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WF3 4LS

Stanley & Outwood East · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Stanley & Outwood East
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Postcode district
WF3
Postcode sector
WF3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF3 4GS 47 m
WF3 4GX 58 m
WF3 4GZ 63 m
WF3 4GU 82 m
WF3 4GW 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF3 4LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2025
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF3
Postcode sector
WF3 4
Latitude
53.700240
Longitude
-1.470863
British National Grid easting
435,032
British National Grid northing
422,773

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Stanley & Outwood East · E05016538
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00180021
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 007B · E01011876
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 007 · E02002444

Postcode source versions

Explore WF3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
33
Secondary
7

  1. Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy converter

    728 m

  2. Meadowcroft School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

  3. Outwood Academy City Fields

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,271
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 630
  • Public order 117
  • Other theft 90
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Vehicle crime 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

4 female, 0 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.0
WF3 4 residents
7,032

Age bands in WF3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,159 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

674 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

1,933 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

2,174 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

1,447 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF3 4 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.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    1.2 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    1.5 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    2.4 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.4 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    2.5 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    2.8 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.0 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    3.1 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    3.4 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.5 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    3.5 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    3.6 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    3.7 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • St Swithins Drive

    BCT · Stanley

    0.1 miles

  • St Swithins Drive

    BCT · Stanley

    0.1 miles

  • Nellie Spindler Drive

    BCT · Stanley Ferry

    0.2 miles

  • Stanley Ferry

    BCT · Stanley

    0.2 miles

  • Nellie Spindler Drive

    BCT · Stanley Ferry

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 007B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,555 of 33,755

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

53 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy is the nearest published school at 728 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,271 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 630 events.

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