Property market
The five-year median is £234,995 from 3,615 recorded sales in WF3. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Leeds is £249,394 in June 2026, up 5.9% year on year.
WF3
UK postcode district
Part of Wakefield
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 1,178
- Current units
- 963
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 8
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Local authority codes
- 3
- Terminated postcode units
- 215
Postcode sectors in WF3
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
20,632 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 22, Blacksmith Mews, Robin Hood, Wakefield, WF3 3TZ | 17 July 2026 | £205,000 |
| 75, Lee Moor Road, Stanley, Wakefield, WF3 4EF | 13 July 2026 | £200,000 |
| 7, Abbey Close, East Ardsley, Wakefield, WF3 2FD | 13 July 2026 | £232,500 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 13
- Primary
- 10
- Secondary
- 2
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 2,677
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,230
- Anti social behaviour 251
- Public order 235
- Criminal damage and arson 214
- Other theft 155
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- WF3 usual residents
- 34,085
- Age-profile population
- 33,935
Age bands in WF3
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 17.4%
- 5,907 residents
- Age 15 to 24
- 9.9%
- 3,347 residents
- Age 25 to 44
- 25.2%
- 8,565 residents
- Age 45 to 64
- 29.4%
- 9,969 residents
- Age 65 and over
- 18.1%
- 6,147 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
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 950 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- 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
- 75%
In this district, 915 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 879 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
3
in this district
LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE
LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE, BRADFORD ROAD, TINGLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 1RQ
ODS code B86064
LOFTHOUSE SURGERY
2 CHURCH FARM CLOSE, LEEDS ROAD, LOFTHOUSE, WAKEFIELD, WF3 3SA
ODS code B86020
STANLEY
STANLEY HEALTH CENTRE, LAKE LOCK ROAD, STANLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 4HS
ODS code B87019
Evidence in context
Schools
13 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
2,677 published events cover 12 months, averaging 223 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,230 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.