# WF11 8QH: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF11 8QH 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 WF11 8QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11) › [WF11 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11-8)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 8% on July. Wakefield 011B: 134 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH
- **Knottingley, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH
- **No property in WF11 8QH 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=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 011B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF11 8QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WF11 8QH**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH
- **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=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH
- **16.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Willow Green Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-green-academy-e138401) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Balance Alternative Provision](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balance-alternative-provision-e150171) | Special | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Vale Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-vale-primary-academy-e138332) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Simpson's Lane Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/simpsons-lane-academy-e138535) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Orchard Head Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-orchard-head-primary-school-e139503) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brotherton-and-byram-community-primary-academy-e141393) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-and-st-michaels-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e141594) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cherry Tree Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-tree-academy-e144400) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2024 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £137,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2023 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY FERRYBRIDGE (840 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 011B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.9** (2025). Wakefield 011B has a deprivation score of 34.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,188th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £164,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 011B was £164,000 in 2025. Joint 3,384th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,527** (2021). Wakefield 011B had 1,527 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,048th 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: 84.2%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 011B, 84.2% 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.

## WF11 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF11 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: 17,819** (2021). WF11 had 17,819 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,159th least 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: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in WF11 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In WF11, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)
- Centre: 53.7081, -1.2777

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=-1.2777,53.7081,WF118QH

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