WF1 4BA

Wakefield East · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 4AY 28 m
WF1 4AZ 57 m
WF1 4AX 78 m
WF1 4BB 88 m
WF1 4AT 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 4BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 4
Latitude
53.690513
Longitude
-1.482842
British National Grid easting
434,249
British National Grid northing
421,685

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
E00060102
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 020B · E01011910
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 020 · E02002457

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
34
Secondary
7
  1. Ivy Lane School

    Other independent special school

    43 m
  2. Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill

    Academy sponsor led

    389 m
  3. Outwood Academy City Fields

    Academy converter

    503 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,114
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,100
  • Shoplifting 543
  • Public order 490
  • Other theft 325
  • Criminal damage and arson 312

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

3 female, 6 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
0.9
WF1 4 residents
11,655

Age bands in WF1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.9%

2,507 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,320 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.7%

3,792 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.1%

2,767 residents

Age 65 and over
13.3%

1,595 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    399 m

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.0 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.4 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    1.4 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.3 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    2.4 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    2.5 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    2.6 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.0 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.4 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    3.6 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    3.9 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.3 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Windhill Road Hebden Road

    BCT · East Moor

    0.1 miles
  • Hebden Road Rylstone Grove

    BCT · East Moor

    0.2 miles
  • Windhill Road Irwin Cresent

    BCT · East Moor

    0.2 miles
  • Pinderfields South

    BCT · Pinderfields

    0.2 miles
  • Ivy Lane

    BCT · Pinderfields

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 020B, 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

1,655 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

55 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Ivy Lane School is the nearest published school at 43 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,114 published events cover 12 months, averaging 426.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,100 events.

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