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Wakefield 026C

Neighbourhood

West Wakefield. 1,834 people in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wakefield 026C is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
51.8
2,058th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,721
12,669th highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wakefield 026C compares

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

Wakefield 026CMiddle
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 026C is 51.8.
51.819th most deprived
Population215 neighbourhoods, Wakefield · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wakefield215 areas from 1,184 to 2,868. The middle area is 1,566. Wakefield 026C is 1,721.
1,72156th highest
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 026C is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest
Claimant rate215 neighbourhoods, Wakefield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Wakefield215 areas from 0.7% to 15.3%. The middle area is 3.4%. Wakefield 026C is 6.4%.
6.4%joint 26th highest

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 026C 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
Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%
17.2%
50th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wakefield 026C in brief

Wakefield 026C has a deprivation score of 51.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Wakefield 026C had 1,721 usual residents at the census.

In Wakefield 026C, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wakefield 026C, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.