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West Yorkshire house prices

Average sold prices for West Yorkshire, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price
£210,526
Annual change
+4.2%
Homes sold, March 2026
1,747
England average
£292,095

The average property in West Yorkshire sold for £210,526 in May 2026, up 4.2% on the year. That is about 28% below the England average of £292,095. 1,747 homes sold in West Yorkshire in March 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to May 2026, the average price in West Yorkshire rose 6%, peaking at £210,879 in April 2026.

£210,879 £199,218
June 2025May 2026

Peak £210,879 in April 2026.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in West Yorkshire at £367,761, 184% above flat or maisonette at £129,719. Every type is up on the year bar Flat or maisonette, which is broadly flat.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£367,761+3.5%
Semi-detached£229,267+5%
Terraced£172,059+4.6%
Flat or maisonette£129,719Broadly flat

By buyer status

First-time buyers in West Yorkshire paid £64,360 less than people who already owned, a gap of 35%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£185,560+4.4%
Former owner-occupier£249,920+3.9%

By funding status

Cash buyers in West Yorkshire paid 8% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 24% of the sales counted in March 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, May 2026. Sales volumes are for March 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£198,112+3.8%173
Mortgage£215,231+4.3%549

By property status

New builds in West Yorkshire sold for 54% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, March 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£319,152+5.6%
Existing property£206,741+2.8%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
MonthAverage priceAnnual changeSales
May 2026£210,526+4.2%n/a
April 2026£210,879+4%n/a
March 2026£210,296+3%1,747
February 2026£209,916+4.1%1,739
January 2026£210,013+4.4%1,627
December 2025£209,601+4.2%2,267
November 2025£208,939+4.3%2,335
October 2025£207,395+3.4%2,754
September 2025£206,500+3.2%2,502
August 2025£204,596+2.6%2,747
July 2025£202,649+3.5%2,763
June 2025£199,218+3.6%2,545
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Figures for a county are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.