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Agbrigg market report WF1 2, Wakefield

The WF1 2 (Agbrigg) house price history in full, 1995 to 2026, in cash and in today's money. Every figure on this page comes from the public record: 5,311 sales registered with HM Land Registry in WF1 2 (Wakefield) since 1995, each one a completed purchase at a real price, plus current rental figures from the ONS. Nothing here is a valuation, an estimate or an asking price.

Sales recorded to 2026; rents are ONS figures for May 2026. The page rebuilds with each monthly release.

In short: the middle 2026 sale in WF1 2 (Wakefield) came in at £225,000, out of 71 registered, up 8% on five years earlier, and the mean stands at £248,100, and by floor area homes here have averaged about £2,670 per square metre over the last five years. The record behind it is 5,311 completed sales lodged with HM Land Registry since 1995, monthly refreshed, with no valuations or asking prices anywhere in the figures.

WF1 2 is a postcode sector: one group of streets inside WF1 (Wakefield). This is as local as the public record gets, but sector medians move on fewer sales than a district's, so expect the lines to be lumpier.

Where WF1 2 sits

Shaded by median price on the same scale as the average prices map. Click any shape to open it on the live map with every sale plotted at its address, or zoom in past street level to see the sold homes right here.

£225,000typical sale, 2026
£2,670/m²average price per m², last 5 years
+8%cash move in five years
71homes sold, last 12 months
4.2%gross yield, estimated

What WF1 2 homes really sell for

The WF1 2 median stands at £225,000 for 2026, built from 71 registered sales; the mean, the figure usually quoted as the "average house price", is £248,100, modestly above it, the usual shape of a market with an expensive tail.

House prices per square metre in WF1 2

The last five years of sales put WF1 2 at roughly £2,670 per square metre. That figure, built from each sale's Energy Performance Certificate floor area, is the one that makes a small flat and a big house comparable.

For scale: the England and Wales median is £285,000, so WF1 2 trades 21% below the country as a whole.

The price of a typical WF1 2 home, 1995 to 2026

One line records the median as paid; the other restates every year in today's money via ONS CPIH, the honest measure of getting dearer. Hover for year figures, click the legend to isolate a line.

Price at the timeIn today's money (CPIH)
£125k£250k£375k£500k1995200020052010201520202026 1995: £45,200 at the time · £98,258 in today's money · 130 sales1996: £47,000 at the time · £99,121 in today's money · 133 sales1997: £48,800 at the time · £100,079 in today's money · 138 sales1998: £51,000 at the time · £102,947 in today's money · 137 sales1999: £48,000 at the time · £95,661 in today's money · 127 sales2000: £55,000 at the time · £107,938 in today's money · 167 sales2001: £67,500 at the time · £129,765 in today's money · 149 sales2002: £75,000 at the time · £141,112 in today's money · 196 sales2003: £101,000 at the time · £186,066 in today's money · 183 sales2004: £119,000 at the time · £216,127 in today's money · 153 sales2005: £123,800 at the time · £220,314 in today's money · 113 sales2006: £130,000 at the time · £225,663 in today's money · 173 sales2007: £141,000 at the time · £239,175 in today's money · 210 sales2008: £145,000 at the time · £237,686 in today's money · 83 sales2009: £122,500 at the time · £196,920 in today's money · 86 sales2010: £120,000 at the time · £188,191 in today's money · 68 sales2011: £147,400 at the time · £222,517 in today's money · 99 sales2012: £148,000 at the time · £217,838 in today's money · 141 sales2013: £148,800 at the time · £214,108 in today's money · 118 sales2014: £149,500 at the time · £212,092 in today's money · 161 sales2015: £153,000 at the time · £216,189 in today's money · 189 sales2016: £180,000 at the time · £251,822 in today's money · 252 sales2017: £175,000 at the time · £238,682 in today's money · 276 sales2018: £185,000 at the time · £246,608 in today's money · 302 sales2019: £210,000 at the time · £275,260 in today's money · 216 sales2020: £195,000 at the time · £253,017 in today's money · 183 sales2021: £207,700 at the time · £262,975 in today's money · 238 sales2022: £228,000 at the time · £267,356 in today's money · 259 sales2023: £252,700 at the time · £277,656 in today's money · 178 sales2024: £244,000 at the time · £259,422 in today's money · 200 sales2025: £250,000 at the time · £255,978 in today's money · 182 sales2026: £225,000 at the time · £225,000 in today's money · 71 sales
See this chart as a table
YearMedian (cash)Median (today's £)Sales
2026£225,000£225,00071
2025£250,000£255,978182
2024£244,000£259,422200
2023£252,700£277,656178
2022£228,000£267,356259
2021£207,700£262,975238
2020£195,000£253,017183
2019£210,000£275,260216
2018£185,000£246,608302
2017£175,000£238,682276
2016£180,000£251,822252
2015£153,000£216,189189
2014£149,500£212,092161
2013£148,800£214,108118
2012£148,000£217,838141
2011£147,400£222,51799
2010£120,000£188,19168
2009£122,500£196,92086
2008£145,000£237,68683
2007£141,000£239,175210
2006£130,000£225,663173
2005£123,800£220,314113
2004£119,000£216,127153
2003£101,000£186,066183
2002£75,000£141,112196
2001£67,500£129,765149
2000£55,000£107,938167
1999£48,000£95,661127
1998£51,000£102,947137
1997£48,800£100,079138
1996£47,000£99,121133
1995£45,200£98,258130

In cash terms the typical WF1 2 home went from £45,200 in 1995 to £225,000 in 2026, roughly 5 times the price. Adjusted for inflation it still comes to a real rise of roughly 129%, so homes here got dearer in substance, not only in cash. Measured in today's money the market peaked in 2023; the current median sits about 19% below that. Someone who bought at the 2023 peak has not yet seen that price back in real terms.

Year-on-year change in the WF1 2 median

Each bar is the change on the year before, in cash. The zero line is the boundary between rising and falling.

+50% -20% 0% 1996 · +4.0% on the year before1997 · +3.8% on the year before1998 · +4.5% on the year before1999 · −5.9% on the year before2000 · +14.6% on the year before2001 · +22.7% on the year before2002 · +11.1% on the year before2003 · +34.7% on the year before2004 · +17.8% on the year before2005 · +4.0% on the year before2006 · +5.0% on the year before2007 · +8.5% on the year before2008 · +2.8% on the year before2009 · −15.5% on the year before2010 · −2.0% on the year before2011 · +22.8% on the year before2012 · +0.4% on the year before2013 · +0.5% on the year before2014 · +0.5% on the year before2015 · +2.3% on the year before2016 · +17.6% on the year before2017 · −2.8% on the year before2018 · +5.7% on the year before2019 · +13.5% on the year before2020 · −7.1% on the year before2021 · +6.5% on the year before2022 · +9.8% on the year before2023 · +10.8% on the year before2024 · −3.4% on the year before2025 · +2.5% on the year before2026 · −10.0% on the year before200020052010201520202026

The strongest year on record here is 2003 (+34.7% on the year before); the weakest, 2009 (−15.5%). Single-year swings like these are why the annualised table below matters more than any one year's headline.

Growth per year, over one to twenty years

PeriodCash, per yearReal terms, per year
1 years (since 2025)−10.0%−12.1%
5 years (since 2021)+1.6%−3.1%
10 years (since 2016)+2.3%−1.1%
20 years (since 2006)+2.8%0.0%

The table annualises median growth over each period, with the real column deflated by ONS CPIH. Smoothing hides the cycle (see the chart above for it), and none of this forecasts: it is the record.

The turnover behind the prices

How many homes change hands

Recorded sales per year. The dip after 2008 is the financial crisis; the last bar is still filling in as recent sales get registered.

125250375500 1995: 130 sales1996: 133 sales1997: 138 sales1998: 137 sales1999: 127 sales2000: 167 sales2001: 149 sales2002: 196 sales2003: 183 sales2004: 153 sales2005: 113 sales2006: 173 sales2007: 210 sales2008: 83 sales2009: 86 sales2010: 68 sales2011: 99 sales2012: 141 sales2013: 118 sales2014: 161 sales2015: 189 sales2016: 252 sales2017: 276 sales2018: 302 sales2019: 216 sales2020: 183 sales2021: 238 sales2022: 259 sales2023: 178 sales2024: 200 sales2025: 182 sales2026: 71 sales1995200020052010201520202026

WF1 2 recorded 71 sales in the last twelve months of data. Turnover has held fairly steady across the cycle: about 178 sales a year recently, against 168 a year before 2008. Volume matters as much as price: when few homes change hands, the median gets jumpy and a single street can move the figure. The most recent year is always still filling in, because sales appear in the Land Registry weeks or months after completion.

How WF1 2 trades

The record here is jumpy: year-on-year moves of ten per cent or more are common in the chart above, mostly a function of which homes happened to sell rather than the market lurching. Within WF1, this sector trades 13% above the district median: one of the dearer corners of its district.

Rents around WF1 2

WF1 2 falls under Wakefield, where the ONS puts the average private rent at £794 a month (May 2026 figures). The spread runs from £567 a month for a typical one-bed to £1,200 at four-plus bedrooms, which is size doing most of the pricing.

Average monthly rent by size, Wakefield

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, May 2026.

1 bed: £567 a month£5671 bed2 bed: £715 a month£7152 bed3 bed: £855 a month£8553 bed4+ bed: £1,200 a month£1,2004+ bed

£794 a month is £9,528 a year, which against the £225,000 median sold price makes a gross yield of 4.2%. Gross means before letting costs, voids, maintenance and tax: treat it as a ceiling. The ONS publishes rents by local authority, so neighbouring districts under the same authority share these numbers.

Common questions on WF1 2 (Agbrigg)

How much did a house sell for in WF1 2 (Agbrigg)?
Land Registry recorded 71 sales in WF1 2 (Agbrigg) in 2026, with a median sold price of £225,000. Every one is free to view at its exact address on the HomesIndex map.
Are property prices falling in WF1 2 (Agbrigg)?
In WF1 2 (Agbrigg) the median moved down 10% year on year; over five years it is up 8%. The full year-by-year table since 1995 is on this page.
Is WF1 2 (Agbrigg) a good place to buy a house?
WF1 2 (Agbrigg) sold prices are up 8% over five years. This report weighs growth, affordability and volume against neighbouring areas using only recorded sales.

What happens to WF1 2 prices now?

No honest page predicts prices, so this one sticks to the record: the median is up 8% over five years in cash but down 14% after inflation. Anyone weighing a purchase should read the volume chart with the price chart, remembering that these are completed sales, registered weeks after the deals were actually struck.

What is for sale in WF1 right now

Turning to what is actually available: 99 homes on the market right now, from 10 agents publishing to HomesIndex.

These cover the whole WF1 district, not just WF1 2: live asking prices are collected per district.

£225,000Typical asking price now (WF1 district)
34 below what sold nearby33 in line with nearby sales21 above nearby sales7 well above nearby sales

36% of current listings sit under the prices comparable homes actually fetched. Every listing is measured against recent recorded sales of similar nearby homes.

"Under comparable sales" compares each asking price with what similar homes nearby actually sold for. It is a starting point for a conversation, not a valuation. Always look at the home itself.

See every WF1 home for sale on the map →

Live asking prices from estate agents who publish a feed to HomesIndex, refreshed every Monday and Thursday: a sample of the market, not every home for sale. Asking prices are not sale prices.

Moving up a bedroom in WF: the cost

The Land Registry record, split by size: what each kind of home actually sold for across the WF area. Size steps are fiercely local. A third bedroom adds a quarter to the price in some areas and close to four fifths in others, which is why no national rule of thumb survives contact with a real market.

Type1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5 bed
Detached£242,000£332,000 (+37%)£473,725 (+43%)£650,000 (+37%)
Semi-detached£170,000£184,000 (+8%)£228,000 (+24%)£282,000 (+24%)£362,500 (+29%)
Terraced£125,000£144,000 (+15%)£171,000 (+19%)£225,250 (+32%)£291,000 (+29%)
Flat£92,500£125,000 (+35%)£165,000 (+32%)

Built from the last four years of recorded sales by form and bedroom count. Bedroom counts are estimated from EPC records (the register carries none), so expect a small number of homes one size adrift. Sizes with too few homes to be meaningful are left blank.

The risers and the fallers

The spread across the WF area is the point: the same five years treated these districts very differently.

Other sectors in WF1

A few minutes' walk can separate two very different markets. Here are WF1's other sectors, each with its own report:

SectorMedian (latest)Sales that year
WF1 1£64,4005
WF1 3£264,50042
WF1 4£163,00033
WF1 5£177,80032

Zoom out to the full WF1 district report for the type split, monthly volumes and how WF1 compares with its neighbours.

Selling in WF1 2? Start from the sold record

Start from what homes here actually sold for, not an estimate. Before booking a house valuation or flat valuation in WF1 2, use the average prices map for a rough value: zoom from WF1 2's shading down to the sold homes on your own street. The figures above are every recorded WF1 2 sale; agents price with this same Land Registry record, and now you have it too.

For local estate agents: each district report carries one featured-agent spot, free while founding places last. Claim WF1 2.

Take it further

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See every individual WF1 2 sale on the live map, mapped to the exact address, or zoom the average prices map from neighbourhood shading down to single homes. The report tool writes a custom answer to a specific question, and the mortgage and rent calculator on any sale runs the numbers on a real purchase.

How this page is made: the statistics are computed from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright, OGL v3.0), geocoded to address level; inflation adjustment uses the ONS CPIH index; rents are the ONS Price Index of Private Rents at local-authority level. Medians of recorded sales, not valuations. Nothing on this page is financial advice.