"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 South.

Key indicators

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

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 South.

Dataset

House Prices
Wakefield South
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWakefield South 1995-12-01: 60000Wakefield South 1996-03-01: 59997.5Wakefield South 1996-06-01: 55000Wakefield South 1996-09-01: 52500Wakefield South 1996-12-01: 66750Wakefield South 1997-03-01: 69000Wakefield South 1997-06-01: 75000Wakefield South 1997-09-01: 79000Wakefield South 1997-12-01: 76500Wakefield South 1998-03-01: 75700Wakefield South 1998-06-01: 74000Wakefield South 1998-09-01: 71500Wakefield South 1998-12-01: 67750Wakefield South 1999-03-01: 64550Wakefield South 1999-06-01: 60000Wakefield South 1999-09-01: 59975Wakefield South 1999-12-01: 57750Wakefield South 2000-03-01: 53250Wakefield South 2000-06-01: 58000Wakefield South 2000-09-01: 59950Wakefield South 2000-12-01: 59950Wakefield South 2001-03-01: 63500Wakefield South 2001-06-01: 64250Wakefield South 2001-09-01: 58950Wakefield South 2001-12-01: 55000Wakefield South 2002-03-01: 55500Wakefield South 2002-06-01: 55000Wakefield South 2002-09-01: 59995Wakefield South 2002-12-01: 62000Wakefield South 2003-03-01: 63000Wakefield South 2003-06-01: 70950Wakefield South 2003-09-01: 79475Wakefield South 2003-12-01: 80000Wakefield South 2004-03-01: 82000Wakefield South 2004-06-01: 87000Wakefield South 2004-09-01: 95000Wakefield South 2004-12-01: 104950Wakefield South 2005-03-01: 108500Wakefield South 2005-06-01: 109475Wakefield South 2005-09-01: 116750Wakefield South 2005-12-01: 126250Wakefield South 2006-03-01: 129950Wakefield South 2006-06-01: 145000Wakefield South 2006-09-01: 127750Wakefield South 2006-12-01: 130475Wakefield South 2007-03-01: 127000Wakefield South 2007-06-01: 124950Wakefield South 2007-09-01: 122500Wakefield South 2007-12-01: 128675Wakefield South 2008-03-01: 135000Wakefield South 2008-06-01: 136000Wakefield South 2008-09-01: 134950Wakefield South 2008-12-01: 120000Wakefield South 2009-03-01: 119975Wakefield South 2009-06-01: 117975Wakefield South 2009-09-01: 150000Wakefield South 2009-12-01: 166000Wakefield South 2010-03-01: 167000Wakefield South 2010-06-01: 175000Wakefield South 2010-09-01: 161000Wakefield South 2010-12-01: 155700Wakefield South 2011-03-01: 166475Wakefield South 2011-06-01: 162000Wakefield South 2011-09-01: 168975Wakefield South 2011-12-01: 169950Wakefield South 2012-03-01: 165000Wakefield South 2012-06-01: 165000Wakefield South 2012-09-01: 167500Wakefield South 2012-12-01: 167500Wakefield South 2013-03-01: 174950Wakefield South 2013-06-01: 160000Wakefield South 2013-09-01: 167650Wakefield South 2013-12-01: 163500Wakefield South 2014-03-01: 158000Wakefield South 2014-06-01: 165000Wakefield South 2014-09-01: 162500Wakefield South 2014-12-01: 155000Wakefield South 2015-03-01: 157000Wakefield South 2015-06-01: 145000Wakefield South 2015-09-01: 145000Wakefield South 2015-12-01: 168000Wakefield South 2016-03-01: 175000Wakefield South 2016-06-01: 190000Wakefield South 2016-09-01: 198850Wakefield South 2016-12-01: 209975Wakefield South 2017-03-01: 219950Wakefield South 2017-06-01: 223000Wakefield South 2017-09-01: 225500Wakefield South 2017-12-01: 221500Wakefield South 2018-03-01: 232000Wakefield South 2018-06-01: 240000Wakefield South 2018-09-01: 232000Wakefield South 2018-12-01: 234475Wakefield South 2019-03-01: 212500Wakefield South 2019-06-01: 180000Wakefield South 2019-09-01: 168500Wakefield South 2019-12-01: 160000Wakefield South 2020-03-01: 164000Wakefield South 2020-06-01: 193500Wakefield South 2020-09-01: 202000Wakefield South 2020-12-01: 227500Wakefield South 2021-03-01: 249997.5Wakefield South 2021-06-01: 253750Wakefield South 2021-09-01: 250000Wakefield South 2021-12-01: 249950Wakefield South 2022-03-01: 245000Wakefield South 2022-06-01: 239995Wakefield South 2022-09-01: 239995Wakefield South 2022-12-01: 239995Wakefield South 2023-03-01: 237995

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 South.

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 South, 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 South. 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 South. 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 South. 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 South.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.