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Housing in WF11 8LD

What the homes in WF11 8LD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ferrybridge & West Knottingley
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,484 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38%). Flats make up 31.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

WF11 8LDEngland
Detached8.9%22.9%
Semi-detached38%31.5%
Terraced21.9%23%
Purpose-built flat30.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.6% of households in the WF11 8LD area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 26.5% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.

WF11 8LD
47%
44%
England
  • Owned46.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented8.8%20.5%
  • Social rented43.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WF11 8LDEngland
Owned outright26.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council32.1%8.3%
From a housing association11.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WF11 8LDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.6%). 16.7% of households include dependent children.

WF11 8LDEngland
Living alone, under 6625.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.5%12.8%
Couple, no children14.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

WakefieldEngland
All homes£806£1,459
One bedroom£576£1,195
Two bedrooms£726£1,335
Three bedrooms£869£1,489
Four or more£1,217£2,161
Detached£1,105£1,640
Semi-detached£868£1,449
Terraced£784£1,435
Flat or maisonette£664£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF11 8LD (Ferrybridge & West Knottingley) (about 1,484 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.

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