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WF11

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Knottingley, Ferrybridge Hill and England Lane, in Wakefield and North Yorkshire.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WF11 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In WF11, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£190,000
304th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
17,819
1,159th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How WF11 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

WF11Middle
Median sale price17 postcode districts, WF · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in WF17 areas from £150,000 to £259,995. The middle area is £205,000. WF11 is £190,000.
£190,000joint 5th cheapest
Population17 postcode districts, WF · 2021
Population: every postcode district in WF17 areas from 12,728 to 53,646. The middle area is 34,538. WF11 is 17,819.
17,8193rd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage17 postcode districts, WF · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in WF17 areas from 88.2% to 99.0%. The middle area is 96.7%. WF11 is 93.0%.
93.0%3rd lowest
Claimant rate17 postcode districts, WF · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in WF17 areas from 2.4% to 8.5%. The middle area is 3.7%. WF11 is 3.9%.
3.9%7th highest

Is WF11 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WF11 at a rate of 126.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 111.9 per 1,000 people across WF.

In August 2026 alone, 207 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WF11.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (972), other crime (396) and anti-social behaviour (290).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WF11 was 152.9 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in WF11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WF11 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in WF11

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Selby 009A1,69751.7 per 1,000695.4%
Selby 009B1,81078.9 per 1,000393.9%
Wakefield 010A1,347163.4 per 1,000293.2%
Wakefield 010B1,390126.9 per 1,000296.7%
Wakefield 010C2,014174.5 per 1,000384.0%
Wakefield 010D1,41172.5 per 1,000398.3%
Wakefield 011A1,964151.1 per 1,000298.4%
Wakefield 011B1,527133.5 per 1,000284.2%
Wakefield 011C1,410118.7 per 1,000395.6%
Wakefield 011D1,493119.9 per 1,000287.2%
Wakefield 011E1,695187.9 per 1,000197.7%

MPs for WF11

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

Middle areas in WF113

Postcode sectors in WF113

Councils WF11 covers2

Towns in WF111

Postcode districts next to WF116

Nearest rail stations4

More in the WF postcode area2

WF11 in brief

WF11 is a postcode district covering Knottingley, Ferrybridge Hill and England Lane, in Wakefield and North Yorkshire.

About 18,651 people lived in WF11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £190,000 in 2025 across 284 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 126.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in WF11 was £190,000 in 2025.

WF11 had 17,819 usual residents at the census.

In WF11, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In WF11, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.