# WF3

Postcode district covering Stanley and East Ardsley, in Leeds and Wakefield.

WF3 is a postcode district covering Stanley and East Ardsley, in Leeds and Wakefield. Median sale price £259,995 in 2025. Recorded crime 65.2 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code WF3. 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 WF3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £259,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF3 was £259,995 in 2025. Joint 827th 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/wf3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 34,538** (2021). WF3 had 34,538 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 676th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf3#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WF3 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/wf3#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.8%** (January 2026). In WF3, 98.8% 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/wf3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WF3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in WF3 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=WF3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 715 homes were sold in WF3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WF3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WF3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WF3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WF3 had 34,538 usual residents at the census.

## How WF3 compares

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

| Measure | WF3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £259,995 | most expensive | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2025 |
| Population | 34,538 | 9th most populated | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, WF · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.8% | 2nd highest | 17 postcode districts, WF · Jan 2026 |

## Is WF3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WF3 at a rate of 65.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.9 per 1,000 people across the WF postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 199 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WF3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,099), other crime (449) and anti-social behaviour (248).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WF3 was 71.7 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 WF3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WF3 has no single figure. Of its 22 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in WF3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leeds 105D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011500) | 1,577 | 57.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.2% |
| [Leeds 105F](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01032496) | 2,200 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| [Leeds 105I](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01035052) | 1,453 | 76.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 105J](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01035053) | 1,733 | 66.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 106D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011548) | 1,507 | 86.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.2% |
| [Leeds 106E](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011550) | 1,354 | 55.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 107A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011537) | 2,046 | 91.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Leeds 107B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011538) | 1,584 | 126.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Leeds 107C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011551) | 1,754 | 42.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.2% |
| [Leeds 107D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011552) | 1,523 | 122.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 108A](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011535) | 1,714 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Leeds 108B](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011536) | 1,653 | 71.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.0% |
| [Leeds 108C](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011549) | 1,428 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Leeds 108D](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/neighbourhood/e01011553) | 1,380 | 65.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Wakefield 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011873) | 2,082 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.8% |
| [Wakefield 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011877) | 1,349 | 40.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.9% |
| [Wakefield 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011894) | 1,298 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Wakefield 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011875) | 1,441 | 81.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.3% |
| [Wakefield 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011876) | 2,404 | 73.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.1% |
| [Wakefield 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011878) | 1,508 | 30.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Wakefield 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011880) | 1,574 | 94.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.9% |
| [Wakefield 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/neighbourhood/e01011893) | 1,479 | 44.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.9% |

## Your MP

- [Leeds South West and Morley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south-west-and-morley): Mark Sewards (Labour), MP since July 2024. 65% of the people here.
- [Wakefield and Rothwell](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wakefield-and-rothwell): Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 35% of the people here.
- [Dewsbury and Batley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dewsbury-and-batley): Iqbal Mohamed (Independent), MP since July 2024. 0.1% 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 WF3

[Outwood East](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/outwood-east), [Robin Hood, Lofthouse & Middleton Lane](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/robin-hood-lofthouse-and-middleton-lane), [Stanley, Moorhouse & Bottomboat](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield/stanley-moorhouse-and-bottomboat), [Tingley East & East Ardsley](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/tingley-east-and-east-ardsley), [Tingley West & West Ardsley](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds/tingley-west-and-west-ardsley)

## Postcode sectors in WF3

[WF3 1 (292 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf3-1), [WF3 2 (166 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf3-2), [WF3 3 (277 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf3-3), [WF3 4 (228 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf3-4)

## Councils WF3 covers

[Leeds](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds), [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)

## Towns in WF3

[East Ardsley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/east-ardsley), [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wakefield)

## Postcode districts next to WF3

[LS10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls10), [LS26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls26), [LS27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls27), [WF1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf1), [WF2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf2), [WF5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf5), [WF6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf6), [WF12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf12)

## Nearest rail stations

[Outwood (3.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5104,53.7153), [Morley (3.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5910,53.7499), [Batley (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.6229,53.7099), [Cottingley (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5877,53.7678)

## 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)

## WF3 in brief

WF3 is a postcode district covering Stanley and East Ardsley, in Leeds and Wakefield.
About 36,321 people lived in WF3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £259,995 in 2025 across 715 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 65.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WF3 was £259,995 in 2025.
WF3 had 34,538 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in WF3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WF3, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WF3
- Postcode area: [WF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf)
- Constituency: [Leeds South West and Morley †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/leeds-south-west-and-morley)
- Council: [Leeds †](https://openindex.co.uk/leeds)
- Area: 31.48 km²
- People, mid-2024: 36,321*
- Neighbourhoods: 22
- Output areas: 111

* 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

[WF1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf1), [LS26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls26), [WF6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf6), [LS10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls10), [WF12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf12), [LS27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ls27)

## Latest updates for WF3

- 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/WF3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf3#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf3