WF1 3QE

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 3PZ 17 m
WF1 3PY 22 m
WF1 3UH 43 m
WF1 2RX 44 m
WF1 3QA 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 3QE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 3
Latitude
53.688500
Longitude
-1.504005
British National Grid easting
432,853
British National Grid northing
421,451

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
E00060144
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 019B · E01011923
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 019 · E02002456

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Portland Gate, Wakefield, WF1 3QE 19 February 2024 £123,000
5, Portland Gate, Wakefield, WF1 3QE 1 May 2020 £125,000
7, Portland Gate, Wakefield, WF1 3QE 15 February 2019 £105,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
33
Secondary
7
  1. Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    135 m
  2. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

    Other independent school

    175 m
  3. Wakefield Girls' High School

    Other independent school

    180 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,048
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,866
  • Shoplifting 910
  • Public order 608
  • Anti social behaviour 468
  • Other theft 421

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

4 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

14

within 5 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    476 m

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.0 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.1 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.1 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.2 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

    2.2 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.3 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    2.6 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.4 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.4 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    4.6 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.9 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wentworth St North Road Ter

    BCT · St Johns

    0.0 miles
  • Wentworth Street St Johns North

    BCT · St Johns

    0.1 miles
  • Queen Elizabeth's School

    BCT · St Johns

    0.1 miles
  • Belgravia Road

    BCT · St Johns

    0.1 miles
  • Queen Elizabeth's School

    BCT · St Johns

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 019B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,449 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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 £123,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF1 3QE. 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 135 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,048 published events cover 12 months, averaging 587.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,866 events.

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