Wakefield: the market in figures
Of the 135 areas covered here, Wakefield comes 108th, with Kensington and Chelsea at the top and City of Aberdeen at the bottom. Within Yorkshire and The Humber it comes 7th of 13. Its average of £199,283 is 4.8% below the regional figure of £209,266 and 27% under the UK average of £273,037. The latest annual change is a rise of 2.9%, against 1.8% for the region as a whole.
The trajectory since 2016 is steady rather than jagged. Prices stood at £129,692 in 2016 and have risen in every year since, for a total gain of 53.7%, or £69,591. Two steps did most of the work: 2021 brought 14.7% and 2022 a further 10.7%. Outside that burst the yearly changes stayed small, running from 1.9% in 2020 down to 0.5% for 2023 and a mere 0.6% in 2025. The latest reading is the highest point in the series.
Property type changes the picture a great deal. A detached house averages £314,988 and a semi-detached £200,459, while a terraced home is £159,794 and a flat £100,645. The gap between detached and flat is £214,343, or 213%, so the single headline figure describes few individual purchases closely. Someone looking at terraces or flats is working with sums well under £199,283, and someone after a detached house with sums well above it.
For a first purchase the average drops to £178,078, a figure 10.6% under the all-buyer one. At that level a first-time buyer pays £0 in Stamp Duty Land Tax. A home mover at the area average pays £1,486, that is 0.7% of the price, and a buyer of an additional property pays £11,450. The HM Land Registry fee is £100.
The neighbouring areas show where Wakefield sits locally. Leeds lies 19 km away, centre to centre, with an average of £246,385, or 23.6% more. Sheffield is 9.2% higher at £217,603 and Kirklees 4.6% higher at £208,427, whereas Doncaster, at £172,770, is 13.3% lower. Sales numbered 4,480 across the window running June 2025 to May 2026.
Payotte, from the UK HPI and the calculator.
Property professionals in Wakefield
One firm per trade, selected by Payotte on public data (1 of 5 trades filled in Wakefield). Companies, never individuals, with a regulator or register you can check with the official body.
| Trade | Firm | Google rating | Reviews | Score /100 | Status | Listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate agent | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mortgage adviser | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Conveyancer | Wright & Co | 4.6 | 34 | 71 | Selected | View |
| Surveyor | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valuer | Vacant | — | — | — | — | — |
One firm per trade and per area, chosen on public data and scored out of 100 points — Google reviews (35), age of the company (30), checkable regulator or register (15), local anchoring (15), bonus (5). The ranking is never paid for. No firm can buy its place or its recommendation. How Payotte ranks firms
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Frequently asked questions
What is the average house price in Wakefield?
The average price of a home in Wakefield was £199,283 in August 2026, +2.9% over twelve months (UK House Price Index).
Have house prices gone up in Wakefield?
The average price in Wakefield went from £129,692 in August 2016 to £199,283 in August 2026, a change of +53.7%; +2.9% over the last twelve months (UK House Price Index).
How much Stamp Duty Land Tax on an average-priced home in Wakefield?
On £199,283, Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) comes to £1,486 for a home mover, £0 for a first-time buyer and £11,450 for an additional property, at the rates in force in England.
How much tax when you sell a home in Wakefield?
None on your main home if it was your only home, lived in for all the time you owned it, not let out and not used exclusively for business (Private Residence Relief). A second home or a buy-to-let pays Capital Gains Tax above the £3,000 allowance (2026 to 2027; rates in the calculator above). Bought at the average price in Wakefield in August 2016 (£129,692) and sold at the August 2026 average (£199,283), the gain of £69,591 costs a higher rate taxpayer £15,982, before deducting the costs of buying, selling and improving. The tax is reported and paid within 60 days of completion (HMRC).
Is Wakefield expensive?
Wakefield ranks 108th of the 135 areas Payotte covers for the average price in August 2026, from £1,204,072 in Kensington and Chelsea to £133,782 in City of Aberdeen.
Prices by property type, August 2026
| Type | Average price | Yorkshire and The Humber |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £314,988 | £346,825 |
| Semi-detached | £200,459 | £215,943 |
| Terraced | £159,794 | £170,540 |
| Flat or maisonette | £100,645 | £127,998 |
| All types | £199,283 | £209,266 |
| First-time buyers | £178,078 | £181,305 |
The UK HPI is a mix-adjusted average (a hedonic model), not the price of the homes sold in the month. Northern Ireland figures are quarterly.
The trend, August of each year
| Year | Average price | Change on the year before |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £129,692 | — |
| 2017 | £137,326 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | £140,121 | +2% |
| 2019 | £143,340 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | £146,081 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | £167,551 | +14.7% |
| 2022 | £185,447 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | £186,434 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | £192,577 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | £193,709 | +0.6% |
| 2026 | £199,283 | +2.9% |
Sources
- Prices and sales: UK House Price Index, file UK-HPI-full-file-2026-08.csv. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2020. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Purchase tax: rates and sources of the calculator (HMRC).
- Tax when you sell: Capital Gains Tax rates, Tax when you sell your home and Report and pay your Capital Gains Tax (GOV.UK, HMRC).