"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 West.

Key indicators

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

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 West.

Dataset

House Prices
Wakefield West
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kWakefield West 1995-12-01: 46000Wakefield West 1996-03-01: 46000Wakefield West 1996-06-01: 46995Wakefield West 1996-09-01: 46000Wakefield West 1996-12-01: 49500Wakefield West 1997-03-01: 49000Wakefield West 1997-06-01: 48750Wakefield West 1997-09-01: 48750Wakefield West 1997-12-01: 49500Wakefield West 1998-03-01: 53500Wakefield West 1998-06-01: 53500Wakefield West 1998-09-01: 49500Wakefield West 1998-12-01: 46250Wakefield West 1999-03-01: 46000Wakefield West 1999-06-01: 45000Wakefield West 1999-09-01: 46250Wakefield West 1999-12-01: 47500Wakefield West 2000-03-01: 46750Wakefield West 2000-06-01: 49500Wakefield West 2000-09-01: 50000Wakefield West 2000-12-01: 50000Wakefield West 2001-03-01: 50000Wakefield West 2001-06-01: 53000Wakefield West 2001-09-01: 52000Wakefield West 2001-12-01: 53750Wakefield West 2002-03-01: 57000Wakefield West 2002-06-01: 59000Wakefield West 2002-09-01: 64000Wakefield West 2002-12-01: 72500Wakefield West 2003-03-01: 79950Wakefield West 2003-06-01: 85000Wakefield West 2003-09-01: 86000Wakefield West 2003-12-01: 92975Wakefield West 2004-03-01: 93000Wakefield West 2004-06-01: 97000Wakefield West 2004-09-01: 98000Wakefield West 2004-12-01: 105972.5Wakefield West 2005-03-01: 115000Wakefield West 2005-06-01: 120997.5Wakefield West 2005-09-01: 124000Wakefield West 2005-12-01: 124950Wakefield West 2006-03-01: 125000Wakefield West 2006-06-01: 123000Wakefield West 2006-09-01: 122000Wakefield West 2006-12-01: 120000Wakefield West 2007-03-01: 120000Wakefield West 2007-06-01: 123250Wakefield West 2007-09-01: 127500Wakefield West 2007-12-01: 130000Wakefield West 2008-03-01: 131500Wakefield West 2008-06-01: 133000Wakefield West 2008-09-01: 130000Wakefield West 2008-12-01: 123975Wakefield West 2009-03-01: 122750Wakefield West 2009-06-01: 115000Wakefield West 2009-09-01: 112500Wakefield West 2009-12-01: 112250Wakefield West 2010-03-01: 115000Wakefield West 2010-06-01: 115000Wakefield West 2010-09-01: 127500Wakefield West 2010-12-01: 124950Wakefield West 2011-03-01: 111000Wakefield West 2011-06-01: 117000Wakefield West 2011-09-01: 103000Wakefield West 2011-12-01: 109500Wakefield West 2012-03-01: 115500Wakefield West 2012-06-01: 115000Wakefield West 2012-09-01: 117000Wakefield West 2012-12-01: 115000Wakefield West 2013-03-01: 115000Wakefield West 2013-06-01: 117000Wakefield West 2013-09-01: 113000Wakefield West 2013-12-01: 116500Wakefield West 2014-03-01: 120000Wakefield West 2014-06-01: 128000Wakefield West 2014-09-01: 137500Wakefield West 2014-12-01: 147995Wakefield West 2015-03-01: 150000Wakefield West 2015-06-01: 149995Wakefield West 2015-09-01: 150000Wakefield West 2015-12-01: 149995Wakefield West 2016-03-01: 141000Wakefield West 2016-06-01: 145000Wakefield West 2016-09-01: 129950Wakefield West 2016-12-01: 143975Wakefield West 2017-03-01: 146000Wakefield West 2017-06-01: 130000Wakefield West 2017-09-01: 147000Wakefield West 2017-12-01: 141250Wakefield West 2018-03-01: 147000Wakefield West 2018-06-01: 157500Wakefield West 2018-09-01: 155000Wakefield West 2018-12-01: 165000Wakefield West 2019-03-01: 165000Wakefield West 2019-06-01: 165000Wakefield West 2019-09-01: 161250Wakefield West 2019-12-01: 155000Wakefield West 2020-03-01: 158500Wakefield West 2020-06-01: 160000Wakefield West 2020-09-01: 173497.5Wakefield West 2020-12-01: 179995Wakefield West 2021-03-01: 190000Wakefield West 2021-06-01: 193116Wakefield West 2021-09-01: 200000Wakefield West 2021-12-01: 195000Wakefield West 2022-03-01: 191500Wakefield West 2022-06-01: 185000Wakefield West 2022-09-01: 182175Wakefield West 2022-12-01: 187500Wakefield West 2023-03-01: 191500

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 West.

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 West, 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 West. 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 West. 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 West. 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 West.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.