Housing in S75 5RY
What the homes in S75 5RY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Walton, Woolley & Bretton
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,075 (2024)
S75 5RYBarnsley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (39.7%). Flats make up 6.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the S75 5RY area is above that, at 83%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.7% of households against 20.5%. 34.3% own outright and 48.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned83%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 20.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 27.6%. 33% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wakefield
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wakefield, August 2026, +5.9% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood S75 5RY sits in (Walton, Woolley & Bretton): about 2,075 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.