House prices and rents in Wakefield

Prices to July 2026.

In Wakefield the average new-build home sold for £286,383 in May 2026 (+4.9% in a year), against £190,454 for an existing home, according to HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average new-build price£286,383+4.9% in a year · to May 2026
Average existing home£190,454+4.1% in a year (all sales)
New-build premium+50%over an existing home · to May 2026

Average price by property type

All sales in Wakefield, July 2026.

Month by month

Average sale price in Wakefield, new builds against existing homes. The split is published two months after the overall average, so the lines end a little before the table.

MonthNew buildExistingAll homesNew builds sold
Jul 2026 - - £199,347 -
Jun 2026 - - £197,976 -
May 2026£286,383£190,454£197,121 -
Apr 2026£285,657£190,538£197,171 -
Mar 2026£286,396£191,003£197,6541
Feb 2026£284,497£192,909£199,327 -
Jan 2026£278,261£191,647£197,805 -
Dec 2025£275,827£191,634£197,62910
Nov 2025£274,391£189,696£195,7245
Oct 2025£275,583£190,748£196,78728
Sep 2025£275,219£189,391£195,49429
Aug 2025£272,947£187,660£193,72415
Jul 2025£270,843£185,422£191,49013

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area averages across every home sold or let, not the listings on ShowPage, and run about two months behind.