What can you afford in Wakefield?
3,633 homes changed hands in Wakefield over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £205,000 or less, a quarter for under £155,000, and three quarters for under £273,500. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £41,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £41,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 6.0× the local median full-time salary of £34,400 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Wakefield
£205,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £155,000
- Three quarters under
- £273,500
- Sales
- 3,633
- HPI average
- £197,140
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 3,633 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 12% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 35% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 68.3% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 90.4% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 95.2% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £100,000 · 184 | ≈£20,000 |
| Terraced house | £155,000 · 976 | ≈£31,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £205,000 · 1,509 | ≈£41,000 |
| Detached house | £331,025 · 964 | ≈£66,205 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Wakefield average prices up 2.7% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Trafford
- Tunbridge Wells
- Uttlesford
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Vale of White Horse
- Walsall
- Waltham Forest
- Wandsworth
- Warrington
- Warwick
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.