WF8 1SF
PostcodeA postcode in Wakefield 003B, Airedale & Ferry Fryston ward, Wakefield.
This report describes the area around WF8 1SF, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around WF8 1SF
- 1 crime within 500 mAugust, down 75% on JulyWakefield 003B: 36 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Pontefract Monkhill, 1.4 kmAbout 17 minutes on footExact point
- No schools within 800 mNearest is 830 m awayExact point
- No property in WF8 1SF listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 30%This neighbourhood, Wakefield 003BNeighbourhood
- £199,347 average priceFor the whole of Wakefield, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 2 km awayPostcode
- No supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 1.2 km awayExact point
- No gigabit broadband at WF8 1SFSuperfast for 33.3%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Loud road and rail noise at WF8 1SFRoad 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 61% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near WF8 1SF
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Ark Orchard Head Primary School Primary. 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 830 m 10 minutes on foot | Improved significantly, March 2025 |
| Airedale Academy Secondary. Attainment 8 of 39.4 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Requires improvement (overall), January 2024 |
| Airedale Junior Academy Primary. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.4 km 17 minutes on foot | School remains Good, April 2023 |
| Airedale Infant Academy Primary | 1.4 km 17 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, June 2025 |
| Townville Academy Primary | 1.4 km 17 minutes on foot | Requires improvement (overall), January 2023, before the school changed |
| Willow Green Academy Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.7 km 21 minutes on foot | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023 |
| Oyster Park Primary Academy Primary. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.8 km 22 minutes on foot | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met |
| Fairburn View Primary School, Castleford Primary. 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.8 km 22 minutes on foot | Good (overall), December 2023 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near WF8 1SF
Latest sale at each postcode- £225,000Fitzgerald Close, WF10 3PUMarch 2026, detached, established, freehold260 m
- £270,000Elm Gardens, WF10 3RBAugust 2024, detached, established, freehold310 m
- £190,000Kingsley Drive, WF10 3PSJanuary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold330 m
- £315,000Willow Gardens, WF10 3SJJune 2023, detached, established, freehold350 m
- £365,000Beech Crescent, WF10 3RJFebruary 2026, detached, established, freehold360 m
- £185,000Shakespeare Crescent, WF10 3HEFebruary 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold370 m
- £193,000Bronte Rise, WF10 3TUJune 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold380 m
- £162,000Beech Crescent, WF10 3RNAugust 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold390 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
The neighbourhood: Wakefield 003B
Everything about Wakefield 003BThe postcode district: WF8
Everything about WF8Your MP
- Yvette CooperLabourMP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.