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WF3 3XG

Wrenthorpe & Outwood West · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wrenthorpe & Outwood West
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Postcode district
WF3
Postcode sector
WF3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF3 3UZ 40 m
WF3 3JR 76 m
WF3 3JS 190 m
WF3 3JZ 228 m
WF3 3TB 325 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF3 3XG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1999
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF3
Postcode sector
WF3 3
Latitude
53.720807
Longitude
-1.515795
British National Grid easting
432,050
British National Grid northing
425,040

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wrenthorpe & Outwood West · E05016544
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00059996
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 008C · E01011893
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 008 · E02002445

Postcode source versions

Explore WF3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
40
Secondary
6

  1. East Ardsley Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  2. Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. Outwood Grange Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
974
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 480
  • Anti social behaviour 104
  • Public order 78
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Vehicle crime 60

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    1.1 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    1.7 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    2.7 km

  • LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86064

    2.9 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.2 km

  • LINGWELL CROFT SURGERY

    16 SHELLDRAKE DRIVE, MIDDLETON, LEEDS, LS10 3NB

    ODS code B86042

    3.5 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.9 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.3 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    4.3 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.6 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Kenmore Road Top

    BCT · Carr Gate

    0.2 miles

  • Kenmore Road Top

    BCT · Carr Gate

    0.2 miles

  • Virginia Drive

    BCT · Outwood

    0.2 miles

  • Virginia Drive

    BCT · Outwood

    0.3 miles

  • Outwood Station

    BCT · Outwood

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 008C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,645 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 6 secondary schools. East Ardsley Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

974 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 480 events.

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