WF1 5FT

Wakefield South · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wakefield
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 5FS 42 m
WF1 5FR 53 m
WF1 5FP 76 m
WF1 5FU 81 m
WF1 5GG 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 5FT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 5
Latitude
53.672552
Longitude
-1.473873
British National Grid easting
434,856
British National Grid northing
419,691

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
E00060078
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 030D · E01011917
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 030 · E02002467

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Park Hill View, Wakefield, WF1 5FT 6 February 2026 £400,000
2, Park Hill View, Wakefield, WF1 5FT 27 August 2021 £379,995
1, Park Hill View, Wakefield, WF1 5FT 25 June 2021 £369,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
37
Secondary
7
  1. Sandal Magna Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    915 m
  2. The Castle Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,566
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,145
  • Public order 210
  • Criminal damage and arson 204
  • Anti social behaviour 173
  • Other theft 151

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
42.9%

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

15

within 5 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.0 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.6 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.6 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.0 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.0 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    3.2 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.3 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.3 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    3.6 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    3.8 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.1 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.4 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.6 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.8 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    5.0 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

  • Agbrigg Road

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.2 miles
  • Agbrigg Road

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.2 miles
  • St Catherine's Villas

    BCT · Agbrigg

    0.2 miles
  • Frederick Avenue

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.3 miles
  • Belle Vue Stadium

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.3 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £389,998 from 2 recorded sales in WF1 5FT. 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 7 secondary schools. Sandal Magna Community Academy is the nearest published school at 915 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,566 published events cover 12 months, averaging 213.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,145 events.

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