Wakefield
WF7 house prices in Wakefield
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Wakefield, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£195,000
Range £124,500–£330,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 Sept 2025 and 12 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in WF7: the typical (median) sold price is £195,000, well below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). WF7 is an active market, with about 24 recorded sales a month. By property type, 40% were terraced homes (typically £160,000) and 40% were semi-detached homes (typically £205,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,297 a year: Wakefield's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Wakefield, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on WF7: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
WF7 is neither busy nor quiet, at about 24 sales a month, which suits pricing from the latest sold homes better than from any single average or trend.
When selling here, most sales in WF7 fell between £124,500 and £330,000, so narrow down to sold homes that match yours before you pick a price; buyers can compare homes at this pace but are not spoilt for choice.
Sell houseFor buyers, typical prices in WF7 sit well below the UK average, so find out why prices run lower here before deciding it is good value.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (37 applications on record within 500 m), flood risk over the long term and council tax (Band D is £2,297 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
Next step: the free WF7 OfferCheck, which sets flood, crime, planning, council tax and schools next to these prices, with every source named.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
WF7 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£195,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
24.0
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,297
A year
On the map
Where WF7 sits in Wakefield
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in WF7
116, FEATHERSTONE LANE, PONTEFRACT
Terraced · Freehold · 12 Aug 2026
£80,000
19A, LEATHAM CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT
Semi-detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£137,000
26, WAKEFIELD ROAD, PONTEFRACT
Detached · Freehold · 4 Aug 2026
£380,000
9, STANLEY STREET, PONTEFRACT
Terraced · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£125,000
CRICKETERS VIEW, WAKEFIELD ROAD, PONTEFRACT
Detached · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£380,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). WF7 includes the Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton ward.
The data, honestly
House prices in WF7
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in WF7 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £319,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £109,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 46 | £319,000 | £224,000–£463,000 |
| Semi-detached | 99 | £205,000 | £152,800–£281,600 |
| Terraced | 100 | £160,000 | £104,500–£220,200 |
| Flat / maisonette | 2 | £109,500 | £89,100–£129,900 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 Sept 2025 and 12 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in WF7
The quarterly typical price rose 28.4%, from £180,250 in Q3 2025 (5 sales) to £231,500 in Q3 2026 (22 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | £180,250 | 5 |
| Q4 2025 | £199,000 | 104 |
| Q1 2026 | £170,000 | 55 |
| Q2 2026 | £201,250 | 64 |
| Q3 2026 | £231,500 | 22 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 Sept 2025 and 12 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of WF7 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most WF7 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £124,500 and £330,000, around a typical £195,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 Sept 2025 and 12 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in WF7
Terraced homes were 40% of recorded sales (100 of 247). 99% of sales were freehold and 1% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached19%
- Semi-detached40%
- Terraced40%
- Flat / maisonette1%
Tenure
- Freehold99%
- Leasehold1%
See the figures
247 freehold (99%) and 3 leasehold (1%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in WF7. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 29 Sept 2025 and 12 Aug 2026.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
In plain English
What the Wakefield (WF7) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £319,000 against £160,000 for terraced homes: about 2.0 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Nearly all of these sales (99%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is an active district: about 24 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 29 September 2025 and 12 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on WF7
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in WF7
£2,297
Band D a year in Wakefield, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,531 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,786 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,042 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,297 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,807 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,318 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,828 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,594 |
These are Wakefield's charges for 2026-27, the authority WF7 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Wakefield · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near WF7
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Featherstone Purston Infant School.
All schools
Featherstone Purston Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WF7 5HF
808 m
Good · 2023
Featherstone Girnhill Infant School
Primary · Academies · WF7 5JB
915 m
Good · 2019
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WF7 5BG
1.1 km
Requires improvement · 2024
The Featherstone Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · WF7 5AJ
1.3 km
Good · 2017
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WF7 6LW
2.0 km
Good · 2014
Ackworth School
Independent schools · WF7 7LT
2.2 km
Not graded
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · WF7 7HH
2.7 km
Good · 2024
Ark Larks Hill Primary School
Primary · Academies · WF8 4RJ
2.7 km
Good · 2015
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the WF7 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near WF7
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around WF7
37
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Wakefield/25/00303/FULPermitted
181 m
Single storey extension to the front and rear with associated works. Erection of double garage to front and outbuilding to rear garden.
Received 2025-02-12 · decided 2025-06-23
Wakefield/23/02216/FULPermitted
199 m
Single storey extension
Received 2023-11-21 · decided 2024-05-17
Wakefield/23/01272/FULPermitted
437 m
Detached Garage to Front and extension of existing driveway
Received 2023-07-04 · decided 2023-09-27
Wakefield/22/01436/FULPermitted
255 m
Two storey extension to rear All materials to match existing.
Received 2022-07-01 · decided 2022-10-12
Wakefield/21/01147/FULPermitted
454 m
New stone 2m high front boundary wall and relocation of access
Received 2021-04-27 · decided 2021-09-28
Wakefield/20/02681/FULPermitted
468 m
Detached garage to rear and the erection of a pergola
Received 2020-12-03 · decided 2021-04-27
Applications are matched within 500 m of the WF7 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for WF7 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 37 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for WF7
Decile 4 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled WF7 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 3 to decile 8, with a median of decile 4 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
WF7 5LQ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 4 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so WF7 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in WF7: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in WF7, band by band
Wakefield's council tax for 2026-27 set against the WF7 median sold price of £195,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearWakefield | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £195,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,531 | £128 | 0.79% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,786 | £149 | 0.92% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,042 | £170 | 1.05% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,297 | £191 | 1.18% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,807 | £234 | 1.44% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,318 | £277 | 1.70% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,828 | £319 | 1.96% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,594 | £383 | 2.36% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the WF7 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Wakefield, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in WF7 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 247 distinct addresses in the records we hold for WF7. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
116, FEATHERSTONE LANE, PONTEFRACT
WF7 6LR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£80,000
2026-08-12
19A, LEATHAM CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT
WF7 5DU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£137,000
2026-08-07
26, WAKEFIELD ROAD, PONTEFRACT
WF7 7AB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-08-04
9, STANLEY STREET, PONTEFRACT
WF7 6AF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£125,000
2026-07-31
CRICKETERS VIEW, WAKEFIELD ROAD, PONTEFRACT
WF7 7DF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-07-31
15, BEDFORD COURT, PONTEFRACT
WF7 5LB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-07-24
4, QUARRY VIEW, PONTEFRACT
WF7 7AD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£237,500
2026-07-24
31, HALL STREET, PONTEFRACT
WF7 5LS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£147,000
2026-07-24
47, CAMPLIN CLOSE, PONTEFRACT
WF7 7FP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£261,000
2026-07-24
JANARD, MILL LANE, PONTEFRACT
WF7 7NW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-07-23
10, BEDFORD CLOSE, PONTEFRACT
WF7 5LQ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-07-20
71, STATION LANE, PONTEFRACT
WF7 5BJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£80,000
2026-07-20
24, HAYFIELD WAY, PONTEFRACT
WF7 7RH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£190,000
2026-07-20
30, ACKWORTH ROAD, PONTEFRACT
WF7 5LU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-07-17
6, LEA LANE, PONTEFRACT
WF7 5EE · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-07-17
34, MOOR TOP AVENUE, PONTEFRACT
WF7 7JR · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£235,000
2026-07-17
6, HILLSIDE ROAD, PONTEFRACT
WF7 7NJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-07-16
33, HARDAKERS LANE, PONTEFRACT
WF7 7JS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£228,000
2026-07-16
6, CLAYTON COURT, PONTEFRACT
WF7 5BS · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£156,000
2026-07-15
ORMSIDE, HARDAKERS LANE, PONTEFRACT
WF7 7JY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£347,500
2026-07-14
81, SILKSTONE ROAD, PONTEFRACT
WF7 5PL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-07-10
57, STATION ROAD, PONTEFRACT
WF7 7LU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-07-06
2, IVY STREET, PONTEFRACT
WF7 6JT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£130,000
2026-06-26
24, BELL LANE, PONTEFRACT
WF7 7JD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£223,000
2026-06-22
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
Questions, answered
The WF7 report: your questions
What is the average house price in WF7?
What does each type of home cost in WF7?
How much is council tax in WF7?
Which schools are near WF7?
How up to date are the WF7 sold prices?
Is WF7 a deprived area?
Have there been planning applications near WF7?
Can I see what an individual address in WF7 sold for?
Does WF7 cover my exact street?
Preview of the paid report
What the report adds
The free page above is the district. The OfferCheck report goes to the home you are buying.
- Which flags matter for a home
- Flood risk detail
- Planning applications list
- Crime breakdown
- Questions to ask the seller
Placeholder rows only. Nothing is shown until you unlock it.
Nearby
Postcode districts near WF7
The closest districts to WF7 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in WF8 (Pontefract) 2.6 miles
- House prices in WF6 (Normanton) 3.5 miles
- House prices in WF10 (Castleford) 4 miles
- House prices in WF9 (Pontefract) 4.3 miles
- House prices in WF11 (Knottingley) 5 miles
- House prices in WF1 (Wakefield) 5.9 miles
- House prices in S72 (Barnsley) 6.3 miles
- House prices in WF2 (Wakefield) 6.5 miles
Free tool
Council tax bands in WF7Free tool
Schools near WF7Free tool
Planning applications in WF7
Free checks
Check WF7 in detail
Each check runs on official open data, is free and needs no signup.
Want the full picture for WF7?
Every signal in one OfferCheck report
PropertyCheck IQ plus sold prices, crime, flood, council tax, planning, schools and EPC for WF7, every figure sourced, in one report.
Data sources
Every WF7 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.