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WF1 5YT

Wakefield South · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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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 5LT 37 m
WF1 5NA 51 m
WF1 5NB 74 m
WF1 5AZ 77 m
WF1 5NE 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 5YT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 5
Latitude
53.667270
Longitude
-1.480840
British National Grid easting
434,400
British National Grid northing
419,100

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
E00060094
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 030C · E01011908
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 030 · E02002467

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
31
Secondary
6

  1. Sandal Magna Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    170 m

  2. The Castle Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    289 m

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

    Academy converter

    723 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,300
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,020
  • Criminal damage and arson 196
  • Public order 171
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Other theft 144

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    649 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.7 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

    2.5 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    2.9 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    3.0 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    3.1 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.2 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.2 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    3.8 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.6 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Montague Street

    BCT · Agbrigg

    0.1 miles

  • Agbrigg Park

    BCT · Agbrigg

    0.1 miles

  • Agbrigg Park

    BCT · Agbrigg

    0.1 miles

  • Montague Street

    BCT · Agbrigg

    0.1 miles

  • Frederick Avenue

    BCT · Belle Vue

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 6 secondary schools. Sandal Magna Community Academy is the nearest published school at 170 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,300 published events cover 12 months, averaging 191.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,020 events.

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