# WF1 3PZ: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF1 3PZ 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 WF1 3PZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf1) › [WF1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **46 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 48% on July. Wakefield 019B: 147 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ
- **Wakefield Westgate, 630 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ
- **No property in WF1 3PZ 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=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 019B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF1 3PZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ
- **Low road and rail noise at WF1 3PZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ
- **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=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-elizabeths-school-wakefield-e108306) | Independent | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wakefield-st-johns-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-junior-and-infant-school-e108255) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heart of Yorkshire Education Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heart-of-yorkshire-education-group-e130549) | Sixth form and further education | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [CAPA College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/capa-college-e145869) | Sixth form and further education | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Austin's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-austins-catholic-primary-school-e142155) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wakefield-pinders-primary-jin-school-e108210) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wakefield Lawefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wakefield-lawefield-primary-school-e131734) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newton Hill Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-hill-community-school-e108164) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2023 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2024 | £123,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2026 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £279,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £475,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wakefield Westgate (630 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY (460 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (460 m); BOOTS (870 m)
- Dental practices: SMILE DESIGN STUDIO (190 m); NEWSTEAD HOUSE (DENTAL SURGERY) (260 m); NIGHT DENTAL LIMITED (260 m); POLDENT DENTAL CARE (400 m); TRINITY HOUSE ORTHODONTICS (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Wentworth Street (150 m, Spar); Asda Living Wakefield (700 m, Asda); Spar Snowhill (790 m, Spar); Sainsburys Wakefield Marsh Way (820 m, Sainsburys); M&S Wakefield (870 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 019B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.0** (2025). Wakefield 019B has a deprivation score of 8.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,227th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 019B was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,654** (2021). Wakefield 019B had 1,654 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,506th 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 019B, 93.0% 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.

## WF1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF1 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,931** (2021). WF1 had 39,931 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 461st 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 WF1 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: 90.4%** (January 2026). In WF1, 90.4% 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: 53.6886, -1.5041

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

## Your MP

- [Wakefield and Rothwell](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wakefield-and-rothwell): Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op)), 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=-1.5041,53.6886,WF13PZ

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