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WF1 5BY

Wakefield South · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wakefield
Ward
Wakefield South
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 5BZ 26 m
WF1 5DQ 58 m
WF1 5DG 79 m
WF1 5DF 81 m
WF1 5BU 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 5BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 5
Latitude
53.668648
Longitude
-1.475299
British National Grid easting
434,765
British National Grid northing
419,256

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield South · E05016542
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00060223
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 030E · E01011944
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 030 · E02002467

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
186, Agbrigg Road, Wakefield, WF1 5BY 10 November 2023 £141,000
190, Agbrigg Road, Wakefield, WF1 5BY 30 July 2019 £90,000
184, Agbrigg Road, Wakefield, WF1 5BY 20 February 2019 £105,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
35
Secondary
6

  1. Sandal Magna Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    559 m

  2. The Castle Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    685 m

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

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,214
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,009
  • Criminal damage and arson 197
  • Public order 165
  • Other theft 155
  • Anti social behaviour 154

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

18 female, 18 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
3.0
WF1 5 residents
7,328

Age bands in WF1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,292 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

905 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.9%

2,440 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.1%

1,664 residents

Age 65 and over
12.6%

905 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF1 5 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
64.3%
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

12

within 5 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    940 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.8 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.9 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.4 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.2 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    3.2 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.3 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.4 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

    3.5 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

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

  • Frederick Avenue

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.0 miles

  • Frederick Avenue

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.0 miles

  • St Catherine's Villas

    BCT · Agbrigg

    0.1 miles

  • Agbrigg Road

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.1 miles

  • Agbrigg Road

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.1 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.

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
1
Low risk addresses
2
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £141,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF1 5BY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

56 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. Sandal Magna Community Academy is the nearest published school at 559 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,214 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,009 events.

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