← WF8 area guide Side by side

WF8 or WF9?

Two neighbouring postcode districts compared on sold prices, energy, flood risk, crime and deprivation, all from the same official sources as every report on this site.

The short version
WF8
Wakefield
WF9
Wakefield
Median home sale nearby £190,000
from 98 sales
£185,000
from 28 sales
Average sold price £99,900 £1,985,211
Area price growth (YoY) +4.8% (Wakefield) +4.8% (Wakefield)
Dwelling type Semi-detached house
Floor area 78 m²
Built 1950–1966
Energy rating C
Heating cost (EPC est.) £761/yr
Flood zone Zone 1 (low probability) Zone 1 (low probability)
Crime nearby 248 recorded 91 recorded
Deprivation decile 1 of 10 3 of 10

Common questions

Is WF8 or WF9 cheaper?

WF9 is the cheaper of the two. Homes around WF8 sell for about £190,000 and around WF9 for about £185,000, from HM Land Registry records of what actually changed hands.

Which has less crime, WF8 or WF9?

WF9 recorded fewer crimes in the same period (248 in WF8 against 91 in WF9, Police.uk). Busier places record more, so read this alongside how built-up each area is rather than on its own.

Is WF8 or WF9 the more affluent area?

On the Index of Multiple Deprivation, WF8 sits in decile 1 of 10 and WF9 in decile 3, where 10 is the least deprived.

Should I buy in WF8 or WF9?

That depends on what you need, and no dataset answers it. What this page gives you is the evidence side by side: what homes actually sell for, the energy ratings, the flood zone, recorded crime and deprivation, each traced to the body that published it.

A quick side-by-side snapshot only. Open each property's full report for the complete picture.