Postcode Sector Insight Detail

Property Market Insights – WF157

Property price trends, transaction volumes and rolling 12-month market signals for postcode sector WF157 using Land Registry data.

Property market insights

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Signals currently stored for WF157

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Unexpected Hotspot

87 transactions

31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

Median property prices in postcode sector WF157 rose 9.8% over the past 12 months, significantly outperforming the UK average increase of 1.8%. Despite this surge, the sector's median price remains below the national average.

Insight Trigger

Rolling 12-Month Price Change That Triggered Insight

Previous window median price

31 Jan 2024 to 30 Jan 2025

£205,000

Current window median price

31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

£225,000

Percentage change

31 Jan 2024 to 30 Jan 2025 vs 31 Jan 2025 to 30 Jan 2026

+9.8%

Data based on Land Registry Category A transactions (standard sales), excluding new build properties. Postcode sectors must have at least 20 transactions to generate an insight.

Rolling 12-Month Chart

Rolling 12-Month Sales

Each data point represents the previous 12 months of Land Registry transactions ending in that year. For example, the 2026 point represents Feb 2025 – Jan 2026.

Rolling 12-Month Chart

Rolling 12-Month Median Price

Each data point represents the previous 12 months of Land Registry transactions ending in that year. For example, the 2026 point represents Feb 2025 – Jan 2026.

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Sales per year

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Median price per year

Historical Data - Complete years only

Land Registry yearly summary

Year Sales Median price
1995 118 £41,500
1996 95 £44,000
1997 146 £43,975
1998 135 £48,000
1999 163 £50,000
2000 121 £52,500
2001 174 £52,250
2002 154 £63,475
2003 158 £93,750
2004 183 £107,000
2005 158 £116,750
2006 155 £125,000
2007 203 £130,000
2008 74 £125,500
2009 74 £124,750
2010 74 £136,750
2011 80 £128,000
2012 78 £125,000
2013 89 £122,000
2014 113 £125,000
2015 99 £145,000
2016 120 £137,750
2017 134 £155,750
2018 119 £135,000
2019 116 £153,500
2020 107 £162,500
2021 152 £173,250
2022 115 £195,000
2023 94 £180,000
2024 121 £200,000
2025 89 £225,000