WF3 4XA

Stanley & Outwood East · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF3
Postcode sector
WF3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF3 4QZ 100 m
WF3 4AP 104 m
WF3 4BZ 122 m
WF3 4AN 141 m
WF3 4AZ 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF3 4XA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF3
Postcode sector
WF3 4
Latitude
53.717521
Longitude
-1.462039
British National Grid easting
435,600
British National Grid northing
424,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00059881
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 007A · E01011875
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
49
Primary
34
Secondary
5
  1. Kingsland Primary School

    Community special school

    206 m
  2. Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km
  3. Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
322
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 158
  • Other theft 25
  • Public order 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Anti social behaviour 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    1.0 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    2.4 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    2.6 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.2 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    3.4 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.4 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    3.5 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.9 km

  • OULTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    QUARRY HILL, OULTON, LEEDS, LS26 8SZ

    ODS code B86006

    4.0 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.3 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Bottomboat Road

    BCT · Stanley

    0.1 miles
  • Bottomboat Road

    BCT · Stanley

    0.1 miles
  • Zion Church

    BCT · Stanley

    0.2 miles
  • Zion Church

    BCT · Stanley

    0.2 miles
  • Moorhouse Estate

    BCT · Stanley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 007A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,263 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 5 secondary schools. Kingsland Primary School is the nearest published school at 206 m.

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

Recorded crime

322 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 158 events.

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