# WF11

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

WF11 is a postcode district covering Knottingley, Ferrybridge Hill and England Lane, in Wakefield and North Yorkshire. Median sale price £190,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WF11. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WF11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 98% of people in WF11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WF11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 284 homes were sold in WF11 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WF11) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WF11.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WF11) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WF11 had 17,819 usual residents at the census.

## How WF11 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WF11 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £190,000 | joint 5th cheapest | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2025 |
| Population | 17,819 | 3rd least populated | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 98% | 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.0% | 3rd lowest | 17 postcode districts, WF · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the WF postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in WF11

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Selby 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027891) | 1,697 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.4% |
| [Selby 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027892) | 1,810 | 78.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.9% |
| [Wakefield 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011805) | 1,347 | 163.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.2% |
| [Wakefield 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011807) | 1,390 | 126.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |
| [Wakefield 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011808) | 2,014 | 174.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 84.0% |
| [Wakefield 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011810) | 1,411 | 72.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.3% |
| [Wakefield 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011803) | 1,964 | 151.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Wakefield 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011804) | 1,527 | 133.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 84.2% |
| [Wakefield 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011806) | 1,410 | 118.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.6% |
| [Wakefield 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011809) | 1,493 | 119.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.2% |
| [Wakefield 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011811) | 1,695 | 187.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.7% |

## Your MP

- [Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pontefract-castleford-and-knottingley): Yvette Cooper (Labour), MP since July 2024. 76% of the people here.
- [Selby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/selby): Keir Mather (Labour), MP since July 2024. 24% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in WF11

[Ferrybridge & West Knottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/ferrybridge-and-west-knottingley), [Hambleton, Monk Fryston & Byram](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/hambleton-monk-fryston-and-byram), [Knottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/knottingley)

## Postcode sectors in WF11

[WF11 0 (180 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11-0), [WF11 8 (208 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11-8), [WF11 9 (156 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11-9)

## Councils WF11 covers

[Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield), [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire)

## Towns in WF11

[Knottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/knottingley)

## Postcode districts next to WF11

[DN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6), [DN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn14), [LS25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls25), [WF8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8), [WF10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf10), [YO8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Knottingley (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.2592,53.7065), [Pontefract Monkhill (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3037,53.6990), [Pontefract Baghill (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3034,53.6919), [Pontefract Tanshelf (5.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3189,53.6941)

## More in the WF postcode area

[All WF postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 98% of people in WF11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WF11, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WF11
- Postcode area: [WF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf)
- Constituency: [Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pontefract-castleford-and-knottingley)
- Council: [Wakefield †](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)
- Area: 43.29 km²
- People, mid-2024: 18,651*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 64

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LS25](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls25), [DN14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn14), [WF8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8), [DN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dn6), [WF10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf10), [YO8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo8)

## Latest updates for WF11

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WF11

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf11