Typical 3-bedroom house£205kmost £167k–£256k
Houses per m²£2,468flats £1,457
Sold last year2731,832 in five years
Prices in Kirklees+6.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF17 sold for £205,096 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £166,617 and £255,829, for about 85 m² of space.
273 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £70k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WF17 5 (£1,869) and the most in WF17 0 (£2,793).
Across Kirklees, prices are up 6.1% on a year ago and up 24.2% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £866 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £935 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £41,000 for that mortgage: what £45,000 buys.
Questions about WF17
Is WF17 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: prices in Kirklees are up 6.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (83% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (62.2% against 43.8%); 273 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in WF17?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF17 sold for £205,096 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £166,617 and £255,829.
How many homes sell in WF17 each year?
273 homes sold in the last year and 1,832 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near WF17?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Warwick Road Primary School, where 83% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near WF17?
For a 3-bedroom house, WF13 (£171k, 3 km), BD4 (£145k, 8 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.