Property market
The five-year median is £199,995 from 2,954 recorded sales in WF8. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.
WF8 postcode district
Property prices and recorded sales
WF8: 17,637 recorded property sales with dates, prices and address history. HM Land Registry records, not current valuations.
- Latest recorded sale
- 23 July 2026
- All recorded sales
- 17,637 Since 3 January 1995
- Five-year median
- £199,995
- Sales in five-year window
- 2,954
Five-year sales by property type
Detached 794
Semi-detached 1,331
Terraced 476
Flats 201
Other 152
Annual property market
Bars show recorded Price Paid sales. Lines show median sale prices. Hover or tap a year for exact values, or select a legend item to show or hide a series.
| Year | Recorded sales | All property types median sale price | Detached median sale price | Semi-detached median sale price | Terraced median sale price | Flat or maisonette median sale price | Other median sale price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 734 | £140,000 | £229,998 | £120,000 | £103,000 | £57,902 | £400,000 |
| 2016 | 806 | £145,000 | £245,998 | £130,000 | £103,000 | £62,000 | £240,000 |
| 2017 | 880 | £168,000 | £245,245 | £135,000 | £112,000 | £75,500 | £122,000 |
| 2018 | 838 | £156,873 | £248,000 | £135,000 | £115,500 | £76,500 | £180,000 |
| 2019 | 795 | £167,000 | £250,000 | £150,000 | £128,000 | £76,500 | £160,000 |
| 2020 | 609 | £172,000 | £255,000 | £155,000 | £126,500 | £75,000 | £4,000 |
| 2021 | 890 | £190,000 | £280,000 | £175,000 | £139,500 | £82,250 | £100,000 |
| 2022 | 675 | £193,000 | £295,000 | £175,000 | £146,750 | £90,250 | £110,500 |
| 2023 | 515 | £185,000 | £310,000 | £180,000 | £145,000 | £93,500 | £30,000 |
| 2024 | 600 | £210,000 | £310,000 | £195,000 | £170,000 | £85,000 | £250,000 |
| 2025 | 591 | £213,000 | £330,000 | £200,000 | £147,500 | £91,500 | £260,000 |
| 2026 | 203 | £200,000 | £345,500 | £205,000 | £139,000 | £106,250 | £300,000 |
Every recorded sale
1-20 of 17,637 · WF8
July 2021 to July 2026
23 July 2026
£90,00023, Castle Crescent, Pontefract, WF8 2FX
Terraced, Leasehold, existing property
23 July 2026
£280,0006, Went View, Thorpe Audlin, Pontefract, WF8 3EP
Detached, Freehold, existing property
20 July 2026
£375,0002, Dandy Mill View, Pontefract, WF8 2UZ
Detached, Freehold, existing property
17 July 2026
£170,00067, St Giles Mount, Pontefract, WF8 4BJ
Terraced, Freehold, existing property
17 July 2026
£195,00030, Dulverton Way, Pontefract, WF8 2QA
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
14 July 2026
£355,00018, Holgate Road, Pontefract, WF8 4ND
Detached, Freehold, existing property
10 July 2026
£240,00074, Bexhill Close, Pontefract, WF8 2LF
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
3 July 2026
£175,00026, Heather Drive, Pontefract, WF8 2FJ
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
30 June 2026
£137,500Fairmount, Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF8 4HB
Detached, Freehold, existing property
26 June 2026
£400,00031, Poppy Fields Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 4FN
Detached, Freehold, existing property
26 June 2026
£280,00014, Knight Street, Pontefract, WF8 4GH
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
26 June 2026
£370,00031, Poppy Fields Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 4FN
Detached, Freehold, existing property
26 June 2026
£272,0002, Parker Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2FQ
Detached, Freehold, existing property
26 June 2026
£345,00014, Wales Street, Pontefract, WF8 4TF
Detached, Freehold, existing property
26 June 2026
£200,0004, Castle Garth, Pontefract, WF8 2JE
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
25 June 2026
£218,0001, Millbeck View, Pontefract, WF8 1PF
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
25 June 2026
£175,0002, Lime Tree Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 4AS
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
25 June 2026
£250,00019, Carleton Crest, Pontefract, WF8 2QP
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
19 June 2026
£147,5009, Hornbeam Green, Pontefract, WF8 2DX
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
19 June 2026
£196,0004, Castle Garth, Pontefract, WF8 2JE
Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property
Local property price history
1-12 of 378 monthly records
Average price trend
Latest 12 monthly UK House Price Index records for Wakefield.
| Period | Average price |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | £191,530 |
| August 2025 | £193,793 |
| September 2025 | £195,609 |
| October 2025 | £196,955 |
| November 2025 | £195,858 |
| December 2025 | £197,710 |
| January 2026 | £197,772 |
| February 2026 | £199,442 |
| March 2026 | £197,811 |
| April 2026 | £196,857 |
| May 2026 | £196,965 |
| June 2026 | £198,519 |
| Month | Area | Average price | Index | Monthly change | Annual change | Sales volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | Wakefield | £198,519 | 105.6 | 0.8% | 4.8% | Not supplied |
| May 2026 | Wakefield | £196,965 | 104.7 | 0.1% | 2.6% | Not supplied |
| April 2026 | Wakefield | £196,857 | 104.7 | -0.5% | 2.7% | 248 |
| March 2026 | Wakefield | £197,811 | 105.2 | -0.8% | 2.7% | 265 |
| February 2026 | Wakefield | £199,442 | 106.0 | 0.8% | 4.1% | 297 |
| January 2026 | Wakefield | £197,772 | 105.2 | 0.0% | 3.4% | 260 |
| December 2025 | Wakefield | £197,710 | 105.1 | 0.9% | 3.8% | 368 |
| November 2025 | Wakefield | £195,858 | 104.1 | -0.6% | 4.1% | 360 |
| October 2025 | Wakefield | £196,955 | 104.7 | 0.7% | 3.9% | 467 |
| September 2025 | Wakefield | £195,609 | 104.0 | 0.9% | 2.3% | 403 |
| August 2025 | Wakefield | £193,793 | 103.0 | 1.2% | 0.6% | 417 |
| July 2025 | Wakefield | £191,530 | 101.8 | 1.1% | 1.3% | 434 |
Evidence in context
Local comparison
House prices in nearby postcode districts
Nearby districts are ranked by distance between their postcode centroids within 50 km. Prices are five-year medians from recorded HM Land Registry sales, not asking prices.