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Wakefield East

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North west Wakefield. About 16,819 people in 5.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Wakefield East, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,683
661st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.7%
1,426th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Wakefield East compares

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

Wakefield EastMiddle
Population21 wards, Wakefield · 2021
Population: every ward in Wakefield21 areas from 14,259 to 18,860. The middle area is 17,083. Wakefield East is 15,683.
15,6834th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Wakefield · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wakefield21 areas from 82.4% to 99.5%. The middle area is 96.5%. Wakefield East is 93.3%.
93.3%4th lowest
Claimant rate21 wards, Wakefield · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wakefield21 areas from 1.9% to 7.9%. The middle area is 3.5%. Wakefield East is 7.9%.
7.9%highest
Aged 15 to 6421 wards, Wakefield · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Wakefield21 areas from 60.0% to 69.2%. The middle area is 62.7%. Wakefield East is 66.7%.
66.7%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Wakefield

These figures are published for the whole of Wakefield, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wakefield and not Wakefield East 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
Wakefield East in brief

Wakefield East had 15,683 usual residents at the census.

In Wakefield East, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wakefield East, 7.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.7% of residents in Wakefield East were aged 15 to 64 at the census.