"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Wakefield East.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Wakefield East.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Wakefield East.

Dataset

House Prices
Wakefield East
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWakefield East 1995-12-01: 39995Wakefield East 1996-03-01: 37000Wakefield East 1996-06-01: 37750Wakefield East 1996-09-01: 37562.5Wakefield East 1996-12-01: 38000Wakefield East 1997-03-01: 38650Wakefield East 1997-06-01: 37950Wakefield East 1997-09-01: 38500Wakefield East 1997-12-01: 38950Wakefield East 1998-03-01: 39000Wakefield East 1998-06-01: 39997.5Wakefield East 1998-09-01: 39950Wakefield East 1998-12-01: 39950Wakefield East 1999-03-01: 40000Wakefield East 1999-06-01: 40000Wakefield East 1999-09-01: 42000Wakefield East 1999-12-01: 40500Wakefield East 2000-03-01: 42000Wakefield East 2000-06-01: 39000Wakefield East 2000-09-01: 38500Wakefield East 2000-12-01: 40000Wakefield East 2001-03-01: 40000Wakefield East 2001-06-01: 43000Wakefield East 2001-09-01: 44000Wakefield East 2001-12-01: 44000Wakefield East 2002-03-01: 45500Wakefield East 2002-06-01: 46000Wakefield East 2002-09-01: 49997.5Wakefield East 2002-12-01: 56000Wakefield East 2003-03-01: 58000Wakefield East 2003-06-01: 62000Wakefield East 2003-09-01: 70000Wakefield East 2003-12-01: 82950Wakefield East 2004-03-01: 89497.5Wakefield East 2004-06-01: 89997.5Wakefield East 2004-09-01: 95000Wakefield East 2004-12-01: 96500Wakefield East 2005-03-01: 100000Wakefield East 2005-06-01: 111000Wakefield East 2005-09-01: 111000Wakefield East 2005-12-01: 108000Wakefield East 2006-03-01: 108500Wakefield East 2006-06-01: 105000Wakefield East 2006-09-01: 108000Wakefield East 2006-12-01: 115000Wakefield East 2007-03-01: 119000Wakefield East 2007-06-01: 123500Wakefield East 2007-09-01: 124995Wakefield East 2007-12-01: 125000Wakefield East 2008-03-01: 125000Wakefield East 2008-06-01: 122000Wakefield East 2008-09-01: 120000Wakefield East 2008-12-01: 112500Wakefield East 2009-03-01: 114500Wakefield East 2009-06-01: 115000Wakefield East 2009-09-01: 110000Wakefield East 2009-12-01: 110000Wakefield East 2010-03-01: 110000Wakefield East 2010-06-01: 110000Wakefield East 2010-09-01: 115000Wakefield East 2010-12-01: 115000Wakefield East 2011-03-01: 120000Wakefield East 2011-06-01: 125000Wakefield East 2011-09-01: 130000Wakefield East 2011-12-01: 115000Wakefield East 2012-03-01: 105000Wakefield East 2012-06-01: 105000Wakefield East 2012-09-01: 103500Wakefield East 2012-12-01: 103000Wakefield East 2013-03-01: 101500Wakefield East 2013-06-01: 96250Wakefield East 2013-09-01: 93000Wakefield East 2013-12-01: 95000Wakefield East 2014-03-01: 92000Wakefield East 2014-06-01: 95000Wakefield East 2014-09-01: 100000Wakefield East 2014-12-01: 100000Wakefield East 2015-03-01: 100000Wakefield East 2015-06-01: 96000Wakefield East 2015-09-01: 104000Wakefield East 2015-12-01: 109000Wakefield East 2016-03-01: 109000Wakefield East 2016-06-01: 115000Wakefield East 2016-09-01: 110500Wakefield East 2016-12-01: 112500Wakefield East 2017-03-01: 115750Wakefield East 2017-06-01: 115000Wakefield East 2017-09-01: 117500Wakefield East 2017-12-01: 114500Wakefield East 2018-03-01: 115000Wakefield East 2018-06-01: 114500Wakefield East 2018-09-01: 110000Wakefield East 2018-12-01: 115000Wakefield East 2019-03-01: 115000Wakefield East 2019-06-01: 119000Wakefield East 2019-09-01: 119500Wakefield East 2019-12-01: 120000Wakefield East 2020-03-01: 119000Wakefield East 2020-06-01: 113500Wakefield East 2020-09-01: 113500Wakefield East 2020-12-01: 115500Wakefield East 2021-03-01: 127250Wakefield East 2021-06-01: 137500Wakefield East 2021-09-01: 146000Wakefield East 2021-12-01: 160000Wakefield East 2022-03-01: 160000Wakefield East 2022-06-01: 163500Wakefield East 2022-09-01: 170000Wakefield East 2022-12-01: 166000Wakefield East 2023-03-01: 163000

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Wakefield East.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Wakefield East, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Wakefield East. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Wakefield East. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Wakefield East. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Wakefield East.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.