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What is the average house price in Wakefield?
£218,903

Average price per property type

Detached house illustration

Detached

£339,593

Semi-detached house illustration

Semi-Detached

£204,861

Terraced house illustration

Terraced

£154,213

Flats illustration

Flats

£111,669

Are prices going up or down?

Short term 📈

Prices increased by £9,674 (4.62%) over the past year

Long term 📈

Prices increased by £76,420 (53.63%) over the past 10 years

Quick answers for Wakefield

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When did average house prices in Wakefield reach their peak?

Prices peaked at £235,575 in MAR 2025.

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How many properties are being sold in Wakefield?

4,185 properties sold in the last 12 months, -1,061 (-20.2%) vs the previous 12 months.

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What type of properties are sold in Wakefield?

Semi-detached houses are most common at 40.4% of sales.

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Property price ranges in Wakefield

The most common price range is £200k - £300k at 44.0% of sales.

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What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Wakefield?

Most expensive: Chevet (£805,000). Cheapest: North Elmsall (£143,932).

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Most expensive houses in Wakefield 👀

34 kingsley avenue, west yorkshire

Sold in APR 2023

£9,000,000

21 post office road, west yorkshire

Sold in JUL 2020

£8,826,063

42 post office road, west yorkshire

Sold in JUL 2020

£8,826,063

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Data sources

Location boundary data sourced from OpenStreetMap and price information is from HM Land Registry

Last updated at 29 March 2026 at 17:48 with the latest Land Registry data (February 2026). The Wakefield dataset covers 12,090 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.