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WF1 4LB

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 4LA 34 m
WF1 4LJ 51 m
WF1 4JZ 62 m
WF1 4LD 84 m
WF1 4LG 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 4LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2004
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 4
Latitude
53.683952
Longitude
-1.491371
British National Grid easting
433,691
British National Grid northing
420,951

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
E00060060
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 017C · E01011913
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
57
Primary
36
Secondary
6

  1. Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill

    Academy sponsor led

    382 m

  2. St Austin's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    412 m

  3. Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    460 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,705
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,730
  • Shoplifting 799
  • Public order 620
  • Anti social behaviour 414
  • Other theft 399

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 straight-line

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    153 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    500 m

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    1.2 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    1.3 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.5 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.8 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.8 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    2.5 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.3 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.5 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.4 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.5 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.6 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Upper Warrengate

    BCT · East Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Upper Warrengate

    BCT · East Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Back Mount Pleasant

    BCT · East Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Back Mount Pleasant

    BCT · East Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Peterson Road

    BCT · Wakefield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 017C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,628 of 33,755

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

57 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 6 secondary schools. Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill is the nearest published school at 382 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,705 published events cover 12 months, averaging 558.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,730 events.

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