# WF4 3DF: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF4 3DF 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 3DF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf4) › [WF4 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf4-3)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Wakefield 036A: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF
- **Sandal and Agbrigg, 4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF
- **No property in WF4 3DF 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=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 036A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF4 3DF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WF4 3DF**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF
- **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=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crigglestone-mackie-hill-junior-and-infant-school-e108211) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crigglestone-st-james-cofe-primary-academy-e138293) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crigglestone Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crigglestone-nursery-school-e108137) | Nursery | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Hendal Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hendal-primary-school-e108218) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Horbury Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horbury-primary-academy-e143811) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crigglestone-dane-royd-junior-and-infant-school-e108212) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/camphill-wakefield-pennine-camphill-community-ltd-e131958) | Special | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £272,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2023 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £217,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2024 | £265,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| October 2024 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Crigglestone Express (540 m, Tesco)

## 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 036A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.6** (2025). Wakefield 036A has a deprivation score of 7.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,768th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £226,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 036A was £226,250 in 2025. Joint 9,162nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,167** (2021). Wakefield 036A had 2,167 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,171st 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 036A, 99.9% 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.

## 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: 53.6449, -1.5347

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

## Your MP

- [Ossett and Denby Dale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ossett-and-denby-dale): Jade Botterill (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=-1.5347,53.6449,WF43DF

## How to cite

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