Detached
£471,961
40% above the Woolley average
44.1% of sales
What is the average house price in Woolley? £338,020
The average house price in Woolley is £338,020, based on 24 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.3% (£4,297) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 24
- 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 Woolley?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£270,000
20% below the Woolley average
20.3% of sales
Terraced
£230,500
32% below the Woolley average
22.0% of sales
Flats
£139,900
59% below the Woolley average
13.6% of sales
Are house prices in Woolley going up or down?
House prices in Woolley are falling: down 1.3% (£4,297) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 50.3% (£113,161).
Past 12 months
−1.3%
−£4,297From £342,317 to £338,020
£362,484£323,216
Past 10 years
+50.3%
+£113,161From £224,859 to £338,020
£425,875£203,749
Quick answers for Woolley
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,400,000
Highest average, reached in February 2011
How many homes sold?
24
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
44.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
40.7% of sales
How many people live in Woolley?
1,585
401 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Woolley?
611
154 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Woolley?
10 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 88% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 1.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.1% of the area · 2 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 Woolley?
25 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very Low · −25.9% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Woolley rank?
10th most expensive area of Wakefield.
Compared with 30 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Woolley?
The highest recorded sale prices in Woolley, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
foxford house high street, west yorkshire
£1,675,000
Sold October 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Woolley compare with nearby areas?
Woolley compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Wakefield.
Woolley vs Notton
- Woolley
- £338,020
- Notton
- £408,655+£70,635
Open comparison
Woolley vs Crigglestone
- Woolley
- £338,020
- Crigglestone
- £263,529−£74,491
Open comparison
Woolley vs West Bretton
- Woolley
- £338,020
- West Bretton
- £463,000+£124,980
Open comparison
Woolley vs Chevet
- Woolley
- £338,020
- Chevet
- £1,340,000+£1,001,980
Open comparison
Woolley vs Sitlington
- Woolley
- £338,020
- Sitlington
- £311,928−£26,092
Open comparison
Woolley vs Walton
- Woolley
- £338,020
- Walton
- £350,646+£12,626
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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 00:28 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Woolley dataset covers 63 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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