# S75 5QR: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

S75 5QR is a postcode in Wakefield.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wakefield. Open the map at S75 5QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [S75](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s75) › [S75 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/s75-5)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. Wakefield 038A: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR
- **Darton, 990 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR
- **No property in S75 5QR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 038A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at S75 5QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at S75 5QR**: Road 57 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Darton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darton-primary-school-e140602) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kexborough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kexborough-primary-school-e143556) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Darton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darton-academy-e146320) | Secondary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 50.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £290,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £455,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| March 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £450,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2023 | £262,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| January 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £235,995 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Darton (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,347** (July 2026). Wakefield’s average house price was £199,347 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,400** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wakefield earned a median of £34,400 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 41st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Wakefield costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.2** (2025). Wakefield has a deprivation score of 27.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 59th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wakefield 038A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.1** (2025). Wakefield 038A has a deprivation score of 9.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,611th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 038A was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,033** (2021). Wakefield 038A had 2,033 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,805th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.8%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 038A, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## S75 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in S75 was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 601st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,795** (2021). S75 had 44,795 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 313th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in S75 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.2%** (January 2026). In S75, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)
- Centre: 53.5971, -1.5349

Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Ossett and Denby Dale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ossett-and-denby-dale): Jade Botterill (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.5349,53.5971,S755QR

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