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WF1 1EN

Wakefield West · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 1EW 54 m
WF1 1XP 99 m
WF2 9SR 114 m
WF2 9RY 116 m
WF1 1EL 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 1EN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 1
Latitude
53.680854
Longitude
-1.504897
British National Grid easting
432,800
British National Grid northing
420,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield West · E05016543
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00060011
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 028D · E01011907
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 028 · E02002465

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
38
Secondary
7

  1. CAPA College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    197 m

  2. Wakefield Lawefield Primary School

    Community school

    407 m

  3. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

    Further education

    637 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,319
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,945
  • Shoplifting 962
  • Public order 645
  • Anti social behaviour 471
  • Other theft 438

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.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    672 m

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    929 m

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    952 m

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.0 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    1.3 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.6 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.6 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.1 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.4 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.8 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.0 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Westgate C

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Westgate D

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Retail Parks J

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Retail Parks K

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Retail Parks G

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 028D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,645 of 33,755

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

59 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 7 secondary schools. CAPA College is the nearest published school at 197 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,319 published events cover 12 months, averaging 609.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,945 events.

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