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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in West Yorkshire is £240,645 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 2.4%.

£240,645

Average price, last 12 months

+2.4% in a year
OCT 2016£168kSEPT 2026£241k

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What can I buy with my budget in West Yorkshire?

With £250,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in West Yorkshire.

£250,000

West Yorkshire

  • Flats

    £145,452

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £177,367

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £240,604

    In budget

  • Detached

    £428,674

    £179k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in West Yorkshire?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in West Yorkshire costs £1,204 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • West Yorkshire

    £1,204

    a month

    Average price
    £240,645
    Deposit
    £24,065
    Mortgage
    £216,581
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £48,129

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £428,674

Semi-detached

  • £240,604

Terraced

  • £177,367

Flats

  • £145,452

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

West Yorkshire

Mostly terraced houses

18%
36%
37%

How much do prices vary within West Yorkshire?

In West Yorkshire the priciest area costs 1.3× the cheapest.

West Yorkshire5 areas

Cheapest: Wakefield, £218,735. Priciest: Leeds, £274,960.

Wakefield: £218,735Bradford: £218,840Calderdale: £220,394Kirklees: £234,385Leeds: £274,960
  • West Yorkshire average, £240,645

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is West Yorkshire?

West Yorkshire has 675 public parks among 5,259 green space sites. Green space covers 3.7% of the area: about 32 m² per resident, or 4.5 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • West Yorkshire

    3.7%

    of the land is green space
    32 m² per resident, or 4.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    675 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is West Yorkshire?

West Yorkshire has about 8.3 residents for every football pitch of land, or 3,001 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

West Yorkshire
8.3 people per football pitch of land · 3,001 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in West Yorkshire?

Prices in West Yorkshire were down on a year earlier in 13 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 2.4% on a year earlier.

West Yorkshire13 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    £240,645

Change over 1 year

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    +£5,742

Change over ~10 years

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    +£73,461

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    27,036

Number of postcodes

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    89,238

Households (Census 2021)

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    972,829

Household density

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    1,241 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    2,351,809

Population density

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    3,001 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    32 m² per resident · more than 53% of areas

Green space share of area

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    3.7%

Public parks

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    675

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    110 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    −5.8%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    13 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    11.7 µg/m³ · Very High

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    7.0 µg/m³ · Low

Listed buildings

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    10,499

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    10.8 per 1,000 homes · fewer 59% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    No council data

Peak month

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    NOV 2025 · £255,113

Most common price band

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    £200k – £300k · 28.9%

Detached average

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    £428,674

Semi-detached average

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    £240,604

Terraced average

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    £177,367

Flats average

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    £145,452

Detached share of sales

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    17.5%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    35.6%

Terraced share of sales

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    37.1%

Flats share of sales

  • West Yorkshire

    England / West Yorkshire

    9.7%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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