WF3Wakefield, Leeds, England

House prices in WF3, Wakefield

Homes in WF3 sold for a median of £250,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,199 standard sales.

Measured by floor area, the median was £3,095 per square metre, from 53 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 18% above the £2,633 median for Yorkshire and the Humber.

Median sale price£250,0001,199 standard sales
Middle half of prices£188,000 to £360,000
Price per m²£3,095/m²From 53 sales with a floor area

Prices by property type

Standard sales in WF3, September 2024 to August 2026
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached475£380,000£322,000 to £430,000£3,326/m²from 21 sales
Semi-detached409£235,000£200,000 to £263,000Too few
Terraced260£176,500£155,000 to £209,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes55£128,500£110,000 to £138,000Too few

Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 40% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 34%.

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Where prices are higher in WF3

Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WF3 4, around Stanley, with a median of £257,500, and lowest in WF3 1, around Tingley, at £247,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.

Each dot is a postcode in WF3 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.

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List the 149 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Median price of standard sales by postcode in WF3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first
PostcodeMedian priceStandard sales
WF3 3UL£500,00016
WF3 4JY£480,0003
WF3 3UJ£460,00011
WF3 4QT£435,0005
WF3 1FX£430,0003
WF3 4QW£430,0007
WF3 1UE£429,5003
WF3 1UG£425,0005
WF3 4QP£422,50021
WF3 4GW£420,0003
WF3 1GH£415,0003
WF3 2GJ£405,00011
WF3 4FW£405,0003
WF3 2GL£399,50028
WF3 2GN£390,00015
WF3 4GJ£390,0004
WF3 4GL£390,0004
WF3 3TF£385,0003
WF3 4NW£384,5005
WF3 3SR£382,5005
WF3 1FF£382,0008
WF3 1UF£376,0005
WF3 2GR£375,00019
WF3 2GQ£373,0003
WF3 2DA£370,0003
WF3 3SY£365,00010
WF3 2HP£362,5004
WF3 4BY£360,0004
WF3 1AS£350,0003
WF3 2GH£344,50014
WF3 3TX£342,5008
WF3 4FH£340,00011
WF3 4LF£337,0005
WF3 4FS£333,0009
WF3 4FR£330,00010
WF3 4FP£328,5004
WF3 1UA£325,0003
WF3 4GZ£325,00013
WF3 3TR£320,0003
WF3 4HB£313,0004
WF3 3QH£305,0004
WF3 3RN£303,5003
WF3 2FU£297,0003
WF3 3FQ£297,0003
WF3 2EG£295,0004
WF3 4NB£295,00019
WF3 1EH£289,0003
WF3 2GG£289,0003
WF3 2AS£280,0003
WF3 1HT£275,0005
WF3 2GA£275,00010
WF3 1JT£272,0003
WF3 4FY£272,0007
WF3 2EZ£271,0004
WF3 4HL£271,0003
WF3 1RP£270,0003
WF3 3FP£270,0003
WF3 1WA£265,0003
WF3 3FA£265,0006
WF3 3LB£265,0003
WF3 1AW£262,5003
WF3 4GA£260,0003
WF3 2EF£255,0003
WF3 3LF£253,0004
WF3 4NA£253,0007
WF3 1EF£251,5006
WF3 4DB£251,0003
WF3 4LP£248,5004
WF3 1DE£247,5004
WF3 1HE£245,0003
WF3 2JN£245,0005
WF3 4AZ£245,0005
WF3 1NE£244,0008
WF3 2DP£243,0003
WF3 3EX£242,5004
WF3 2JJ£241,5004
WF3 3SS£240,5005
WF3 1EJ£240,0003
WF3 3JF£240,0003
WF3 2FN£236,5004
WF3 1PY£235,0003
WF3 1UU£235,0005
WF3 4DS£229,5003
WF3 1ED£229,0005
WF3 3ET£228,0007
WF3 4DR£227,0003
WF3 2LU£225,0003
WF3 3GA£225,0007
WF3 4EZ£225,0006
WF3 1PU£220,0003
WF3 3FN£220,0007
WF3 4HQ£220,0003
WF3 4GT£218,0003
WF3 3AA£215,0003
WF3 3LG£215,0004
WF3 3TP£215,0003
WF3 1LA£213,0006
WF3 1EY£212,0003
WF3 2AG£212,0003
WF3 2HS£210,0003
WF3 3TZ£205,0003
WF3 1AF£200,0003
WF3 1AR£200,0003
WF3 1BF£200,0006
WF3 3QL£200,0005
WF3 3DL£195,0003
WF3 4EF£195,0004
WF3 4JX£195,0005
WF3 2NH£189,0007
WF3 4EW£187,5003
WF3 3BH£185,0005
WF3 2BE£183,0005
WF3 4EE£180,5004
WF3 3BL£180,0006
WF3 4JL£177,5006
WF3 2DY£176,0004
WF3 3TY£176,0004
WF3 4GN£176,0004
WF3 4HT£175,0003
WF3 1NS£170,0004
WF3 1SA£170,0003
WF3 2JP£170,0005
WF3 3NN£170,0003
WF3 4NS£170,0005
WF3 2BH£168,0007
WF3 4AY£167,0004
WF3 2EP£166,0003
WF3 1AD£165,0007
WF3 3QF£164,0005
WF3 4PH£162,5003
WF3 3EU£161,5003
WF3 3QZ£160,0003
WF3 2BQ£158,5006
WF3 2JR£157,50010
WF3 1RW£155,0003
WF3 2DF£155,0003
WF3 4AR£146,5008
WF3 4NP£145,0003
WF3 2FY£140,0003
WF3 2GB£137,0003
WF3 2AF£135,0004
WF3 3BS£130,0007
WF3 2GD£128,5004
WF3 4QD£127,0003
WF3 2LZ£120,0007
WF3 1WG£115,5003
WF3 1BQ£102,5003
WF3 2LT£99,5004
WF3 4PZ£85,0003

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £150,000
  2. 2017: £152,000
  3. 2018: £160,000
  4. 2019: £163,000
  5. 2020: £175,000
  6. 2021: £203,000
  7. 2022: £230,000
  8. 2023: £250,000
  9. 2024: £250,000
  10. 2025: £260,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £235,000
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 73%, from £150,000 in 2016 to £260,000 in 2025, the eighth biggest rise of the 201 districts in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Coal mining

All 963 live postcodes in WF3 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).

Postcode districts in the Leeds council area

Median sale price of the 26 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. WF3 is the twelfth cheapest. WF3 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.

  1. LS7 Leeds£291,500
  2. LS6 Leeds£275,000
  3. LS8 Leeds£270,000
  4. LS15 Leeds£265,000
  5. LS25 Leeds£265,000
  6. BD11 Bradford£257,500
  7. LS19 Leeds£250,000
  8. WF3 Wakefield, this district£250,000
  9. LS26 Leeds£245,000
  10. LS28 Pudsey£236,500
  11. LS5 Leeds£231,500
  12. LS14 Leeds£230,000
  13. LS27 Leeds£226,000
  14. LS4 Leeds£222,000
  15. LS13 Leeds£195,000

All 26 districts in Leeds, ranked

Recent sales

The 10 latest sales ran from £155,000 for a semi-detached house on Ledger Lane to £430,000 for a detached house on Long Causeway.

The latest standard sales recorded in WF3. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.

  1. 47 Common LaneSold for £168,000WF3 2ELSold on 25 Sep 2026Terraced
  2. 20 Ledger LaneSold for £155,000WF3 3NGSold on 23 Sep 2026Semi-detached
  3. 5 Millard WaySold for £342,000WF3 2EASold on 18 Sep 2026Detached
  4. 23 Poppleton RoadSold for £350,000WF3 1UXSold on 11 Sep 2026Detached
  5. 22 Queen StreetSold for £174,000WF3 2BESold on 11 Sep 2026Terraced
  6. 66 Lee Moor RoadSold for £181,000WF3 4EQSold on 11 Sep 2026Detached
  7. 1 Lingwell Nook LaneSold for £350,000WF3 3HZSold on 10 Sep 2026Detached
  8. 32 Long CausewaySold for £430,000WF3 4JASold on 10 Sep 2026Detached
  9. 18 Beamshaw WaySold for £325,000WF3 4FYSold on 4 Sep 2026Detached
  10. 14 Jakeman CourtSold for £405,000WF3 1URSold on 4 Sep 2026Detached

Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Chase Lane, East Ardsley£399,50028 sales
  • Scampston Drive, East Ardsley£137,00023 sales
  • Haigh Moor Road, Tingley£240,00021 sales
  • Pelagos Drive, Stanley£422,50021 sales
  • Aberford Road, Stanley£225,00019 sales

Living in WF3

Crime

64 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.

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

Across its postcodes, an average of 97% of homes can get it

Higher than 88 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.

Radon

Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.

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 £2,284 a year in Leeds for 2026 to 2027

Lower than 82 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.

Prices by council ward

Median price in the council wards that cover most of WF3, from the sales in WF3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:

  1. Morley South 99 sales£247,500
  2. Stanley & Outwood East 368 sales£245,000
  3. Ardsley & Robin Hood 660 sales£243,000

Energy ratings of homes for sale

Energy certificates made for homes put up for sale in WF3, lodged 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2026
RatingHomesShare
B161.9%, England and Wales 4.8%
C42049.6%, England and Wales 46.9%
D36843.5%, England and Wales 38.1%
E344.0%, England and Wales 7.3%
F40.5%, England and Wales 1.9%
G40.5%, England and Wales 0.6%

When the homes were built

Construction age band of homes put up for sale in WF3, as estimated by the assessor on the same certificates
BuiltHomesShare
Before 1900394.6%, England and Wales 9.3%
1900 to 192913415.8%, England and Wales 14.8%
1930 to 194911713.8%, England and Wales 13.9%
1950 to 196612514.8%, England and Wales 15.8%
1967 to 198211513.6%, England and Wales 18.5%
1983 to 199511713.8%, England and Wales 10.1%
1996 to 201115418.2%, England and Wales 11.9%
2012 or later455.3%, England and Wales 5.7%

About these figures

The figures come from 1,199 standard sales in WF3 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 13% were new builds and fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.

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.