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WF5 8

Postcode sector

195 live postcodes, all 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 WF5 8 for neighbourhoods and points. Open the map at WF5 8

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

72 of Wakefield’s 215 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Wakefield, the council that holds 100% of WF5 8

Average house price
£199,347
Up 4.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,400
41st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
27.2
59th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only

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Postcodes in WF5 8