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Wakefield 040C

Neighbourhood

South Wakefield. 1,814 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.7 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wakefield 040C is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
33.5
Joint 6,736th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£210,000
Joint 7,374th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,751
Joint 11,531st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Wakefield 040C compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Wakefield 040CMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only215 neighbourhoods, Wakefield · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Wakefield215 areas from 2.9 to 72.5. The middle area is 25.0. Wakefield 040C is 33.5.
33.572nd most deprived
Median sale price196 neighbourhoods, Wakefield · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Wakefield196 areas from £69,500 to £479,058. The middle area is £200,000. Wakefield 040C is £210,000.
£210,000joint 83rd most expensive
Population215 neighbourhoods, Wakefield · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wakefield215 areas from 1,184 to 2,868. The middle area is 1,566. Wakefield 040C is 1,751.
1,75150th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage215 neighbourhoods, Wakefield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Wakefield215 areas from 47.5% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.6%. Wakefield 040C is 98.1%.
98.1%joint 94th lowest

Is Wakefield 040C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wakefield 040C at a rate of 91.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.7 per 1,000 people across Ryhill & South Hiendley.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wakefield 040C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (60), violence and sexual offences (48) and other crime (26).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Wakefield

These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Wakefield and not Wakefield 040C alone. See Wakefield

Average house price
£199,283
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,400
41st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 78th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
369,450
Up 0.7% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Wakefield 040C in brief

Wakefield 040C has a deprivation score of 33.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 040C was £210,000 in 2025.

Wakefield 040C had 1,751 usual residents at the census.

In Wakefield 040C, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.