WF1 4SY

Wakefield South · 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 5HJ 49 m
WF1 5HG 73 m
WF1 5EZ 80 m
WF1 5EG 113 m
WF1 5BS 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 4SY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 4
Latitude
53.669953
Longitude
-1.477780
British National Grid easting
434,600
British National Grid northing
419,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00060090
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 030D · E01011917
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 030 · E02002467

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
36
Secondary
7
  1. Sandal Magna Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    528 m
  2. The Castle Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    634 m
  3. St Thomas � Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,682
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,182
  • Public order 220
  • Criminal damage and arson 220
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Other theft 166

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

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    759 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.6 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.7 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.2 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    3.0 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.1 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.1 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.2 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    3.4 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    3.7 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.5 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.8 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.9 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Agbrigg Road

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.1 miles
  • Agbrigg Road

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.1 miles
  • Belle Vue Stadium

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.1 miles
  • Belle Vue Stadium

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.1 miles
  • Frederick Avenue

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 030D, 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

1,489 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
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Sandal Magna Community Academy is the nearest published school at 528 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,682 published events cover 12 months, averaging 223.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,182 events.

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