Postcode sector
WF8 2 · Pontefract North East
Wakefield · district WF8 · 325 postcodes
Median £/m²£2,400/m²Sales in the 24 months to Aug 2026
Last year, after inflation−2.5%
Sales, 24 months356with a floor area
£/m² of sales, 24 months to Aug 2026
- WF8 2
- £2,400/m² middle · £1,960–£2,840/m² middle half · 356 sales
- District WF8
- £2,580/m² middle · £2,060–£3,000/m² middle half · 863 sales
Bars: sales in each £/m² band. Strips: the box is the middle half, the line the middle, the whiskers the 9th to 91st percentile.
Median £/m² since 2004 (2004 = 100)
- WF8 2
- WF8
- Wakefield houses
- After inflation (CPIH)
- In pounds of the day
Growth a year
| Over | WF8 2 | District WF8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real | Nominal | Real | Nominal | |
| 1 year | −2.5% | +0.7% | −3.5% | −0.3% |
| 5 years | −2.0% | +2.9% | −1.8% | +3.1% |
| 10 years | +0.9% | +4.3% | −0.2% | +3.3% |
| 20 years | −0.4% | +2.4% | −0.4% | +2.4% |
Real is after inflation (ONS CPIH). A horizon with too few sales at either end is left out.
Nearby sectors, middle half of £/m²
£0–£8,000/m²- EN6 5Chase & Crews Hill£5,180–£6,370/m²
- WF8 3Ackworth & Darrington£2,350–£3,310/m²
- WF8 4Pontefract North West£2,260–£3,110/m²
- WF8 1Pontefract North West£1,690–£2,960/m²
- WF11 0Ferrybridge & West Knottingley£1,980–£2,830/m²
- WF8 2Pontefract North East£1,960–£2,840/m²
- WF10 3Airedale£1,850–£2,880/m²
- WF11 8Ferrybridge & West Knottingley£1,830–£2,500/m²
- WF8 9Pontefract North WestToo few sales
Streets, last five years
| Street | Sales | Median size | Median £/m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton Road | 27 | 114 m² | |
| Conqueror Way | 25 | 87 m² | |
| Ellercroft Way | 25 | 113 m² | |
| Bexhill Close | 22 | 71 m² | |
| Wellhams Road | 21 | 120 m² | |
| Castle Way | 20 | 80 m² | |
| Holmfield Close | 19 | 78 m² | |
| Rookhill Road | 19 | 86 m² | |
| Castle Crescent | 17 | 105 m² | |
| Heather Drive | 17 | 80 m² | |
| Willow Park | 16 | 89 m² | |
| Hawthorne Close | 15 | 60 m² |
Sources
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid (category A sales). Floor areas: energy performance certificates (EPC). Inflation: ONS CPIH (series L522). Postcodes: ONS Postcode Directory. All under the Open Government Licence.
£/m² uses EPC floor area; sector names are informal. Middles of many sales, never one home's value.