Local authority · data to August 2026
House prices in Wakefield
Homes in Wakefield sold for an average £199,283, up 2.9% on a year ago. That is more than in 18% of UK councils. Over the last six months prices moved at +0.5% a year, slower than the +1.7% a year of the past two years.
- Average sale price
- £199,283
- Change in a year
- +2.9%
- −0.6% after inflation
- Pricier than
- 18%
- of UK councils
Wakefield: +18.5% in 5 years
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Wakefield
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Month | Wakefield | Yorkshire and The Humber | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £202,037 (£193,171–£210,903) | £211,218 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £201,808 (£193,490–£210,125) | £211,056 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £201,578 (£193,814–£209,342) | £210,893 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £201,349 (£194,144–£208,553) | £210,730 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £201,119 (£194,482–£207,756) | £210,568 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £200,890 (£194,830–£206,949) | £210,405 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £200,660 (£195,191–£206,129) | £210,242 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £200,431 (£195,571–£205,291) | £210,080 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £200,201 (£195,976–£204,426) | £209,917 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £199,972 (£196,421–£203,522) | £209,754 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £199,742 (£196,934–£202,550) | £209,591 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £199,513 (£197,594–£201,431) | £209,429 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £199,283 | £209,266 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £199,204 | £208,829 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £198,385 | £206,754 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £197,475 | £209,579 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £197,085 | £207,988 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £197,086 | £206,396 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £198,825 | £209,114 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £197,334 | £206,564 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £197,151 | £206,270 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £195,286 | £207,062 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £196,656 | £205,249 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £195,467 | £204,949 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £193,709 | £205,512 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £191,490 | £203,056 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £189,456 | £200,663 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £191,933 | £199,910 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £191,696 | £194,026 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £192,652 | £208,152 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £191,590 | £201,403 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £191,184 | £200,501 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £190,458 | £201,791 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £188,156 | £201,710 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £189,625 | £199,913 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £191,180 | £198,849 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £192,577 | £201,974 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £189,146 | £197,976 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £183,840 | £197,974 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £184,065 | £193,994 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £184,062 | £191,916 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £186,110 | £192,827 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £183,559 | £191,087 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £182,678 | £191,618 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £183,762 | £192,662 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £184,395 | £193,998 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £186,081 | £195,381 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £187,134 | £194,270 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £186,434 | £197,800 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £185,449 | £195,102 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £182,196 | £193,446 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £182,676 | £189,275 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £182,736 | £190,374 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £184,689 | £187,293 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £187,498 | £191,681 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £188,076 | £191,628 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £187,832 | £197,647 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £185,723 | £198,212 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £187,128 | £197,361 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £186,752 | £196,752 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £185,447 | £195,533 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £182,226 | £194,228 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £179,389 | £190,937 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £176,537 | £189,205 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £174,927 | £184,986 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £175,332 | £183,085 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £173,319 | £183,698 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £171,636 | £182,226 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £169,121 | £180,680 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £170,516 | £179,074 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £169,895 | £173,741 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £168,200 | £183,852 | £245,371 |
Reports for Wakefield
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £193,171 and £210,903 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £202,037
- Chance of a rise
- 65%
At the average sale price, a home costs £199,283. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £919 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 16%
- Payment, one income
- 32%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £810
- Owning per month
- £938
22.8% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 940
- Per 1,000 residents
- 2.5
Figures for United Kingdom: Wakefield has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 5 times since 1995. The deepest began in December 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −21.4%
- Recovery from the low
- 64 months
In 2025 the population grew by 2,657 while 730 homes were finished: 3.6 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 3.6
- Population change, 2025
- +2,657
4.8% of the 161,073 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 4.8%
- Empty homes
- 7,750
In 2025, 8% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 8%
Other councils in Yorkshire and The Humber
Average price
- £400,000 and over
- £300,000 to £400,000
- £250,000 to £300,000
- £200,000 to £250,000
- £150,000 to £200,000
- Under £150,000
- No published price
| Local authority | Average price | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| York | £311,865 | +0.7% |
| North Yorkshire | £270,080 | +1.7% |
| Leeds | £246,385 | +2.4% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £219,871 | +0.4% |
| Sheffield | £217,603 | +0.6% |
| Kirklees | £208,427 | +5.1% |
| Wakefield | £199,283 | +2.9% |
| Calderdale | £197,651 | +7.8% |
| Rotherham | £191,052 | +0.7% |
| Bradford | £185,297 | +2.1% |
| North Lincolnshire | £180,345 | +3.0% |
| Barnsley | £173,053 | +2.0% |
| Doncaster | £172,770 | +3.8% |
| North East Lincolnshire | £146,370 | +4.2% |
| Kingston upon Hull | £136,593 | +6.6% |