Detached
£355,637
63% above the Wakefield average
23.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Wakefield? £218,735
The average house price in Wakefield is £218,735, based on 4,261 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 2.0% (£4,281) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +2.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 4,261
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Wakefield?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£204,449
7% below the Wakefield average
40.1% of sales
Terraced
£152,881
30% below the Wakefield average
30.7% of sales
Flats
£109,662
50% below the Wakefield average
5.7% of sales
Are house prices in Wakefield going up or down?
House prices in Wakefield are rising: up 2.0% (£4,281) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 45.6% (£68,534).
Past 12 months
+2.0%
+£4,281From £214,454 to £218,735
£220,471£214,454
Past 10 years
+45.6%
+£68,534From £150,201 to £218,735
£218,735£150,201
Quick answers for Wakefield
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£237,123
Highest average, reached in March 2025
How many homes sold?
4,261
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
40.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
30.1% of sales
How many people live in Wakefield?
353,408
2,701 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Wakefield?
153,132
1,170 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Wakefield?
51 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 74% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 7.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
5.3% of the area · 124 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Wakefield?
107 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −7.2% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Chevet
£1,340,000
Least expensive
Hessle and Hill Top
£115,000
How does Wakefield rank?
5th most expensive area of West Yorkshire.
Compared with 5 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Wakefield?
The highest recorded sale prices in Wakefield, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
34 kingsley avenue, west yorkshire
£9,000,000
Sold April 2023
View house details
How do house prices in Wakefield compare with nearby areas?
Wakefield compared with the 4 nearest other areas in West Yorkshire.
Wakefield vs Leeds
- Wakefield
- £218,735
- Leeds
- £274,960+£56,225
Open comparison
Wakefield vs Kirklees
- Wakefield
- £218,735
- Kirklees
- £234,385+£15,650
Open comparison
Wakefield vs Bradford
- Wakefield
- £218,735
- Bradford
- £218,840+£105
Open comparison
Wakefield vs Calderdale
- Wakefield
- £218,735
- Calderdale
- £220,394+£1,659
Open comparison
Which areas of Wakefield are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 30 areas of Wakefield, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,340,000
Change over one year: +188.2%
- 2
£512,500
Change over one year: +41.4%
- 3
£465,000
Change over one year: −61.3%
- 4
£463,000
Change over one year: +30.4%
- 5
£424,600
Change over one year: −8.4%
- 6
£408,655
Change over one year: +2.2%
- 7
£378,500
Change over one year: +152.3%
- 8
£356,038
Change over one year: −3.4%
- 9
£350,646
Change over one year: +19.0%
- 10
£338,020
Change over one year: −1.3%
- 11
£311,928
Change over one year: +18.6%
- 12
£304,400
Change over one year: +7.9%
- 13
£300,000
Change over one year: −18.9%
- 14
£285,071
Change over one year: −9.6%
- 15
£269,634
Change over one year: +7.7%
- 16
£263,529
Change over one year: +9.3%
- 17
£257,180
Change over one year: +0.2%
- 18
£204,296
Change over one year: +3.5%
- 19
£203,591
Change over one year: +2.5%
- 20
£191,727
Change over one year: −3.7%
- 21
£190,228
Change over one year: −15.9%
- 22
£185,240
Change over one year: +10.0%
- 23
£177,440
Change over one year: −7.5%
- 24
£175,849
Change over one year: +3.0%
- 25
£168,991
Change over one year: −6.8%
- 26
£165,000
Change over one year: 0.0%
- 27
£162,162
Change over one year: +16.6%
- 28
£160,183
Change over one year: +7.3%
- 29
£146,538
Change over one year: −11.6%
- 30
£115,000
Change over one year: −67.1%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:23 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Wakefield dataset covers 12,090 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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