Renting in Wakefield

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Renting in Wakefield

What it costs to rent in Wakefield

Wakefield currently has 1,544 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £795 a month. 67 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 41% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is WF8 at around £418/mo, while L6 sits nearer £1,600/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Wakefield rental market at a glance

1,544

Active rentals in Wakefield

£795/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Wakefield

Median monthly rent, based on 1,544 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£700/mo	482
2 bed	£895/mo	501
3 bed	£1,100/mo	190
4+ bed	£1,700/mo	139
Room	£522/mo	184

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Wakefield rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Wakefield. Latest: £787/mo (Mar 26, +4.9% YoY).

Latest

£787

Mar 26

Annual

+4.9%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£603

Apr 21

Total change

+31%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Wakefield pay goes on rent?

Renters in Wakefield spend an estimated 32% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£787/mo

£9,444/yr

Median pay

£29,954/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

32%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Wakefield

Most Wakefield homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 164,510 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.12

≈ Band B–C

Stock

165k

164,510 properties

A
49%79,910
B
19%31,120
C
15%24,590
D
10%16,250
E
5%8,750
F
2%2,590
G
1%1,220
H
0%90

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Wakefield

95% of Wakefield premises can already get full-fibre and 96% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

95%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

96%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

486 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
95%
Gigabit-capable
96%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Wakefield), July 2025, covering 163,389 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Wakefield homes

43% of Wakefield homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

43%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

57%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

173k

172,572 EPCs

A
1%1,354
B
11%18,244
C
32%54,723
D
46%79,633
E
9%15,097
F
2%2,772
G
0%749

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Wakefield. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Wakefield

10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Wakefield centroid. The five closest:

1
CAPA College
16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19 · WF1 2QN
0.33 mi
2
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · WF1 3PF
0.34 mi
3
Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill
Primary · Academy sponsor led · WF1 4LU
0.46 mi
4
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · WF1 4PE
0.50 mi
5
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
Primary · Community school · WF1 3SQ
0.51 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Wakefield centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Wakefield

Flats & apartments

539

49% of listings

Houses

372

34% of listings

Rooms

184

17% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Wakefield — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 44% of the 381 houses currently advertised in Wakefield.

Terraced
44%166
Semi-detached
26%100
Other house
19%73
Detached
9%34
Bungalow
2%8

Rent by postcode

Where Wakefield rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,309 live listings in 27 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Wakefield

1L6£1,600/mo3 rentals
2WF1 3BZ£1,325/mo4 rentals
3LS1£1,320/mo7 rentals

Cheapest in Wakefield

1WF8£418/mo8 rentals
2WF9£487/mo14 rentals
3WF10£550/mo58 rentals

Features · Wakefield

Garden, parking, and floor area in Wakefield

Live signal across 1,544 Wakefield rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

72%

of 196 Wakefield listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

87%

of 323 Wakefield listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Wakefield

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Wakefield has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 81 of 81 postcode districts analysed, the median was 262 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Wakefield is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

262 crimes per area (median)
81 of 81 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Wakefield’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Wakefield

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Ossett has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Wakefield.

Ossett
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (72) · pop. ~21,000
7.2
per 1k
Horbury
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (58) · pop. ~10,000
12
per 1k
Sandal
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (61) · pop. ~7,000
20
per 1k
Outwood
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (59) · pop. ~10,000
16
per 1k
Alverthorpe
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (172) · pop. ~7,000
62
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Wakefield listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Wakefield.

Rightmove

434

OnTheMarket

344

OpenRent

299

PrimeLocation

283

SpareRoom

184

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Frequently asked

Renting in Wakefield — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Wakefield?

The median rent in Wakefield is £795/month based on 1544 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Wakefield?

There are currently 1544 rental properties available in Wakefield, with 67 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Wakefield safe for renters?

Wakefield has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 262 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Wakefield?

The most commonly reported crime category in Wakefield is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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