WF1 5LN

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 5LL 31 m
WF1 5LZ 58 m
WF1 5NG 65 m
WF1 5LW 67 m
WF1 5NU 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 5LN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 5
Latitude
53.667155
Longitude
-1.485216
British National Grid easting
434,111
British National Grid northing
419,085

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
E00060095
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 030C · E01011908
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 030 · E02002467

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Willow Drive, Wakefield, WF1 5LN 11 November 2016 £100,000
14, Willow Drive, Wakefield, WF1 5LN 31 March 2014 £80,000
1, Willow Drive, Wakefield, WF1 5LN 17 November 2006 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
33
Secondary
7
  1. The Castle Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    140 m
  2. Sandal Magna Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

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

    Academy converter

    702 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,784
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,151
  • Shoplifting 229
  • Public order 224
  • Criminal damage and arson 211
  • Anti social behaviour 197

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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
0%

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

11

within 5 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    438 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

    1.8 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.6 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    2.6 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    2.8 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    2.9 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.0 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.1 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    4.0 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.3 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Sandal Church

    BCT · Agbrigg

    0.1 miles
  • Manygates Avenue

    BCT · Belle Isle

    0.1 miles
  • Manygates Avenue

    BCT · Belle Isle

    0.1 miles
  • Sandal Church

    BCT · Agbrigg

    0.1 miles
  • Busy Corner

    BCT · Belle Isle

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 030C, 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

9,610 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 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.

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
4
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

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Castle Nursery School is the nearest published school at 140 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,784 published events cover 12 months, averaging 232 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,151 events.

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