# WF1 4GX: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF1 4GX 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 4GX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf1) › [WF1 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf1-4)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Wakefield 007B: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX
- **Wakefield Kirkgate, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX
- **No property in WF1 4GX 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=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX
- **97% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX
- **Low road and rail noise at WF1 4GX**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX
- **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=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX
- **12.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Outwood Academy City Fields](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-academy-city-fields-e136394) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ivy Lane School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ivy-lane-school-e148241) | Special | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-primary-academy-park-hill-e145939) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meadowcroft School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowcroft-school-e135216) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-primary-academy-greenhill-e149332) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 57% 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Austin's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-austins-catholic-primary-school-e142155) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stanley-grove-primary-and-nursery-academy-e149869) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2020 | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £329,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £388,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £434,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £159,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £427,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE (470 m)
- Pharmacies: DOOR 2 DOOR PHARMACY (470 m); EASTMOOR ONLINE PHARMACY (470 m)

## 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). Wakefield 007B has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,496th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £316,248** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 007B was £316,248 in 2025. 14,255th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,404** (2021). Wakefield 007B had 2,404 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,447th 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 007B, 98.1% 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: 53.6927, -1.4714

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.4714,53.6927,WF14GX

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