Housing Market Analysis for WENSLEY DRIVE, WF8 2RQ

Are you looking to understand WF8 2RQ house prices? Here, we provide a detailed analysis of the latest sold house prices, trends over the years, and key statistics to help you gauge the real estate landscape in this Wakefield postcode.

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Overview of Sold House prices

As per the latest sold houses in the WF8 2RQ postcode area, The average prices are as follows,

Detached
- The average price is around £147,500 median price is £147,500 Standard Deviation is £37,500 with Total Sold: 2
- The Last 5 Year average price is £185,000 with Total Sold: 1
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 2 WENSLEY DRIVE: £185,000 (Sold on 24 Nov 2022)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 4 WENSLEY DRIVE: £110,000 (Sold on 27 Jul 2012)
Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £120,305 median price is £123,750 Standard Deviation is £33,693 with Total Sold: 18
- The Last 5 Year average price is £154,050 with Total Sold: 5
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is 3 WENSLEY DRIVE: £178,000 (Sold on 29 Sep 2023)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is 3 WENSLEY DRIVE: £58,000 (Sold on 22 Sep 2000)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

Below table and chart gives the average WF8 2RQ house prices and number of sold houses over the years. This helps understand the price trend over the years in this postcode.

Please note that this data is populated based on the sold houses data given by the Land Registry.

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2022	£185,000	£2,846	1
2012	£110,000	£1,937	1

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2023	£178,000	£2,282	1
2022	£170,000	£2,361	1
2021	£168,000	£2,333	1
2020	£134,250	£1,946	1
2019	£120,000	£1,667	1
2017	£127,000	£1,841	1
2014	£121,000	£1,551	1
2013	£82,500	£1,169	2
2008	£137,000		1
2007	£132,333	£1,715	3
2005	£117,000	£1,559	2
2003	£98,250		1
2002	£57,995		1
2000	£58,000	£744	1

All the Sales in the WENSLEY DRIVE, WF8 2RQ

See the table below for more details on the sold house prices in the WF8 2RQ, Wakefield postcode.

Address	Sold Date	Price	% Change
2 WENSLEY DRIVEDetached, FreeholdArea: 65 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	24 Nov 2022	£185,000	First Sale
3 WENSLEY DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 78 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	29 Sep 2023	£178,000	47.11%
	09 Dec 2014	£121,000	-2.42%
	29 Sep 2005	£124,000	113.79%
	22 Sep 2000	£58,000	First Sale
14 WENSLEY DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 72 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	25 May 2022	£170,000	1.19%
	17 Dec 2021	£168,000	90.91%
	17 Jun 2013	£88,000	First Sale
16 WENSLEY DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 69 Sq.mtrAge: 1950-1966	18 Sep 2020	£134,250	5.71%
	05 May 2017	£127,000	64.94%
	31 Jan 2013	£77,000	First Sale
10 WENSLEY DRIVESemi-Detached, FreeholdArea: 72 Sq.mtrAge: 1967-1975	24 May 2019	£120,000	-2.83%
	22 Mar 2007	£123,500	12.27%
	25 Aug 2005	£110,000	First Sale
4 WENSLEY DRIVEDetached, FreeholdArea: 56.8 Sq.mtrAge: 1950-1966	27 Jul 2012	£110,000	First Sale
7 WENSLEY DRIVESemi-Detached, Freehold	29 Aug 2008	£137,000	First Sale
8 WENSLEY DRIVESemi-Detached, Freehold	13 Jul 2007	£137,500	First Sale
9 WENSLEY DRIVESemi-Detached, Freehold	26 Feb 2007	£136,000	134.50%
9 WENSLEY DRIVESemi-Detached, Freehold	10 Jun 2002	£57,995	First Sale
24 WENSLEY DRIVESemi-Detached, Freehold	10 Oct 2003	£98,250	First Sale

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WENSLEY DRIVE, WF8 2RQ Near By properties

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Nearby Sold House Price Statstics

Knowing the nearby sold house in the area helps gauge the property market in the area. Below data gives house price Statstics of the surrounding area of the WF8 2RQ postcode.

Detached
- The average price is around £221,664 median price is £229,000 Standard Deviation is £110,829 with Total Sold: 155
- The Last 5 Year average price is £353,700 with Total Sold: 30
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 70 CARLETON ROAD: £355,000 (Sold on 09 May 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 154 CHURCHBALK LANE: £59,000 (Sold on 31 Jan 1995)
Semi-Detached
- The average price is around £106,844 median price is £110,000 Standard Deviation is £48,805 with Total Sold: 986
- The Last 5 Year average price is £152,112 with Total Sold: 199
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 21 BROADWAY: £146,000 (Sold on 02 Apr 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 46 ROOKHILL ROAD: £38,000 (Sold on 31 Jan 1995)
Terraced
- The average price is around £85,610 median price is £85,500 Standard Deviation is £40,037 with Total Sold: 214
- The Last 5 Year average price is £129,644 with Total Sold: 35
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 7 CARLETON GREEN: £165,000 (Sold on 11 Mar 2024)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 3 CARLETON GLEN: £37,000 (Sold on 01 Feb 1995)
Other
- The average price is around £100,500 median price is £67,250 Standard Deviation is £131,356 with Total Sold: 8
- The Last 5 Year average price is £175,167 with Total Sold: 3
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 129 CHURCHBALK LANE: £25,000 (Sold on 25 Aug 2022)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 14 SCHOOL ROAD: £72,000 (Sold on 14 Jan 2016)
Flat
- The average price is around £85,234 median price is £63,750 Standard Deviation is £50,781 with Total Sold: 16
- The Last 5 Year average price is £169,950 with Total Sold: 1
- The most recent sale happened at this postcode is , 159 CARLETON ROAD: £169,950 (Sold on 19 Dec 2019)
- The first recorded sale happened at this postcode is , 18A THE CIRCLE: £23,500 (Sold on 09 Jan 1998)

Sold Price Trend Over the Years:

House Type: Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£452,500		2
2023	£420,667	£3,428	6
2022	£317,500	£2,813	4
2021	£352,500	£2,604	8
2020	£340,000	£2,439	4
2019	£288,667	£2,617	6
2018	£245,208	£2,197	12
2017	£302,400	£2,101	5
2016	£238,000	£2,378	5
2015	£224,444	£1,893	9
2014	£231,300	£1,681	5
2013	£243,738	£1,932	4
2012	£246,250	£2,476	4
2011	£251,238	£2,107	4
2010	£195,738	£1,991	4
2009	£258,500	£1,611	4
2007	£360,938	£2,326	4
2006	£230,181	£1,689	8
2005	£185,125	£1,986	4
2004	£193,429	£930	7
2003	£147,714	£1,486	7
2002	£138,250	£1,306	6
2001	£102,833	£856	6
2000	£107,900	£833	5
1999	£92,242	£744	6
1998	£81,300	£749	5
1997	£63,900	£514	6
1996	£88,000	£760	2
1995	£75,000		3

House Type: Semi-Detached

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£175,636	£2,178	11
2023	£162,126	£1,908	29
2022	£168,300	£1,964	26
2021	£160,606	£1,817	44
2020	£139,467	£1,720	42
2019	£134,819	£1,644	47
2018	£133,489	£1,503	46
2017	£131,132	£1,497	45
2016	£123,406	£1,416	44
2015	£115,295	£1,352	39
2014	£117,391	£1,410	37
2013	£95,867	£1,163	23
2012	£103,083	£1,281	24
2011	£111,826	£1,295	20
2010	£111,831	£1,169	21
2009	£116,750	£1,444	16
2008	£118,871	£1,443	24
2007	£132,924	£1,412	48
2006	£126,543	£1,429	38
2005	£115,959	£1,308	38
2004	£102,296	£1,169	39
2003	£79,532	£918	37
2002	£58,068	£713	39
2001	£51,605	£570	38
2000	£46,985	£558	25
1999	£45,676	£507	29
1998	£46,376	£503	33
1997	£50,398	£556	26
1996	£46,742	£629	27
1995	£46,005	£541	31

House Type: Terraced

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2024	£145,000	£2,224	2
2023	£139,333	£1,894	6
2022	£147,010	£1,736	5
2021	£131,222	£1,531	9
2020	£111,600	£1,662	5
2019	£117,188	£2,043	8
2018	£90,500	£1,496	3
2017	£95,150	£1,160	8
2016	£99,071	£1,193	7
2015	£115,188	£1,344	8
2014	£84,800	£1,344	5
2013	£80,000		1
2012	£99,000	£1,617	3
2011	£113,500	£1,470	4
2010	£96,917	£1,379	3
2009	£116,667	£1,701	3
2008	£99,688	£1,308	8
2007	£99,933	£1,523	15
2006	£102,057	£1,171	14
2005	£87,167	£1,245	6
2004	£102,595	£1,143	10
2003	£82,132	£1,284	11
2002	£58,459	£724	11
2001	£46,171	£592	13
2000	£36,929	£631	7
1999	£40,285	£610	7
1998	£38,909	£610	11
1997	£38,812	£564	8
1996	£35,890	£481	5
1995	£45,012	£557	8

House Type: Other

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2022	£25,000		1
2021	£438,000	£4,380	1
2019	£62,500	£856	1
2018	£75,000	£1,087	1
2017	£43,833	£511	3
2016	£72,000	£973	1

House Type: Flat

Year	Avg. Price	Avg. Price/Sq. mtr	Sold
2019	£169,950	£1,770	1
2014	£96,750	£992	2
2009	£136,000	£1,563	1
2008	£160,000	£1,667	1
2006	£62,488	£1,339	4
2005	£97,250	£1,286	2
2003	£99,950	£1,149	1
2002	£62,500		1
1998	£32,467	£425	3

House Type in WF8 2RQ area

The most common house types in the WF8 2RQ postcode area are Semi-detached (90), Detached (31), and Terraced (0).

Total	121
Semi-detached	90
Detached	31
Terraced	0
Flat	0
Shared house	0
converted building	0
commercial building	0
temporary structure	0

Tenure of household

As per the tenure of household, most of the the properties are Owned: Owns outright (63), and Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan (41).

Owned: Owns outright	63
Owned: Owns with a mortgage or loan	41
Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority	7
Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency	5
Social rented: Other social rented	2
Private rented: Other private rented	2
Does not apply	0
Shared ownership: Shared ownership	0
Lives rent free	0

Number of People in a Household

The most houses in the WF8 2RQ have 2 people in household (53), and 1 person in household (27).

2 people in household	53
1 person in household	27
3 people in household	20
4 people in household	13
5 people in household	5
6 people in household	2
0 people in household	0
7 people in household	0
8 or more people in household	0