Wakefield
Local authority in Yorkshire and The Humber · Compare with other areas
Average monthly rent, September 2026
£810
253rd highest of 316 English and Welsh councils
Change on a year ago
+5.9%
80th fastest of 316
By bedrooms
1 bed £579
2 bed £730
3 bed £874
2 bed £730
3 bed £874
The average private rent in Wakefield was £810 a month in September 2026, up 5.9% on a year earlier. That is the 253rd highest of 316 English and Welsh councils. It is in Yorkshire and The Humber. Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (official statistics in development), monthly since January 2015.