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Housing in WF2 0EA

What the homes in WF2 0EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wakefield St John's
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,798 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.3%). Flats make up 11.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WF2 0EAEngland
Detached15.3%22.9%
Semi-detached48.3%31.5%
Terraced24.3%23%
Purpose-built flat9.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.7% of households in the WF2 0EA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 38.9% own outright and 33.8% with a mortgage.

WF2 0EA
73%
20%
England
  • Owned72.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented20%20.5%
  • Social rented7.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WF2 0EAEngland
Owned outright38.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council3.5%8.3%
From a housing association3.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WF2 0EAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.5%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

WF2 0EAEngland
Living alone, under 6620.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%12.8%
Couple, no children20.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%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 WF2 0EA (Wakefield St John's) (about 1,798 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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