Average sale prices · HM Land Registry / UK HPI
The average property in Wakefield sells for £198,833, up 4.0% over the past year. Prices have grown from around £43k in the mid-1990s.
House price ÷ median earnings · ONS data
A home in Wakefield costs 5.6x the local median salary — moderate, improving from a peak of 6.4x in 2021.
Average monthly rent · ONS Private Rental Index
Average monthly rent in Wakefield is £785, up 4.8% year-on-year. Rents have risen consistently over the past five years.
Monthly residential transactions · HMRC (seasonally adjusted)
2yr fixed · 75% LTV · 25yr term · BoE avg. rate
Based on the average Wakefield price of £198,833 with a 25% deposit (£50k), a 2-year fixed mortgage at 3.97% costs around £785 per month.
Monthly cost comparison based on current data
Monthly mortgage payments and rent are roughly equal at £785. However, buying requires an upfront deposit of £50k — it would take around 9 years to recoup that cost compared to renting and investing the difference.
Latest transactions · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
| Address | Type | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
12, PEEL STREET, HORBURY WF4 5AU | Semi-detached | £210,000 | 27 Jan 2026 |
1, ROWLANDS AVENUE, UPTON WF9 1DG | Semi-detached | £227,000 | 26 Jan 2026 |
54, STONEY LANE, HALL GREEN WF4 3JR | Detached | £340,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
12, KING STREET WF6 1EW | Terraced | £150,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
OAKLANDS, FRYSTON ROAD WF10 2PX | Detached | £390,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
57, BARNSLEY ROAD, HEMSWORTH WF9 4QZ | Terraced | £123,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
15, MILTON GARDENS, FEATHERSTONE WF7 5DQ | Terraced |
Data sources (all free & public): HM Land Registry Price Paid Data & UK House Price Index · ONS Housing Affordability Ratios · ONS Private Rental Index · Bank of England Quoted Household Interest Rates · HMRC Monthly Property Transactions
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
There were 94,680 residential property transactions across the UK in January 2026 (seasonally adjusted), down 0.8% compared to a year ago. The highest monthly volume on record was 204,980 in June 2021.
| £152,500 |
| 23 Jan 2026 |
3, SNYDALE VILLAS, STREETHOUSE WF7 6BU | Terraced | £127,000 | 23 Jan 2026 |
10, HILL TOP MEWS WF11 8JD | Terraced | £142,000 | 21 Jan 2026 |
23, THE MOUNT, WRENTHORPE WF2 0NZ | Detached | £450,000 | 20 Jan 2026 |
12, WOOD CLOSE WF6 2LJ | Semi-detached | £267,000 | 19 Jan 2026 |
17, TENTERS CLOSE WF11 8LU | Semi-detached | £100,000 | 19 Jan 2026 |
88, LOWER OXFORD STREET WF10 4AF | Terraced | £162,000 | 16 Jan 2026 |
5, CEDAR ROAD WF6 1LQ | Semi-detached | £174,000 | 16 Jan 2026 |
2, MILL LANE, RYHILL WF4 2AL | Semi-detached | £72,000 | 16 Jan 2026 |
5, SPRING HILL, WOOLLEY GRANGE S75 5GY | Detached | £360,000 | 16 Jan 2026 |
17, PUGNEYS AVENUE, CRIGGLESTONE WF4 3FT | Semi-detached | £295,000 | 16 Jan 2026 |
1, DANDY MILL VIEW WF8 2UZ | Detached | £365,000 | 15 Jan 2026 |
26, KING STREET WF10 4NY | Terraced | £137,000 | 15 Jan 2026 |
21, WARWICK STREET WF1 5BJ | Semi-detached | £115,500 | 15 Jan 2026 |
The most recent recorded sale in Wakefield was a semi-detached property on Peel Street for £210,000 in January 2026. Across the last 20 sales, the median price was £174,000.