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Wakefield

Who runs the council
REF
held since 2026 · Open Council Data UK
Crime
8,955
offences, 3 months to 2026-03 · Home Office
The average home
£198,519
at 2026-06 · HM Land Registry
Median weekly pay
£595
2025 · ONS ASHE
People
369,450
mid-2024 estimate · ONS

The record

The average home here (£198,519) costs the equivalent of 6.4 years of the area's median pay (£595 a week, 2025). The two figures are shown together; no cause is implied.

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