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Housing in WF2 9RF

What the homes in WF2 9RF 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
2,977 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (33.5%). Flats make up 41.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

WF2 9RFEngland
Detached5.3%22.9%
Semi-detached20%31.5%
Terraced33.5%23%
Purpose-built flat29.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building8.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39% of households in the WF2 9RF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 48.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18.6% own outright and 20.4% with a mortgage.

WF2 9RF
39%
48%
13%
England
  • Owned39%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented48.2%20.5%
  • Social rented12.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WF2 9RFEngland
Owned outright18.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent46%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council3.9%8.3%
From a housing association8.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 43.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WF2 9RFEngland
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40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.8%). 18% of households include dependent children.

WF2 9RFEngland
Living alone, under 6635.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.6%12.8%
Couple, no children19.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.6%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 9RF (Wakefield St John's) (about 2,977 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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