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Ferry Fryston

Middle area

North east Wakefield. 9,217 people in 4.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Ferry Fryston’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£160,000
646th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,951
2,176th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Ferry Fryston compares

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Ferry FrystonMiddle
Median sale price45 middle areas, Wakefield · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wakefield45 areas from £147,500 to £362,500. The middle area is £198,750. Ferry Fryston is £160,000.
£160,0004th lowest
Population45 middle areas, Wakefield · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wakefield45 areas from 5,499 to 11,902. The middle area is 7,901. Ferry Fryston is 8,951.
8,95114th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage45 middle areas, Wakefield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wakefield45 areas from 70.3% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.0%. Ferry Fryston is 99.5%.
99.5%joint 4th highest
Claimant rate45 middle areas, Wakefield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Wakefield45 areas from 1.3% to 8.2%. The middle area is 3.4%. Ferry Fryston is 4.6%.
4.6%10th highest

Figures for the whole of Wakefield

These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wakefield and not Ferry Fryston alone. See Wakefield

Average house price
£199,347
Up 4.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,400
41st lowest 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
Ferry Fryston in brief

The median price paid for a home in Ferry Fryston was £160,000 in 2025.

Ferry Fryston had 8,951 usual residents at the census.

In Ferry Fryston, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Ferry Fryston, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.