Typical 3-bedroom house£206kmost £173k–£255k
Houses per m²£2,863flats £2,033
Sold last year2471,640 in five years
Prices in Wakefield+4.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF1 sold for £205,668 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £172,903 and £255,486, for about 86 m² of space. That is 11% less than the same home across Wakefield (£230,000).
247 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £89k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WF1 1 (£1,705) and the most in WF1 2 (£3,071).
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 £938 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.
Questions about WF1
Is WF1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 11% less than across Wakefield; prices in Wakefield are up 4.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (84% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (57.4% against 43.8%); 247 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 WF1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF1 sold for £205,668 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £172,903 and £255,486.
Is WF1 expensive for Wakefield?
A 3-bedroom house in WF1 costs 11% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Wakefield (£230,000).
How many homes sell in WF1 each year?
247 homes sold in the last year and 1,640 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near WF1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Newton Hill Community School, where 84% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near WF1?
For a 3-bedroom house, WF6 (£185k, 5 km), WF13 (£171k, 10 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.