Typical 3-bedroom house£240kmost £199k–£282k
Houses per m²£2,932flats £2,094
Sold last year2031,183 in five years
Prices in Wakefield+4.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF5 sold for £239,922 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £198,613 and £281,663, for about 87 m² of space.
203 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £78k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WF5 9 (£2,769) and the most in WF5 0 (£3,022).
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 £1,094 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £48,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about WF5
Is WF5 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 (94% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (53.3% against 43.8%); 203 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 WF5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF5 sold for £239,922 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £198,613 and £281,663.
How many homes sell in WF5 each year?
203 homes sold in the last year and 1,183 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near WF5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School, where 94% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near WF5?
For a 3-bedroom house, WF12 (£208k, 3 km), WF13 (£171k, 5 km), WF1 (£206k, 6 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.