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Wakefield 038A

Neighbourhood

West Wakefield. 2,075 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 19 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 038A is in decile 8.

Deprivation score
9.1
Joint 7,611th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£280,000
Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,033
Joint 4,805th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Wakefield 038A compares

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

Wakefield 038AMiddle
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 038A is 9.1.
9.1joint 31st least 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 038A is £280,000.
£280,000joint 19th 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 038A is 2,033.
2,03323rd 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 038A is 93.8%.
93.8%39th lowest

Is Wakefield 038A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wakefield 038A at a rate of 59.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 48.7 per 1,000 people across Walton, Woolley & Bretton.

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

In August 2026 alone, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wakefield 038A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (33), other crime (32) and violence and sexual offences (20).

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 038A 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 038A in brief

Wakefield 038A has a deprivation score of 9.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 038A was £280,000 in 2025.

Wakefield 038A had 2,033 usual residents at the census.

In Wakefield 038A, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.