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Housing in WF4 3FA

What the homes in WF4 3FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,666 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (72.6%). Flats make up 11.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WF4 3FAEngland
Detached9.1%22.9%
Semi-detached72.6%31.5%
Terraced7.1%23%
Purpose-built flat10.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54% of households in the WF4 3FA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 22.8% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.

WF4 3FA
54%
34%
England
  • Owned54%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented10.7%20.5%
  • Social rented34.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WF4 3FAEngland
Owned outright22.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council25.7%8.3%
From a housing association8.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WF4 3FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.4%). 34% of households include dependent children.

WF4 3FAEngland
Living alone, under 6614.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.6%12.8%
Couple, no children16.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 WF4 3FA (Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe) (about 1,666 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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