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WF1 4QS

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 4QR 38 m
WF1 4QP 90 m
WF1 4QT 118 m
WF1 4AA 187 m
WF1 4BD 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 4QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 4
Latitude
53.687723
Longitude
-1.484011
British National Grid easting
434,174
British National Grid northing
421,374

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
E00060053
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 020B · E01011910
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 020 · E02002457

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
33
Secondary
7

  1. Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill

    Academy sponsor led

    213 m

  2. Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill

    Academy sponsor led

    266 m

  3. Ivy Lane School

    Other independent special school

    292 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,652
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,275
  • Shoplifting 664
  • Public order 546
  • Anti social behaviour 349
  • Other theft 342

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

14 female, 9 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF1 4 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+
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%

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

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    537 m

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    724 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.1 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

    2.0 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    2.3 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    2.4 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    2.9 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.1 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.2 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    3.8 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.0 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.5 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    4.7 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 Road Earls Lodge

    BCT · East Moor

    0.0 miles

  • Queen Elizabeth Road Earls Lodge

    BCT · East Moor

    0.0 miles

  • Windhill Road Irwin Cresent

    BCT · East Moor

    0.1 miles

  • Queen Elizabeth Rd

    BCT · East Moor

    0.2 miles

  • Queen Elizabeth Rd

    BCT · East Moor

    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

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill is the nearest published school at 213 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,652 published events cover 12 months, averaging 471 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,275 events.

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