WF1 3EF

Stanley & Outwood East · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Wakefield
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 3EG 85 m
WF1 3EE 118 m
WF1 3EQ 130 m
WF1 3TZ 134 m
WF1 3EH 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 3EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 3
Latitude
53.710667
Longitude
-1.491807
British National Grid easting
433,641
British National Grid northing
423,923

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
E00059959
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 006D · E01011895
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 006 · E02002443

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Mountbatten Grove, Wakefield, WF1 3EF 14 October 2022 £97,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
55
Primary
37
Secondary
6
  1. Rooks Nest Academy

    Academy converter

    422 m
  2. Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate

    Academy converter

    674 m
  3. Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane

    Academy converter

    857 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,214
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 605
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Public order 102
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Vehicle crime 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.1
WF1 3 residents
8,882

Age bands in WF1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,354 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

951 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

2,319 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,187 residents

Age 65 and over
16.8%

1,380 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF1 3 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
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

15

within 5 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    1.1 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    1.4 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

    2 CHURCH FARM CLOSE, LEEDS ROAD, LOFTHOUSE, WAKEFIELD, WF3 3SA

    ODS code B86020

    2.1 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    2.2 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.5 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    3.1 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.3 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    3.4 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    3.6 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    3.9 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    4.5 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    4.8 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.8 km

  • LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE, BRADFORD ROAD, TINGLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 1RQ

    ODS code B86064

    4.8 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mountbatten Grove

    BCT · Outwood

    0.0 miles
  • Mountbatten Grove

    BCT · Outwood

    0.0 miles
  • Rooks Nest Road Broadmeadows

    BCT · Stanley

    0.1 miles
  • Rooks Nest Road Broadmeadows

    BCT · Stanley

    0.1 miles
  • Rooks Nest Rd Coach Road

    BCT · Outwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 006D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,759 of 33,755

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

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 £97,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF1 3EF. 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 6 secondary schools. Rooks Nest Academy is the nearest published school at 422 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,214 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 605 events.

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