Buying a home in WF11, Knottingley. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£181kmost £151k–£212k

Houses per m²£2,373flats £1,859

Sold last year146867 in five years

Prices in Wakefield+4.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in WF11 sold for £180,856 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £151,128 and £212,341, for about 86 m² of space.

146 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £71k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WF11 8 (£2,202) and the most in WF11 0 (£2,449).

Across Wakefield, prices are up 4.1% on a year ago and up 20% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £869 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £825 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in WF11 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£112,774	£101k–£127k	46 m²	14
2	£158,815	£123k–£188k	68 m²	288
3	£180,856	£151k–£212k	86 m²	434
4	£211,168	£175k–£250k	105 m²	63
5+	£364,053	£256k–£512k	169 m²	41

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£113k	£159k	£181k	£211k	£364k
Detached	—	£212k	£252k	£314k	£392k
Semi-detached	£125k	£171k	£182k	£187k	£262k
Terraced	£94k	£126k	£161k	£196k	£208k
Flats	£71k	£96k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across WF11

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
WF11 0	£2,449	—
WF11 8	£2,202	£1,135
WF11 9	£2,448	£2,071

Schools near WF11

Best state primary within 2 kmEngland Lane Academy85% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%6 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmDe Lacy Academy48.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%4 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

WF8 Pontefract · 4 km3-bed house £202k WF10 Castleford · 6 km3-bed house £183k WF7 Pontefract · 8 km3-bed house £195k LS25 Leeds · 9 km3-bed house £263k WF6 Normanton · 11 km3-bed house £185k WF9 Pontefract · 12 km3-bed house £165k LS26 Leeds · 13 km3-bed house £260k DN6 Doncaster · 14 km3-bed house £149k

Questions about WF11

Is WF11 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Wakefield are up 4.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (85% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (48.1% against 43.8%); 146 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 WF11?

A typical 3-bedroom house in WF11 sold for £180,856 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £151,128 and £212,341.

How many homes sell in WF11 each year?

146 homes sold in the last year and 867 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near WF11?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is England Lane Academy, where 85% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near WF11?

For a 3-bedroom house, DN6 (£149k, 14 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.