Wakefield council area. Every figure carries its own date.
What has changed — and how does Wakefield compare?
Follow the local trend, compare it with England, and switch to Greater London or a nearby city. Start with 30 years where the figures support it.
Which places and years are compared?
The three nearest other official UK cities, measured in a straight line between the official representative place points, not by road or ferry distance. Cities across national borders are included. The same council area is not counted twice. These are geographical neighbours, not a ranking of similar economies or services. Each figure is compared only when its period, definition, unit and source are compatible. The national reference is the origin city's own nation, not an average of the selected cities.
Greater London covers all 32 boroughs and the City of London. It is a large capital region, not a similar-sized council. England is a published country total, not an average of the selected places.
Use “Change over time” to compare growth between places of different sizes. Cash prices do not allow for inflation. Shorter histories and missing figures stay visible.
Compare growth to see whether the population is changing faster here. A larger population alone does not tell us whether services are keeping up.
Population over time
1996 to 2025
Wakefield · people
Reviewed figures: 1996 to 2025. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.
Shown on this chart: From 1996 to 2025, the population rose by 18.2% in Wakefield and rose by 21.3% in England.
Both places compared over 1996 to 2025, using matching published dates.
Compared areas: Wakefield; Whole of England.
Change since 1996 (%)
WakefieldEngland
-2.7%10.1%23%
19962025
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Full history context
The population rose from 312,568 to 369,450 between 1996 and 2025.
2024 to 2025: 2,525 more people (0.7% higher).
This counts the whole council area. Growth alone does not establish overcrowding or a shortfall in services.
Data table and workings
All ages, both sexes, usual residents. Source series rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses; latest revisions replace older estimates.
These estimates cover the whole authority, including any surrounding towns and countryside.
Historical boundaries/revisions follow the source series; null years are not zero.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
Population over time — Wakefield: full reviewed history
Comparisons use the same measure and matching published dates. Each line keeps its own missing values. Change over time starts at the first date with a value for both places: percentage change for amounts and population, percentage-point change for percentages. This compares growth, not the size of the places. Cash-price growth includes inflation.
England: full comparison data
Whole of England. All ages, both sexes, usual residents. Source series rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses; latest revisions replace older estimates.
These estimates cover the whole country.
Historical boundaries/revisions follow the source series; null years are not zero.
Population over time — Whole of England: full reviewed history
Greater London region — all 32 boroughs and the City of London. All ages, both sexes, usual residents. Source series rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses; latest revisions replace older estimates.
Greater London region, not the City of London council.
Mid-year estimates. Revisions and historical boundaries follow this one published series.
Estimated population over time — Greater London region — all 32 boroughs and the City of London: full reviewed history
Leeds local authority area. All ages, both sexes, usual residents. Source series rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses; latest revisions replace older estimates.
These estimates cover the whole authority, including any surrounding towns and countryside.
Historical boundaries/revisions follow the source series; null years are not zero.
Population over time — Leeds local authority area: full reviewed history
Bradford local authority area. All ages, both sexes, usual residents. Source series rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses; latest revisions replace older estimates.
These estimates cover the whole authority, including any surrounding towns and countryside.
Historical boundaries/revisions follow the source series; null years are not zero.
Population over time — Bradford local authority area: full reviewed history
Doncaster local authority area. All ages, both sexes, usual residents. Source series rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses; latest revisions replace older estimates.
These estimates cover the whole authority, including any surrounding towns and countryside.
Historical boundaries/revisions follow the source series; null years are not zero.
Population over time — Doncaster local authority area: full reviewed history
See how local prices have changed and how far they sit above or below other places. Prices alone do not tell us what residents can afford.
Average home price over time
August 1996 to July 2026
Wakefield · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.
Shown on this chart: From August 1996 to July 2026, average home prices rose by 354.8% in Wakefield and rose by 464.1% in England.
Both places compared over August 1996 to July 2026, using matching published dates.
Compared areas: Wakefield; Whole of England.
Actual values
WakefieldEngland
£13.7k£163.6k£313.5k
August 1996July 2026
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Full history context
Average home prices rose from £43,000 to £199,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.
July 2025 to July 2026: £8,000 more per home (4.1% higher).
Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.
Data table and workings
Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.
Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.
Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
Average home price over time — Wakefield: full reviewed history
Comparisons use the same measure and matching published dates. Each line keeps its own missing values. Change over time starts at the first date with a value for both places: percentage change for amounts and population, percentage-point change for percentages. This compares growth, not the size of the places. Cash-price growth includes inflation.
England: full comparison data
Whole of England. Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.
Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
Whole country; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.
Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.
Average home price over time — Whole of England: full reviewed history
Greater London region — all 32 boroughs and the City of London. Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.
Greater London region, not the City of London council.
Cash prices include inflation. These are mix-adjusted averages, not median sale prices.
Provisional estimates can be revised; the whole history uses one official release.
Average home price over time — Greater London region — all 32 boroughs and the City of London: full reviewed history
Leeds local authority area. Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.
Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.
Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.
Average home price over time — Leeds local authority area: full reviewed history
Bradford local authority area. Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.
Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.
Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.
Average home price over time — Bradford local authority area: full reviewed history
Doncaster local authority area. Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.
Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.
Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.
Average home price over time — Doncaster local authority area: full reviewed history
Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.
Prices are rounded to the nearest £1,000. These are cash prices, before allowing for inflation.
See what renting costs now and whether it has risen faster here. This average covers existing and new tenancies.
Average monthly private rent over time
January 2015 to August 2026
Wakefield · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation
Reviewed figures: January 2015 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: From January 2015 to August 2026, average monthly rent rose by 47.3% in Wakefield and rose by 53.6% in England.
Both places compared over January 2015 to August 2026, using matching published dates.
Compared areas: Wakefield; Whole of England.
Actual values
WakefieldEngland
£434.2£983.2£1.5k
January 2015August 2026
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Full history context
Average monthly rent rose from £547 to £806 between January 2015 and August 2026.
August 2025 to August 2026: £45 more a month (5.9% higher).
Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.
Data table and workings
Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.
The whole authority area, not just the named city settlement.
Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
Average existing and new private rents; not a quote for a home currently advertised.
The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.
Average monthly private rent over time — Wakefield: full reviewed history
Comparisons use the same measure and matching published dates. Each line keeps its own missing values. Change over time starts at the first date with a value for both places: percentage change for amounts and population, percentage-point change for percentages. This compares growth, not the size of the places. Cash-price growth includes inflation.
England: full comparison data
Whole of England. Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.
The whole country.
Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
Average existing and new private rents; not a quote for a home currently advertised.
Average monthly private rent over time — Whole of England: full reviewed history
Greater London region — all 32 boroughs and the City of London. Published ONS Price Index of Private Rents monthly average, all property types, existing and new tenancies. Select only the explicitly London-coded regional object (E12000007); the borough object is never used. England control observations match the frozen city-comparison release exactly.
Greater London region, not Barking and Dagenham or the City of London.
Average existing and new private rents, not advertised rents. Cash figures include inflation.
Comparable local rent amounts start in 2015; earlier rental indices have not been spliced into these amounts.
Average monthly private rent over time — Greater London region — all 32 boroughs and the City of London: full reviewed history
Leeds local authority area. Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.
The whole authority area, not just the named city settlement.
Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
Average existing and new private rents; not a quote for a home currently advertised.
Average monthly private rent over time — Leeds local authority area: full reviewed history
Bradford local authority area. Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.
The whole authority area, not just the named city settlement.
Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
Average existing and new private rents; not a quote for a home currently advertised.
Average monthly private rent over time — Bradford local authority area: full reviewed history
Doncaster local authority area. Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.
The whole authority area, not just the named city settlement.
Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
Average existing and new private rents; not a quote for a home currently advertised.
Average monthly private rent over time — Doncaster local authority area: full reviewed history
Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.
Greater London: 11.9% · all 32 boroughs and the City of London.
Earlier census
2011: 16.9%
Separate census snapshots. Check the notes before treating a difference as a trend.
How these years compare
Direct official Census 2011 counts for exact requested geography codes. The source geography vintage is retained. Missing or reorganised areas are not reconstructed from names, population shares or current wards.
These are dated census snapshots, not annual estimates. No straight line, interpolated year or automatic percentage-point change is supplied between censuses. Exact code matching alone is not proof that boundaries were unchanged.
Health and tenure can be viewed alongside their 2021 counterparts with the stated definition cautions. The health shares are not adjusted for age. Household-definition changes affect tenure comparisons.
Highest qualifications and household deprivation are excluded from this historical comparison because ONS identifies the 2021 measures as not comparable with 2011.
local authorities: county / unitary (prior to April 2015). 2011 source →
Greater London: 4.3% · all 32 boroughs and the City of London.
Earlier census
2011: 7.7%
Separate census snapshots. Check the notes before treating a difference as a trend.
How these years compare
Direct official Census 2011 counts for exact requested geography codes. The source geography vintage is retained. Missing or reorganised areas are not reconstructed from names, population shares or current wards.
These are dated census snapshots, not annual estimates. No straight line, interpolated year or automatic percentage-point change is supplied between censuses. Exact code matching alone is not proof that boundaries were unchanged.
Health and tenure can be viewed alongside their 2021 counterparts with the stated definition cautions. The health shares are not adjusted for age. Household-definition changes affect tenure comparisons.
Highest qualifications and household deprivation are excluded from this historical comparison because ONS identifies the 2021 measures as not comparable with 2011.
local authorities: county / unitary (prior to April 2015). 2011 source →
Residents’ own description of their health. Age differences also affect comparisons between places.
Greater London: 8,799,728 · all 32 boroughs and the City of London.
Earlier census
2011: 325,837
Separate census snapshots. Check the notes before treating a difference as a trend.
How these years compare
Direct official Census 2011 counts for exact requested geography codes. The source geography vintage is retained. Missing or reorganised areas are not reconstructed from names, population shares or current wards.
These are dated census snapshots, not annual estimates. No straight line, interpolated year or automatic percentage-point change is supplied between censuses. Exact code matching alone is not proof that boundaries were unchanged.
Health and tenure can be viewed alongside their 2021 counterparts with the stated definition cautions. The health shares are not adjusted for age. Household-definition changes affect tenure comparisons.
Highest qualifications and household deprivation are excluded from this historical comparison because ONS identifies the 2021 measures as not comparable with 2011.
local authorities: county / unitary (prior to April 2015). 2011 source →
Greater London: 30% · all 32 boroughs and the City of London.
Earlier census
2011: 11.4%
Separate census snapshots. Check the notes before treating a difference as a trend.
How these years compare
Direct official Census 2011 counts for exact requested geography codes. The source geography vintage is retained. Missing or reorganised areas are not reconstructed from names, population shares or current wards.
These are dated census snapshots, not annual estimates. No straight line, interpolated year or automatic percentage-point change is supplied between censuses. Exact code matching alone is not proof that boundaries were unchanged.
Health and tenure can be viewed alongside their 2021 counterparts with the stated definition cautions. The health shares are not adjusted for age. Household-definition changes affect tenure comparisons.
Highest qualifications and household deprivation are excluded from this historical comparison because ONS identifies the 2021 measures as not comparable with 2011.
local authorities: county / unitary (prior to April 2015). 2011 source →
Greater London: 23.1% · all 32 boroughs and the City of London.
Earlier census
2011: 23.6%
Separate census snapshots. Check the notes before treating a difference as a trend.
How these years compare
Direct official Census 2011 counts for exact requested geography codes. The source geography vintage is retained. Missing or reorganised areas are not reconstructed from names, population shares or current wards.
These are dated census snapshots, not annual estimates. No straight line, interpolated year or automatic percentage-point change is supplied between censuses. Exact code matching alone is not proof that boundaries were unchanged.
Health and tenure can be viewed alongside their 2021 counterparts with the stated definition cautions. The health shares are not adjusted for age. Household-definition changes affect tenure comparisons.
Highest qualifications and household deprivation are excluded from this historical comparison because ONS identifies the 2021 measures as not comparable with 2011.
local authorities: county / unitary (prior to April 2015). 2011 source →
