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WF1 3SW

Wakefield North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 2QF 45 m
WF1 3JQ 57 m
WF1 3JH 70 m
WF1 3JJ 117 m
WF1 3LB 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 3SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 3
Latitude
53.693007
Longitude
-1.504922
British National Grid easting
432,789
British National Grid northing
421,952

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield North · E05016540
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00060136
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 019B · E01011923
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 019 · E02002456

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
33
Secondary
6

  1. Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    282 m

  2. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

    Other independent school

    558 m

  3. Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    593 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,790
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,433
  • Shoplifting 677
  • Public order 505
  • Anti social behaviour 379
  • Other theft 344

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    57 m

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.2 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.5 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.5 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.6 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    1.9 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    2.1 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    2.6 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.7 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.0 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    4.1 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.7 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Newton Bar

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.0 miles

  • Newton Bar

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Link Road

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Link Road

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.2 miles

  • Belgravia Road

    BCT · St Johns

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 282 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,790 published events cover 12 months, averaging 482.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,433 events.

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