# WF4 1LW: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF4 1LW 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 WF4 1LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf4) › [WF4 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf4-1)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Wakefield 032C: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW
- **Streethouse, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW
- **No property in WF4 1LW 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=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 032C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW
- **80% can get gigabit broadband at WF4 1LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WF4 1LW**: Road 61 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Enrich Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/enrich-academy-e149408) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement | – |
| [Crofton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crofton-junior-school-e108141) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shay-lane-primary-j-and-i-school-e130375) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crofton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crofton-academy-e137001) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Crofton Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crofton-infant-school-e142493) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |
| [Sharlston Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sharlston-community-school-e143003) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hammer Lane Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hammer-lane-academy-e152331) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/streethouse-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e108195) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £169,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| October 2025 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| October 2025 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| January 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| May 2023 | £186,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 510 m |
| August 2024 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 540 m |
| March 2024 | £265,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 580 m |
| February 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC (910 m)
- Pharmacies: SHARLSTON PHARMACY (790 m)
- Dental practices: R S NICHOLSON'S DENTAL SURGERY (900 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 032C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.7** (2025). Wakefield 032C has a deprivation score of 7.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,886th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 032C was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 11,433rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,423** (2021). Wakefield 032C had 1,423 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,254th least 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 032C, 99.1% 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.

## WF4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £222,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF4 was £222,500 in 2025. Joint 551st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,321** (2021). WF4 had 44,321 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 329th 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in WF4 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In WF4, 95.9% 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: 53.6646, -1.4247

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

## Your MP

- [Normanton and Hemsworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/normanton-and-hemsworth): Jon Trickett (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=-1.4247,53.6646,WF41LW

## How to cite

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