WF3 3RL

Rothwell · Leeds · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Leeds
Postcode district
WF3
Postcode sector
WF3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF3 3RN 23 m
WF3 3TR 75 m
WF3 3RF 81 m
WF3 3RD 113 m
WF3 3RE 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF3 3RL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF3
Postcode sector
WF3 3
Latitude
53.740123
Longitude
-1.492074
British National Grid easting
433,600
British National Grid northing
427,200

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
30
Secondary
6
  1. Carlton Primary School

    Community school

    59 m
  2. Rothwell Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km
  3. Robin Hood Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,000
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 467
  • Anti social behaviour 108
  • Public order 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Burglary 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    1.2 km

  • LINGWELL CROFT SURGERY

    16 SHELLDRAKE DRIVE, MIDDLETON, LEEDS, LS10 3NB

    ODS code B86042

    3.0 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.1 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    3.1 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.5 km

  • ARTHINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    5 MOOR ROAD, HUNSLET, LEEDS, LS10 2JJ

    ODS code B86096

    4.5 km

  • LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86064

    4.6 km

  • DR S HUSSAIN

    CHURCH STREET SURGERY, 57 CHURCH STREET, HUNSLET, LEEDS, LS10 2PE

    ODS code B86642

    4.9 km

  • SOUTH BANK SURGERY

    HUNSLET HEALTH CENTRE, 24 CHURCH STREET, HUNSLET, LEEDS, LS10 2PT

    ODS code B86035

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Carlton School

    BCT · Carlton

    0.1 miles
  • Carlton School

    BCT · Carlton

    0.1 miles
  • Westfield Road

    BCT · Carlton

    0.1 miles
  • Westfield Road

    BCT · Carlton

    0.1 miles
  • Carlton Town Street

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. Carlton Primary School is the nearest published school at 59 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,000 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 467 events.

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