UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/wakefield
Council areaYorkshire and the Humber, England
House prices in Wakefield
Homes in Wakefield sold for a median of £205,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 8,535 standard sales.
That makes it the seventh most expensive of the 15 council areas in Yorkshire and the Humber with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £215,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 2,262 | £325,000 | £263,000 to £395,000 | £3,135/m²from 97 sales |
| Semi-detached | 3,551 | £200,000 | £170,000 to £240,000 | £2,495/m²from 112 sales |
| Terraced | 2,329 | £155,000 | £125,000 to £190,000 | £2,135/m²from 90 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 393 | £107,000 | £85,000 to £130,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in Wakefield, at 42% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 27%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against Yorkshire and the Humber as a whole: a median of £107,000 here, 21% less than the £136,000 across the region.
Prices over time
The median rose 47%, from £140,000 in 2016 to £205,500 in 2025, close to the 45% rise across Yorkshire and the Humber as a whole.
Postcode districts in Wakefield
The dearest district was WF2 (Wakefield), at £235,000, and the cheapest was WF9 (Pontefract), at £170,000.
The next dearest were WF4 (Horbury) and WF8 (Pontefract), and the next cheapest WF10 (Castleford) and WF11 (Knottingley).
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Post towns in Wakefield, by number of sales: Wakefield (WF1, WF2, WF4), Pontefract (WF7, WF8, WF9), Castleford (WF10), Ossett (WF5), Normanton (WF6), Knottingley (WF11).
- WF2Wakefield, 1,082 salesMedian price £235,000Price per square metre £2,888Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +13%
- WF4Wakefield, 1,083 salesMedian price £220,000Price per square metre £2,644Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- WF8Pontefract, 899 salesMedian price £220,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- WF1Wakefield, 914 salesMedian price £214,000Price per square metre £2,782Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- WF5Ossett, 543 salesMedian price £213,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +13%
- WF7Pontefract, 583 salesMedian price £200,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- WF6Normanton, 535 salesMedian price £195,000Price per square metre £2,775Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +11%
- WF11Knottingley, 510 salesMedian price £190,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
- WF10Castleford, 1,265 salesMedian price £185,000Price per square metre £2,326Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- WF9Pontefract, 971 salesMedian price £170,000Price per square metre £2,038Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in WF2 (Wakefield) and WF5 (Ossett), up 13%, and fell most in WF1 (Wakefield), down 2%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Leeds Road, Wakefield (WF1)37 sales
- Bentley Crescent, Knottingley (WF11)35 sales
- Park Hill Way, Wakefield (WF1)33 sales
- Pear Tree Grove, Knottingley (WF11)29 sales
- Haydock Avenue, Castleford (WF10)22 sales
- Frickley Drive, South Elmsall (WF9)22 sales
- Woodlands Village, Wakefield (WF1)19 sales
- Kingsway, Ossett (WF5)18 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Pontefract Road, Ackworth (WF7, £406,500), Queens Drive, Ossett (WF5, £395,000) and Bradford Road, Wakefield (WF1, £344,000).
The cheapest were Ings Road, Wakefield (WF1, flats, £69,000), Northgate Lodge, Pontefract (WF8, flats, £88,000) and Cromwell Mount, Pontefract (WF8, flats, £92,000).
Living in Wakefield
Crime
108 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 86 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
97% of homes can get it
Higher than 89 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
Almost every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 96 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,297 a year in Wakefield for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 80 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in Yorkshire and the Humber
Median sale price of the 15 council areas in Yorkshire and the Humber with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first.
- York£307,500
- North Yorkshire£270,000
- Leeds£248,000
- East Riding of Yorkshire£225,000
- Sheffield£220,000
- Kirklees£215,000
- Wakefield, this council area£205,000
- Rotherham£195,000
- Calderdale£194,000
- Bradford£186,000
- Barnsley£180,000
- Doncaster£180,000
- North Lincolnshire£177,000
- North East Lincolnshire£165,000
- Kingston upon Hull£140,000
About these figures
Wakefield's figures come from 8,535 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages). New builds made up 5% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.