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WF1 1AR

Wakefield North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wakefield North
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 1NX 5 m
WF1 1UY 21 m
WF1 1PA 28 m
WF1 1UQ 34 m
WF1 1JX 43 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 1AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 1
Latitude
53.682648
Longitude
-1.499668
British National Grid easting
433,144
British National Grid northing
420,802

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield North · E05016540
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00060121
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 019A · E01011920
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 019 · E02002456

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. CAPA College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    202 m

  2. Wakefield Girls' High School

    Other independent school

    542 m

  3. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

    Further education

    598 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,932
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,770
  • Shoplifting 879
  • Public order 620
  • Anti social behaviour 452
  • Other theft 423

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF1 1 residents
1,838

Age bands in WF1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.2%

143 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

195 residents

Age 25 to 44
39.6%

616 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

381 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

220 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Gigabit-capable
92.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
92.3%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    437 m

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    586 m

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    1.2 km

  • HOMESTEAD

    HOMESTEAD MEDICAL CENTRE, HOMESTEAD DRIVE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 9PE

    ODS code B87022

    1.3 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.3 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELLE ISLE HEALTH PARK, PORTOBELLO ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 5PN

    ODS code B87012

    1.5 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    1.7 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

    GEORGE-A-GREEN COURT, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8FE

    ODS code B87008

    2.0 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.3 km

  • STANLEY

    STANLEY HEALTH CENTRE, LAKE LOCK ROAD, STANLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 4HS

    ODS code B87019

    3.8 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.2 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.3 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Westgate A

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Westgate F

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Westgate E

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Westgate B

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • N2 Northgate

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 019A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,499 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. CAPA College is the nearest published school at 202 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

6,932 published events cover 12 months, averaging 577.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,770 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.