Typical 3-bedroom house£202kmost £168k–£261k
Houses per m²£2,761flats £1,710
Sold last year2111,671 in five years
Prices in Wakefield+4.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF8 sold for £201,504 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £168,077 and £260,700, for about 86 m² of space. That is 10% more than the same home across Pontefract (£184,000).
211 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £83k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WF8 2 (£2,611) and the most in WF8 3 (£2,976).
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 £919 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £40,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.
Questions about WF8
Is WF8 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 10% more than across Pontefract; prices in Wakefield are up 4.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (97% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (57.2% against 43.8%); 211 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 WF8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF8 sold for £201,504 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £168,077 and £260,700.
Is WF8 expensive for Pontefract?
A 3-bedroom house in WF8 costs 10% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Pontefract (£184,000).
How many homes sell in WF8 each year?
211 homes sold in the last year and 1,671 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near WF8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Ark Larks Hill Primary School, where 97% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near WF8?
For a 3-bedroom house, WF11 (£181k, 4 km), WF9 (£165k, 9 km), DN6 (£149k, 13 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.