Housing in WF1 4PY
What the homes in WF1 4PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wakefield Central
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,091 (2024)
WF1 4PYWakefield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.8%). Flats make up 15.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.4% of households in the WF1 4PY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.9% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented35.9%20.5%
- Social rented17.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 22% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.4%). 29.4% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF1 4PY (Wakefield Central) (about 2,091 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.