Housing in WF8 2GN
What the homes in WF8 2GN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontefract North West
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,903 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53.7%). Flats make up 57.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.1% of households in the WF8 2GN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.2% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.2% own outright and 18.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented28.2%20.5%
- Social rented38.8%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 1.8 people living in it. 53.1% 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 (39.2%). 15% 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 WF8 2GN (Pontefract North West) (about 1,903 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.