# WF7 7NX: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF7 7NX 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 WF7 7NX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf7) › [WF7 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf7-7)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Wakefield 034A: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX
- **Featherstone, 3.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX
- **No property in WF7 7NX 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=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 034A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF7 7NX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WF7 7NX**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ackworth School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ackworth-school-e108300) | Independent | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ackworth-howard-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-junior-and-infant-school-e130977) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ackworth Mill Dam School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ackworth-mill-dam-school-e144563) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-primary-academy-bell-lane-e145941) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakfield Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-park-school-e133719) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| December 2023 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| February 2026 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| August 2025 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 380 m |
| June 2025 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 410 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: COLLEGE LANE SURGERY (880 m)
- Pharmacies: LO'S PHARMACY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Ackworth (850 m, Spar)

## 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 034A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.9** (2025). Wakefield 034A has a deprivation score of 8.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,365th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 034A was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 14,683rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,814** (2021). Wakefield 034A had 1,814 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,459th 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: 92.5%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 034A, 92.5% 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.

## WF7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £205,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF7 was £205,000 in 2025. Joint 421st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,596** (2021). WF7 had 22,596 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,311th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WF7 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In WF7, 96.7% 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: 53.6523, -1.3335

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=-1.3335,53.6523,WF77NX

## How to cite

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