# WF10 3JL: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF10 3JL 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 WF10 3JL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf10) › [WF10 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf10-3)

## Around this postcode

- **56 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 4% on July. Wakefield 003D: 174 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL
- **Glasshoughton, 2.3 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL
- **No property in WF10 3JL 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=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF10 3JL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WF10 3JL**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Airedale Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/airedale-junior-academy-e141409) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Airedale Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/airedale-infant-academy-e141522) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Townville Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/townville-academy-e150627) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Airedale Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/airedale-academy-e136613) | Secondary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairburn-view-primary-school-castleford-e141961) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oyster Park Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oyster-park-primary-academy-e141144) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glasshoughton Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glasshoughton-infant-academy-e140312) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Castleford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castleford-academy-e136633) | Secondary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 46.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £131,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £197,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| January 2024 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £99,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £68,800 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2023 | £136,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2024 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2025 | £124,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: AIREDALE PHARMACY THE SQUARE (160 m)
- Dental practices: AIREDALE DENTAL PRACTICE (160 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Castleford Fryston Rd Express (190 m, Tesco); Asda Holywell Lane Express (670 m, Asda)

## 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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 66.4** (2025). Wakefield 003D has a deprivation score of 66.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 485th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,640** (2021). Wakefield 003D had 1,640 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,197th 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 003D, 99.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.4%** (August 2026). In Wakefield 003D, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WF10 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF10 was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,717** (2021). WF10 had 51,717 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 175th 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: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in WF10 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In WF10, 97.3% 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: 53.7231, -1.3169

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

## Your MP

- [Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pontefract-castleford-and-knottingley): Yvette Cooper (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=-1.3169,53.7231,WF103JL

## How to cite

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