WF1 house prices & rental yield

Postcode district in the WF postcode area

General / family area · 14.1km from The University of Leeds

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Average asking price
£250k
UK avg £340k
Average rent (pcm)
£800
UK avg £1,275
Gross rental yield
3.8%
15% below UK avg
Net yield (estimated)
2.9%
assumes ~25% costs, excl. mortgage
Crimes reported (2026-08)
608
490% above UK avg
Short-term let activity (Wakefield)
#304 of 318
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Summary

WF1 has a gross rental yield of 3.8%, 15% below the UK average, ranking #11 of 17 WF postcode districts by yield.

Gross yield trend

-0.9pp since Jul
Jul: 6.5% 6.5% Jul Aug: 6.2% 6.2% Aug Sep: 5.8% 5.8% Sep Oct: 5.5% 5.5% Oct

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WF1 by bedroom count

BedroomsAvg buyAvg rentYieldSampled
Studio £195k £628 — 1 / 4
1 £100k £750 9.0% 25 / 43
2 £139k £900 7.8% 62 / 29
3 £250k £1,150 5.5% 68 / 10
4 £390k £1,150 — 86 / 2
5+ £500k — — 13 / 0

Nearby WF postcode districts, by yield

DistrictAvg buyAvg rentYield
WF13 £125k £750 7.2% Compare
WF16 £210k £950 5.4% Compare
WF10 £220k £850 4.6% Compare
WF11 £218k £800 4.4% Compare
WF9 £210k £762 4.4% Compare
WF6 £225k £798 4.3% Compare
WF7 £230k £800 4.2% Compare
WF17 £235k £800 4.1% Compare
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