# WF9 3SQ: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF9 3SQ 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 WF9 3SQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9) › [WF9 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf9-3)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Wakefield 043C: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ
- **Moorthorpe, 350 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ
- **No property in WF9 3SQ 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=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 043C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF9 3SQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WF9 3SQ**: Road 53 dB, rail 48 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ
- **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=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorthorpe-primary-school-with-inclusion-resource-e130863) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-moorthorpe-e140558) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Northfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-northfield-primary-school-e150309) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2022, before the school changed | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-elmsall-carlton-junior-and-infant-school-e130866) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Minsthorpe Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/minsthorpe-community-college-e137011) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Ash Grove Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ash-grove-primary-academy-e146666) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Kirkby Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-kirkby-academy-e143381) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-kirkby-common-road-infant-and-nursery-school-e130864) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £228,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £205,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2024 | £120,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £162,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2025 | £162,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Moorthorpe (350 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PARK GREEN SURGERY (860 m); LANGTHWAITE SURGERY (860 m); WHITE ROSE SURGERY (980 m)
- Pharmacies: SOUTH KIRKBY PHARMACY (860 m); WHITE ROSE PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC (860 m); CHURCHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Barnsley Road (900 m, Aldi); Asda Moorthorpe Supermarket (910 m, Asda)

## 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 043C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.3** (2025). Wakefield 043C has a deprivation score of 21.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,633rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 043C was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 5,145th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,345** (2021). Wakefield 043C had 1,345 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,994th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 043C, 100.0% 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.

## WF9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF9 was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 211th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,468** (2021). WF9 had 41,468 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 406th 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 WF9 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In WF9, 96.6% 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: 53.5976, -1.3080

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=-1.3080,53.5976,WF93SQ

## How to cite

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