WF1 1LJ

Wakefield North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wakefield
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 1LH 46 m
WF1 1AN 73 m
WF1 1LQ 73 m
WF1 1LR 77 m
WF1 1LE 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 1LJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 1
Latitude
53.680882
Longitude
-1.498523
British National Grid easting
433,221
British National Grid northing
420,606

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00180057
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 017F · E01034265
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 017 · E02002454

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Firth House, 15, George Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LJ 18 September 2025 £115,000
Firth House, 17, George Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LJ 12 October 2023 £113,000
Firth House, 5, George Street, Wakefield, WF1 1LJ 7 June 2022 £110,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
35
Secondary
6
  1. CAPA College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    268 m
  2. Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    742 m
  3. Wakefield Girls' High School

    Other independent school

    751 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,999
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,769
  • Shoplifting 879
  • Public order 626
  • Anti social behaviour 461
  • Other theft 421

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

13 female, 12 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
1.4
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

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF1 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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 straight-line

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    264 m

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    546 m

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.3 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.3 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    1.4 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.4 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    1.8 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.9 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.5 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.9 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.1 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.1 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Denby Dale Road

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Kirkgate M

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Westgate A

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Almshouse Lane Ridings

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Westgate B

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 017F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

785 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £113,000 from 3 recorded sales in WF1 1LJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. CAPA College is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,999 published events cover 12 months, averaging 583.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,769 events.

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