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WF1 3QX

Wakefield East · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wakefield East
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 3UF 0 m
WF1 3QY 91 m
WF1 3QU 95 m
WF1 3QT 108 m
WF1 3LR 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 3QX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 3
Latitude
53.688489
Longitude
-1.501356
British National Grid easting
433,028
British National Grid northing
421,451

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield East · E05016539
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00060064
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 017B · E01011912
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 017 · E02002454

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
32
Secondary
7

  1. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

    Other independent school

    3 m

  2. Wakefield Girls' High School

    Other independent school

    236 m

  3. Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    290 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,889
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,815
  • Shoplifting 874
  • Public order 607
  • Anti social behaviour 448
  • Other theft 405

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

14

within 5 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    512 m

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    956 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.0 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.2 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.3 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    1.6 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.2 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    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

    3.3 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.5 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    4.6 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.8 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    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

  • Queen Elizabeth's School

    BCT · St Johns

    0.0 miles

  • Queen Elizabeth's School

    BCT · St Johns

    0.1 miles

  • College Grove Rd Back Hatfield Street

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • College Grove Rd Arundel Street

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Belgravia Road

    BCT · St Johns

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 017B, 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

3,036 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School is the nearest published school at 3 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,889 published events cover 12 months, averaging 574.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,815 events.

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