Housing in WF2 9PS
What the homes in WF2 9PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Alverthorpe & Flanshaw
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,923 (2024)
WF2 9PSWakefield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (53%). Flats make up 18.8%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
40.2% of households in the WF2 9PS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 17.1% own outright and 23.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented22%20.5%
- Social rented37.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25%). 31.5% 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 WF2 9PS (Alverthorpe & Flanshaw) (about 1,923 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.