"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 North.

Key indicators

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

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 North.

Dataset

House Prices
Wakefield North
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWakefield North 1995-12-01: 39000Wakefield North 1996-03-01: 39000Wakefield North 1996-06-01: 40000Wakefield North 1996-09-01: 40000Wakefield North 1996-12-01: 40000Wakefield North 1997-03-01: 40000Wakefield North 1997-06-01: 39997.5Wakefield North 1997-09-01: 40000Wakefield North 1997-12-01: 41000Wakefield North 1998-03-01: 43500Wakefield North 1998-06-01: 45000Wakefield North 1998-09-01: 46475Wakefield North 1998-12-01: 46000Wakefield North 1999-03-01: 45000Wakefield North 1999-06-01: 44500Wakefield North 1999-09-01: 43950Wakefield North 1999-12-01: 44500Wakefield North 2000-03-01: 44587Wakefield North 2000-06-01: 44950Wakefield North 2000-09-01: 44747.5Wakefield North 2000-12-01: 46250Wakefield North 2001-03-01: 46000Wakefield North 2001-06-01: 46000Wakefield North 2001-09-01: 47000Wakefield North 2001-12-01: 53000Wakefield North 2002-03-01: 53975Wakefield North 2002-06-01: 58972.5Wakefield North 2002-09-01: 63245Wakefield North 2002-12-01: 71995Wakefield North 2003-03-01: 77995Wakefield North 2003-06-01: 84000Wakefield North 2003-09-01: 89972.5Wakefield North 2003-12-01: 95000Wakefield North 2004-03-01: 96000Wakefield North 2004-06-01: 99995Wakefield North 2004-09-01: 100997.5Wakefield North 2004-12-01: 104000Wakefield North 2005-03-01: 108500Wakefield North 2005-06-01: 107000Wakefield North 2005-09-01: 113000Wakefield North 2005-12-01: 114950Wakefield North 2006-03-01: 115000Wakefield North 2006-06-01: 115000Wakefield North 2006-09-01: 115000Wakefield North 2006-12-01: 110000Wakefield North 2007-03-01: 115000Wakefield North 2007-06-01: 120000Wakefield North 2007-09-01: 124250Wakefield North 2007-12-01: 139200Wakefield North 2008-03-01: 136425Wakefield North 2008-06-01: 138237.5Wakefield North 2008-09-01: 138975Wakefield North 2008-12-01: 119995Wakefield North 2009-03-01: 119995Wakefield North 2009-06-01: 116500Wakefield North 2009-09-01: 118125Wakefield North 2009-12-01: 115000Wakefield North 2010-03-01: 110000Wakefield North 2010-06-01: 110000Wakefield North 2010-09-01: 115000Wakefield North 2010-12-01: 116250Wakefield North 2011-03-01: 114500Wakefield North 2011-06-01: 112500Wakefield North 2011-09-01: 105000Wakefield North 2011-12-01: 106000Wakefield North 2012-03-01: 105000Wakefield North 2012-06-01: 105000Wakefield North 2012-09-01: 105000Wakefield North 2012-12-01: 107250Wakefield North 2013-03-01: 115000Wakefield North 2013-06-01: 115275Wakefield North 2013-09-01: 118100Wakefield North 2013-12-01: 118100Wakefield North 2014-03-01: 118000Wakefield North 2014-06-01: 115000Wakefield North 2014-09-01: 118250Wakefield North 2014-12-01: 122150Wakefield North 2015-03-01: 118500Wakefield North 2015-06-01: 119500Wakefield North 2015-09-01: 115500Wakefield North 2015-12-01: 115000Wakefield North 2016-03-01: 117750Wakefield North 2016-06-01: 124000Wakefield North 2016-09-01: 128000Wakefield North 2016-12-01: 130000Wakefield North 2017-03-01: 132250Wakefield North 2017-06-01: 137750Wakefield North 2017-09-01: 135000Wakefield North 2017-12-01: 133750Wakefield North 2018-03-01: 135000Wakefield North 2018-06-01: 134000Wakefield North 2018-09-01: 142500Wakefield North 2018-12-01: 145000Wakefield North 2019-03-01: 145000Wakefield North 2019-06-01: 134000Wakefield North 2019-09-01: 134500Wakefield North 2019-12-01: 142000Wakefield North 2020-03-01: 145000Wakefield North 2020-06-01: 145000Wakefield North 2020-09-01: 149500Wakefield North 2020-12-01: 155000Wakefield North 2021-03-01: 155000Wakefield North 2021-06-01: 165000Wakefield North 2021-09-01: 166750Wakefield North 2021-12-01: 161250Wakefield North 2022-03-01: 160000Wakefield North 2022-06-01: 160000Wakefield North 2022-09-01: 160000Wakefield North 2022-12-01: 170000Wakefield North 2023-03-01: 166320

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 North.

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 North, 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 North. 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 North. 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 North. 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 North.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.