House prices in Wakefield

Median value — July 2026

£240,000

Modelled from 47,019 properties Stede tracks in Wakefield

Market snapshot

£240,000

Median value

£290,907

Average value

1,857

Sales in the last 12 months

+4%

Change over the past year

Value over time

  • Modelled value
£50k£100k£150k£200k£250k20002002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026

Modelled month by month from the UK House Price Index, averaged across every property type Stede tracks here.

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Modelled value at the end of each year, with any recorded sales
YearModelled value
2000£60,020
2001£67,051
2002£86,867
2003£109,220
2004£134,889
2005£146,700
2006£155,860
2007£168,171
2008£146,098
2009£147,532
2010£143,291
2011£134,587
2012£136,366
2013£138,460
2014£144,865
2015£148,982
2016£158,462
2017£163,103
2018£171,034
2019£172,435
2020£184,876
2021£203,609
2022£226,136
2023£221,236
2024£229,298
2025£237,931
2026£240,000

Property types

  • Semi-detached house36%£227,000
  • Detached house31%£380,000
  • Mid-terrace house24%£173,000
  • Flat / Maisonette7%£125,000
  • Property2%£345,000

Areas in Wakefield

Streets in Wakefield

About this area

Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, is a city. Stede can model 47,019 properties there, from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index.

As of July 2026, Wakefield has a median estimated value of £240,000 and an average of £290,907.

Modelled values in Wakefield are +4% over the past year and +20% over five years.

The market here is mostly semi-detached houses, which make up 36% of the properties Stede tracks in Wakefield.

1,857 sales were recorded in Wakefield over the past 12 months.

Common questions

What is the average house price in Wakefield?

As of July 2026, the average estimated value is £290,907 and the median is £240,000 across 47,019 properties Stede tracks in Wakefield. This is not a formal market valuation.

Are house prices in Wakefield going up or down?

Modelled values in Wakefield are +4% over the past year and +20% over five years, based on the UK House Price Index.

What types of property are in Wakefield?

36% of the properties Stede tracks in Wakefield are semi-detached houses. detached houses are next most common, at 31%.

How many properties are in Wakefield?

Stede can model 47,019 properties in Wakefield, with 1,857 recorded sales in the past 12 months.

How does Stede calculate house prices for Wakefield?

These figures are modelled from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index — the same sources used for every individual property valuation on Stede. Full detail is on the methodology page.

How we calculate this

These figures are modelled from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index — the same sources behind every individual property valuation on Stede.

Read the full methodology and data sources →