiendley, Barnsley, S72
813 Properties
£203.6k2.9%
Durkar, Wakefield, WF4
1,174 Properties
£253.4k2.9%
Calder Grove, Wakefield, WF4
512 Properties
£259.6k2.9%
Notton, Wakefield, WF4
411 Properties
£426.7k2.8%
Brierley, Barnsley, S72
1,185 Properties
£211.6k2.8%
Ackton, Pontefract, WF7
207 Properties
£233.8k2.8%
Ackworth, Pontefract, WF7
3,612 Properties
£278.9k2.7%
Thorpe Audlin, Pontefract, WF8
262 Properties
£367.0k2.5%
Badsworth, Pontefract, WF9
360 Properties
£440.1k2.5%
Woolley, Wakefield, WF4
239 Properties
£578.8k2.5%
Darrington, Pontefract, WF8
612 Properties
£342.0k2.3%
Woolley Grange, Barnsley, S75
371 Properties
£281.4k2.1%
Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, WF2
2,460 Properties
£274.8k2.1%
Newmillerdam, Wakefield, WF2
324 Properties
£499.4k2.0%
Altofts, Normanton, WF6
234 Properties
£235.9k1.6%

Sales Prices

The average sale price in Wakefield is £213,904 and prices range from £172,146 in DN6 to £274,236 in LS26.

House prices in Wakefield have increased by 54.9% over the last ten years.

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Period	Year on Year	Average Price
June 2026	2.5%	£213,904
June 2025	3.9%	£208,779
June 2024	2%	£200,940
June 2023	3.1%	£197,026
June 2022	11.5%	£191,111
June 2021	8.6%	£171,344
June 2020	3.9%	£157,733
June 2019	3.4%	£151,845
June 2018	4.2%	£146,859
June 2017	2.1%	£140,991
June 2016	0%	£138,086

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Rental Prices

The average rental price in Wakefield is £1,044 and prices range from £857 in S71 to £1,269 in LS26.

Rental prices in Wakefield have increased by 62.7% over the last ten years.

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Period	Year on Year	Average Price
June 2026	4.3%	£1,044pcm
June 2025	4.2%	£1,001pcm
June 2024	7.5%	£960pcm
June 2023	8%	£893pcm
June 2022	9.8%	£827pcm
June 2021	8.5%	£753pcm
June 2020	2.6%	£694pcm
June 2019	1.9%	£677pcm
June 2018	1.2%	£664pcm
June 2017	2.3%	£656pcm
June 2016	0%	£641pcm

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Postcode Districts

Wakefield contains 18 postcode districts, comprising a total of 293,511 properties.

Ranked by sale price change over the last 12 months, the districts are led by S71 - Ardsley, where the average sale price has risen 2.8% to £171,892, with rents up 4.3% to £851 per month. At the foot of the table sits WF3 - Bottom Boat, where values have risen 0.7% to £254,846, with rents up 3.2% to £1,125 per month.

S71 - Ardsley
22,505 Properties
£171.9k2.8%
S75 - Barugh Green
21,330 Properties
£249.4k2.5%
WF9 - Badsworth
19,668 Properties
£174.4k2.5%
WF4 - Crigglestone
20,559 Properties
£251.8k2.5%
S72 - Brierley
12,010 Properties
£173.3k2.5%
WF7 - Ackworth Moor Top
10,673 Properties
£212.9k2.5%
WF11 - Brotherton
8,956 Properties
£178.9k2.3%
WF2 - Alverthorpe
24,468 Properties
£236.7k2.2%
WF8 - Darrington
17,149 Properties
£226.7k2.2%
WF5 - Gawthorpe
10,392 Properties
£232.7k2.1%
LS26 - Great Preston
14,214 Properties
£270.8k1.9%
WF13 - Dewsbury Moor
11,145 Properties
£148.8k1.9%
WF12 - Briestfield
14,506 Properties
£193.3k1.7%
DN6 - Adwick le Street
14,617 Properties
£169.8k1.6%
WF1 - Agbrigg
19,976 Properties
£197.7k1.4%
WF6 - Altofts
10,565 Properties
£195.7k1.3%
WF10 - Airedale
24,485 Properties
£182.4k1.3%
WF3 - Bottom Boat
16,317 Properties
£254.8k0.7%

Recent Market Activity

Recent activity in Wakefield reported by Bricks&Logic partner agents: properties under offer, or sold but not yet published by HM Land Registry. Exact addresses and prices are withheld until each sale completes and registers.

4 Bed House on Redhill Avenue, Castleford
Under offer on 1st June by Scoot

Most Recently Sold Properties

The latest HM Land Registry sales for Wakefield. Data is published monthly and sales can take weeks to register, so the newest may not appear yet.

Sold 27 May 2026£175,000 | 3 Bed House48, Moor End Lane, Barnsley, S75 4QS48, Moor End Lane, Barnsley, S75 4QS
Sold 27 May 2026£142,000 | 3 Bed House137, Savile Road, Castleford, WF10 1PE137, Savile Road, Castleford, WF10 1PE
Sold 22 May 2026£80,750 | 2 Bed Flat8A, Queens Drive, Wakefield, WF2 0PY8A, Queens Drive, Wakefield, WF2 0PY
Sold 22 May 2026£290,000 | 3 Bed House1, Prospect Road, Ossett, WF5 8AN1, Prospect Road, Ossett, WF5 8AN
Sold 22 May 2026£148,000 | 3 Bed House33, Mill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2LS33, Mill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2LS
Sold 22 May 2026£165,000 | 3 Bed House474, Higham Common Road, Barnsley, S75 1PW474, Higham Common Road, Barnsley, S75 1PW
Sold 22 May 2026£190,000 | 3 Bed House113, Laithes Lane, Barnsley, S71 3AH113, Laithes Lane, Barnsley, S71 3AH
Sold 22 May 2026£95,000 | 2 Bed House34, Denton Street, Barnsley, S71 1DA34, Denton Street, Barnsley, S71 1DA
Sold 22 May 2026£160,000 | 3 Bed House444, Denby Dale Road East, Wakefield, WF4 3AE444, Denby Dale Road East, Wakefield, WF4 3AE
Sold 22 May 2026£180,000 | 3 Bed House90, High Street, Wakefield, WF4 3EE90, High Street, Wakefield, WF4 3EE
Sold 22 May 2026£185,000 | 3 Bed House50, First Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 2HS50, First Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 2HS
Sold 22 May 2026£165,000 | 3 Bed House18, Manor Park Avenue, Castleford, WF10 2DW18, Manor Park Avenue, Castleford, WF10 2DW
Sold 22 May 2026£125,000 | 3 Bed House69, Briggs Avenue, Castleford, WF10 5BD69, Briggs Avenue, Castleford, WF10 5BD
Sold 22 May 2026£277,000 | 3 Bed House21, The Oval, Leeds, LS26 0EE21, The Oval, Leeds, LS26 0EE
Sold 22 May 2026£240,500 | 3 Bed House6, Cottam Croft, Pontefract, WF9 4HU6, Cottam Croft, Pontefract, WF9 4HU
Sold 21 May 2026£152,000 | 3 Bed House39, Baker Lane, Wakefield, WF3 4DZ39, Baker Lane, Wakefield, WF3 4DZ
Sold 21 May 2026£313,500 | 3 Bed House33, Hall Bank, Barnsley, S75 1EX33, Hall Bank, Barnsley, S75 1EX
Sold 21 May 2026£195,000 | 3 Bed House35, Hedge Lane, Barnsley, S75 5PN35, Hedge Lane, Barnsley, S75 5PN
Sold 20 May 2026£155,000 | 3 Bed House45, Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9BL45, Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9BL
Sold 20 May 2026£278,000 | 3 Bed House188, Pogmoor Road, Barnsley, S75 2LA188, Pogmoor Road, Barnsley, S75 2LA
Sold 19 May 2026£175,000 | 3 Bed House4, Lavender Way, Pontefract, WF9 4LS4, Lavender Way, Pontefract, WF9 4LS
Sold 18 May 2026£225,000 | 2 Bed House26, Paddock Rise, Wakefield, WF3 2GF26, Paddock Rise, Wakefield, WF3 2GF
Sold 18 May 2026£165,000 | 2 Bed House5, Mill Gate, Pontefract, WF7 7PD5, Mill Gate, Pontefract, WF7 7PD
Sold 18 May 2026£180,000 | 3 Bed House3 Sidcop View, Sidcop Road, Barnsley, S72 8TG3 Sidcop View, Sidcop Road, Barnsley, S72 8TG
Sold 18 May 2026£78,500 | 3 Bed House38, Hugh Street, Castleford, WF10 4DS38, Hugh Street, Castleford, WF10 4DS
Sold 18 May 2026£112,500 | 3 Bed House22, Queensway, Normanton, WF6 1NA22, Queensway, Normanton, WF6 1NA
Sold 15 May 2026£272,000 | 3 Bed House30, Beamshaw Way, Wakefield, WF3 4FY30, Beamshaw Way, Wakefield, WF3 4FY
Sold 15 May 2026£128,000 | 3 Bed House48, Batley Road, Wakefield, WF3 1HB48, Batley Road, Wakefield, WF3 1HB
Sold 15 May 2026£195,000 | 4 Bed House49, Longthorpe Lane, Wakefield, WF3 3QB49, Longthorpe Lane, Wakefield, WF3 3QB
Sold 15 May 2026£225,000 | 3 Bed House67, Batley Road, Wakefield, WF3 1HE67, Batley Road, Wakefield, WF3 1HE
Sold 15 May 2026£205,000 | 3 Bed House9, Abbey Close, Wakefield, WF3 2FD9, Abbey Close, Wakefield, WF3 2FD
Sold 15 May 2026£220,000 | 3 Bed House8, Thornes Moor Close, Wakefield, WF2 8QA8, Thornes Moor Close, Wakefield, WF2 8QA
Sold 15 May 2026£270,000 | 4 Bed House79, Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PQ79, Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 9PQ
Sold 15 May 2026£215,000 | 3 Bed House5, Kettlethorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 7EN5, Kettlethorpe Road, Wakefield, WF2 7EN
Sold 15 May 2026£405,000 | 4 Bed House2, Wingate Croft, Wakefield, WF2 6HB2, Wingate Croft, Wakefield, WF2 6HB
Sold 15 May 2026£114,000 | 2 Bed Flat21, Ashbrook Close, Ossett, WF5 9DU21, Ashbrook Close, Ossett, WF5 9DU
Sold 15 May 2026£350,000 | 5 Bed House2, Valley Road, Dewsbury, WF12 0JY2, Valley Road, Dewsbury, WF12 0JY
Sold 15 May 2026£83,000 | 3 Bed House10, Syke Ings Terrace, Dewsbury, WF12 8HU10, Syke Ings Terrace, Dewsbury, WF12 8HU
Sold 15 May 2026£170,000 | 3 Bed House18, Hawthorne Close, Pontefract, WF8 2ZB18, Hawthorne Close, Pontefract, WF8 2ZB
Sold 15 May 2026£60,000 | 2 Bed Flat115, Northgate Lodge, Pontefract, WF8 1LZ115, Northgate Lodge, Pontefract, WF8 1LZ
Sold 15 May 2026£135,000 | 3 Bed House25, Kershaw Lane, Knottingley, WF11 0PG25, Kershaw Lane, Knottingley, WF11 0PG
Sold 15 May 2026£285,000 | 3 Bed House6, Millers Grove, Barnsley, S75 1FW6, Millers Grove, Barnsley, S75 1FW
Sold 15 May 2026£165,000 | 4 Bed House127, Harold Avenue, Barnsley, S71 5JA127, Harold Avenue, Barnsley, S71 5JA
Sold 15 May 2026£170,000 | 3 Bed House31, Southfield Avenue, Pontefract, WF7 5JR31, Southfield Avenue, Pontefract, WF7 5JR
Sold 15 May 2026£195,000 | 3 Bed House35, Hardakers Lane, Pontefract, WF7 7JS35, Hardakers Lane, Pontefract, WF7 7JS
Sold 15 May 2026£170,000 | 3 Bed House38, Eastbourne Avenue, Pontefract, WF7 6LQ38, Eastbourne Avenue, Pontefract, WF7 6LQ
Sold 15 May 2026£154,000 | 3 Bed House22, Briar Grove, Wakefield, WF1 5LT22, Briar Grove, Wakefield, WF1 5LT
Sold 15 May 2026£185,000 | 3 Bed House13, Frederick Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 5BZ13, Frederick Avenue, Wakefield, WF1 5BZ
Sold 15 May 2026£260,000 | 3 Bed House28, Taylor Road, Castleford, WF10 5YD28, Taylor Road, Castleford, WF10 5YD

Source: HM Land Registry (July 2026)

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