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Wakefield 037B

Neighbourhood

South west Wakefield. 1,619 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 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 037B is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
31.2
Joint 7,695th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,579
Joint 19,234th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wakefield 037B compares

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

Wakefield 037BMiddle
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 037B is 31.2.
31.2joint 80th 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 037B is 1,579.
1,579103rd 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 037B is 99.9%.
99.9%joint 27th 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 037B is 4.7%.
4.7%joint 56th highest

Is Wakefield 037B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wakefield 037B at a rate of 80.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 99.1 per 1,000 people across Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe.

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

In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wakefield 037B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (70), other crime (23) and anti-social behaviour (15).

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 037B 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 037B in brief

Wakefield 037B has a deprivation score of 31.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Wakefield 037B had 1,579 usual residents at the census.

In Wakefield 037B, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wakefield 037B, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.