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WF1 5JL

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 5AW 42 m
WF1 5FY 127 m
WF1 5QJ 140 m
WF1 5QW 163 m
WF1 5QN 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 5JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 5
Latitude
53.676303
Longitude
-1.491326
British National Grid easting
433,700
British National Grid northing
420,100

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
E00168730
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 030A · E01011898
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 030 · E02002467

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
37
Secondary
7

  1. Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    546 m

  2. Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource

    Voluntary controlled school

    894 m

  3. CAPA College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    945 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,916
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,831
  • Shoplifting 764
  • Public order 603
  • Anti social behaviour 470
  • Criminal damage and arson 437

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.

GP practices

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    468 m

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    685 m

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    704 m

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    1.8 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.9 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    2.0 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    2.1 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    2.2 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    3.7 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    4.1 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.3 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.3 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    4.8 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.9 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Hepworth G

    BCT · Belle Isle

    0.1 miles

  • The Hepworth C

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • The Hepworth F

    BCT · Belle Isle

    0.1 miles

  • Thornes Lane Wharf

    BCT · Belle Isle

    0.1 miles

  • Thornes Lane Wharf

    BCT · Belle Isle

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 030A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,577 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 7 secondary schools. Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 546 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,916 published events cover 12 months, averaging 576.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,831 events.

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