WF3 3FY

Rothwell · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wakefield
Local authority
Leeds
Postcode district
WF3
Postcode sector
WF3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF3 3RQ 50 m
WF3 3QU 105 m
WF3 3RH 123 m
WF3 3QX 130 m
WF3 3TN 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF3 3FY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF3
Postcode sector
WF3 3
Latitude
53.737960
Longitude
-1.492843
British National Grid easting
433,551
British National Grid northing
426,959

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Leeds · E08000035
Electoral ward
Rothwell · E05011410
Parish or community
E43000294
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00058640
Lower layer super output area
Leeds 100C · E01011634
Middle layer super output area
Leeds 100 · E02002429

Postcode source versions

Explore WF3

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Shayfield Drive, Carlton, Wakefield, WF3 3FY 22 May 2025 £437,500
11, Shayfield Drive, Carlton, Wakefield, WF3 3FY 25 April 2022 £432,500
3, Shayfield Drive, Carlton, Wakefield, WF3 3FY 15 March 2022 £475,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
30
Secondary
5
  1. Carlton Primary School

    Community school

    240 m
  2. Rodillian Academy

    Academy converter

    973 m
  3. Robin Hood Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
812
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 364
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Public order 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Shoplifting 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

21 female, 27 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
3.4
WF3 3 residents
9,916

Age bands in WF3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,733 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

939 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

2,553 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,756 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

1,660 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF3 3 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

7

within 5 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

    2 CHURCH FARM CLOSE, LEEDS ROAD, LOFTHOUSE, WAKEFIELD, WF3 3SA

    ODS code B86020

    961 m

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    2.9 km

  • LINGWELL CROFT SURGERY

    16 SHELLDRAKE DRIVE, MIDDLETON, LEEDS, LS10 3NB

    ODS code B86042

    3.1 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.3 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    3.3 km

  • LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE, BRADFORD ROAD, TINGLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 1RQ

    ODS code B86064

    4.4 km

  • ARTHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 MOOR ROAD, HUNSLET, LEEDS, LS10 2JJ

    ODS code B86096

    4.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Carlton Town Street

    BCT · Carlton

    0.1 miles
  • Carlton Town Street

    BCT · Carlton

    0.1 miles
  • Carlton School

    BCT · Carlton

    0.1 miles
  • Carlton School

    BCT · Carlton

    0.2 miles
  • Westfield Road

    BCT · Carlton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Leeds 100C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,097 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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
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 £446,250 from 4 recorded sales in WF3 3FY. 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.

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Carlton Primary School is the nearest published school at 240 m.

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

Recorded crime

812 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 364 events.

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