Typical 3-bedroom house£235kmost £180k–£292k
Houses per m²£2,953flats £2,045
Sold last year3182,340 in five years
Prices in Wakefield+4.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF2 sold for £235,398 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £180,159 and £292,250, for about 88 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Wakefield (£230,000).
318 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £69k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WF2 9 (£2,531) and the most in WF2 6 (£3,554).
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 £1,073 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £47,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about WF2
Is WF2 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Wakefield; prices in Wakefield are up 4.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (73% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (57.4% against 43.8%); 318 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 WF2?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF2 sold for £235,398 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £180,159 and £292,250.
Is WF2 expensive for Wakefield?
A 3-bedroom house in WF2 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Wakefield (£230,000).
How many homes sell in WF2 each year?
318 homes sold in the last year and 2,340 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near WF2?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Michael's CofE Academy, where 73% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near WF2?
For a 3-bedroom house, WF1 (£206k, 2 km), WF6 (£185k, 7 km), WF12 (£208k, 7 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.