WF1 3ES

Stanley & Outwood East · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 3HA 57 m
WF1 3ET 83 m
WF1 3ER 90 m
WF1 3EU 96 m
WF1 2LT 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 3ES
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 3
Latitude
53.712517
Longitude
-1.497633
British National Grid easting
433,255
British National Grid northing
424,126

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
E00059961
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 006D · E01011895
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 006 · E02002443

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Bevin Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 3ES 24 November 2023 £157,000
18, Bevin Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 3ES 16 June 2023 £185,450
14, Bevin Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 3ES 16 December 2021 £175,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
38
Secondary
6
  1. Rooks Nest Academy

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    372 m
  2. Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane

    Academy converter

    551 m
  3. Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate

    Academy converter

    637 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,098
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 534
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Public order 85
  • Vehicle crime 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

32 female, 31 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.7% 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
84.6%

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

14

within 5 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    983 m

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    1.4 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    1.9 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

    2.9 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.3 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    3.4 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    3.6 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

    4.3 km

  • LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86064

    4.4 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    4.7 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    4.8 km

  • LINGWELL CROFT SURGERY

    16 SHELLDRAKE DRIVE, MIDDLETON, LEEDS, LS10 3NB

    ODS code B86042

    4.8 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

  • Broadmeadows

    BCT · Outwood

    0.1 miles
  • Meadow Garth

    BCT · Lofthouse Gate

    0.1 miles
  • Meadow Garth

    BCT · Lofthouse Gate

    0.1 miles
  • Broadmeadows

    BCT · Outwood

    0.1 miles
  • Outwood Church

    BCT · Outwood

    0.1 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 £175,000 from 3 recorded sales in WF1 3ES. 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 38 primary and 6 secondary schools. Rooks Nest Academy is the nearest published school at 372 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,098 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 534 events.

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