Wakefield area guides
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Situated by the banks of the River Calder in the county of West Yorkshire, England, Wakefield is a thriving city neighboured by Leeds about eight miles to the north. Home to a population of 315,172 [1] people, Wakefield is also known as the â~@~XMerrie Cityâ~@~Y â~@~S a name it was given back in the middle ages. Housing in Wakefield is inexpensive, with property prices consistently below the national average. Wakefieldâs prime industries are manufacturing, retail and finance. The unemployment rate is about the same as the UK average at 3.5 per cent [2] .
Wakefield experiences a fairly standard UK climate, with summer highs averaging at 21ðC and summer lows averaging at 13ðC. Winter highs average at 8ðC and winter lows average at 3ðC. With an average annual rainfall of millimetres, Wakefieldâ~@~Ys wettest month is December and the driest is Marc [3] .
The city of Wakefield is serviced by both buses and trains. There are two main railway stations in the city centre â~@~S Wakefield Westgate and Wakefield Kirkgate. Wakefield Westgate caters to local destinations such as Leeds as well as further locations such as London, while Wakefield Kirkgate mainly services nearby cities and towns. Wakefield currently benefits from a free city centre bus network called zero-fare.
Wakefield Property Market
Property prices in Wakefield are lower than the national average and generally inexpensive compared to other UK locations. The overall average house price in Wakefield is ã139,438 and average prices by building type are ã2,291 (detached house), ã132,509 (semi-detached house), ã109,423 (terraced house) and ã110,789 (flat/apartme [4] .
Semi-detached houses are the most abundant in Wakefield, comprising about 43 per cent of the total housing stock. This is followed by terraced houses, detached houses and then flats. About 65 per cent of properties in Wakefield are owner occupied [5] . Some of the cityâ~@~Ys most elite properties are located on Richmond Road and Pavilion Way, while the least expensive can be found on Park Lodge Grove and Dunbar Street
Wakefield is popular and inexpensive for workers who commute to Leeds on a daily basis. It is also home base for the 13,000 [6] students that attend Wakefield College, thus ensuring a strong property rental market. For these reasons it is a favourite with investors too.