Wakefield district house prices
Wakefield has an average sold price of £148,983 across 172,221 HM Land Registry transactions, with data from 1995-01-01 to 2026-08-27.
Wakefield at a glance
Wakefield averages £148,983 across 172,221 completed sales. Use town coverage, median price and nearby comparisons before narrowing a shortlist.
Average £148,983 · Median £115,000 · 172,221 transactions · -0.7% growth · 28 towns
- Data window
- 1995 to 2026
- Updated October 2026
- Latest recorded sale
- August 2026
- Most recent HM Land Registry entry for this area
- Sample quality
- High transaction depth
- 172,221 sales across 28 towns
- Median check
- £115,000
- Mean and median differ enough to inspect local mix
- Trend signal
- -0.7%
- The five-year price movement is -0.7%.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average sale price in Wakefield?v
Wakefield has an average sale price of £148,983 and a median sale price of £115,000, based on 172,221 registered transactions across 32 active years. The average is 62.8% below the national average of £400,016, the median is 37.4% below the national median of £183,750.
How does the median price compare to the average price in Wakefield?v
The median sold price of £115,000 is 22.8% lower than the average of £148,983. This can happen when a smaller number of higher-value transactions pull the average upward.
Which towns in Wakefield have the most recorded sales?v
Among ranked towns in this district, WAKEFIELD has 70,310 recorded sales at an average of £161,124; PONTEFRACT has 47,581 recorded sales at an average of £135,823; CASTLEFORD has 23,458 recorded sales at an average of £140,199.
Which towns in Wakefield have the highest average prices?v
Among ranked towns with enough recorded transactions, the highest average sold prices are shown for LEEDS (£834,375), STANLEY (£785,112), BARNSLEY (£167,948).
Which towns in Wakefield have the highest recorded five-year price change?v
Among ranked towns with available five-year change data, STANLEY shows a five-year change of +26.8%; BATLEY shows a five-year change of +24.5%; CASTLEFORD shows a five-year change of +20.5%.