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WF1 4SZ

Crofton, Ryhill & Walton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Crofton, Ryhill & Walton
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 6NH 49 m
WF2 6NJ 95 m
WF2 6PG 266 m
WF1 5RY 289 m
WF2 6NL 291 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 4SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 December 1988
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 4
Latitude
53.656432
Longitude
-1.468868
British National Grid easting
435,200
British National Grid northing
417,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Crofton, Ryhill & Walton · E05016528
Parish or community
E04013435
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00060245
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 030E · E01011944
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
43
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. Walton Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    966 m

  2. St Thomas � Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
953
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 435
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Other theft 82
  • Anti social behaviour 74
  • Public order 65

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.0 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    2.8 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    2.9 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    3.1 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    3.3 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.8 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    4.1 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    4.4 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    4.6 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Oakenshaw Lane

    BCT · Walton

    0.1 miles

  • Oakenshaw Lane

    BCT · Walton

    0.1 miles

  • Sandal Lodge

    BCT · Sandal

    0.2 miles

  • Sandal Lodge

    BCT · Sandal

    0.2 miles

  • Mountbatten Avenue

    BCT · Sandal

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 030E, 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

5,478 of 33,755

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

43 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Walton Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 966 m.

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

Recorded crime

953 published events cover 12 months, averaging 79.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 435 events.

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