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WF1 1ZY

Wakefield Rural · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wakefield Rural
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 4SH 15 m
WF4 4NJ 63 m
WF4 4ST 66 m
WF4 4SR 88 m
WF4 4NL 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 1ZY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 1
Latitude
53.641596
Longitude
-1.580987
British National Grid easting
427,800
British National Grid northing
416,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield Rural · E05016541
Parish or community
E04000241
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00060196
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 035B · E01011931
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 035 · E02002472

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    834 m

  2. Denby Grange School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

  3. Middlestown Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
175
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 89
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Public order 15
  • Vehicle crime 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 11

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • MIDDLESTOWN

    MIDDLESTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, NEW ROAD, MIDDLESTOWN, WAKEFIELD, WF4 4PA

    ODS code B87001

    1.6 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    2.9 km

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    3.8 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    4.4 km

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 SLAITHWAITE ROAD, THORNHILL LEES, DEWSBURY, WF12 9DW

    ODS code B85606

    4.8 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Netheron Highfield Road

    BCT · Netherton

    0.1 miles

  • Netherton Highfield Road

    BCT · Netherton

    0.1 miles

  • Highfield Rd Upper Lane

    BCT · Netherton

    0.1 miles

  • Coxley View

    BCT · Netherton

    0.1 miles

  • Coxley View

    BCT · Netherton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 035B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,071 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 834 m.

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

Recorded crime

175 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 89 events.

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