WF1 5RD

Wakefield East · 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 5RH 42 m
WF90 8AA 45 m
WF90 8AB 45 m
WF90 8AG 45 m
WF1 5JH 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 5RD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 5
Latitude
53.674046
Longitude
-1.490960
British National Grid easting
433,726
British National Grid northing
419,849

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
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

Explore WF1

74 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hebble Wharf, 107, Navigation Walk, Wakefield, WF1 5RD 21 November 2025 £82,000
Hebble Wharf, 310, Navigation Walk, Wakefield, WF1 5RD 22 August 2025 £105,000
Hebble Wharf, 216, Navigation Walk, Wakefield, WF1 5RD 24 February 2025 £173,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
36
Secondary
7
  1. Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource

    Voluntary controlled school

    719 m
  2. Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    767 m
  3. The Castle Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    994 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,378
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,499
  • Shoplifting 764
  • Public order 572
  • Anti social behaviour 450
  • Criminal damage and arson 408

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
73

21 female, 52 male

Postcode households
54
Residents per household
1.4
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 1% 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+
98.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
98.3%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

14

within 5 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    435 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    706 m

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    954 m

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.0 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    2.1 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    2.2 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    2.2 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    2.3 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    3.5 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.2 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    4.3 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.5 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    4.7 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

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

Nearby transport

  • Chancel Road

    BCT · Belle Isle

    0.1 miles
  • The Hepworth E

    BCT · Belle Isle

    0.1 miles
  • The Hepworth F

    BCT · Belle Isle

    0.1 miles
  • The Hepworth G

    BCT · Belle Isle

    0.1 miles
  • Arriva Bus Depot

    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.

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
58
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 £94,000 from 8 recorded sales in WF1 5RD. 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 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource is the nearest published school at 719 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,378 published events cover 12 months, averaging 531.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,499 events.

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