Typical 3-bedroom house£195kmost £158k–£254k
Houses per m²£2,441flats £1,825
Sold last year1581,112 in five years
Prices in Wakefield+4.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF7 sold for £195,183 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £158,443 and £253,514, for about 88 m² of space. That is 6% more than the same home across Pontefract (£184,000).
158 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £75k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WF7 6 (£2,208) and the most in WF7 7 (£2,660).
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 £890 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £39,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.
Questions about WF7
Is WF7 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 6% more than across Pontefract; prices in Wakefield are up 4.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (46% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (57.2% against 43.8%); 158 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 WF7?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF7 sold for £195,183 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £158,443 and £253,514.
Is WF7 expensive for Pontefract?
A 3-bedroom house in WF7 costs 6% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Pontefract (£184,000).
How many homes sell in WF7 each year?
158 homes sold in the last year and 1,112 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near WF7?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School, where 46% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near WF7?
For a 3-bedroom house, WF9 (£165k, 7 km), S72 (£164k, 10 km), S71 (£176k, 12 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.