Typical 3-bedroom house£231kmost £184k–£281k
Houses per m²£2,915flats £2,254
Sold last year3502,352 in five years
Prices in Wakefield+4.1%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF4 sold for £230,645 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £183,952 and £281,378, for about 86 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Wakefield (£230,000).
350 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 £96k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in WF4 2 (£2,411) and the most in WF4 4 (£3,139).
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 £1,052 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £46,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.
Questions about WF4
Is WF4 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 (91% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (57% against 43.8%); 350 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 WF4?
A typical 3-bedroom house in WF4 sold for £230,645 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £183,952 and £281,378.
Is WF4 expensive for Wakefield?
A 3-bedroom house in WF4 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Wakefield (£230,000).
How many homes sell in WF4 each year?
350 homes sold in the last year and 2,352 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 WF4?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School, where 91% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near WF4?
For a 3-bedroom house, WF1 (£206k, 5 km), S71 (£176k, 9 km), WF6 (£185k, 9 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.