WF4 1PQ

Crofton, Ryhill & Walton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wakefield
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 1PH 56 m
WF4 1NE 83 m
WF4 1LZ 89 m
WF4 1NA 99 m
WF4 1LY 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 1PQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 1
Latitude
53.659812
Longitude
-1.431676
British National Grid easting
437,655
British National Grid northing
418,295

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E04013424
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059360
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 032C · E01011773
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 032 · E02002469

Postcode source versions

Explore WF4

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Ashdene Drive, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1PQ 31 January 2019 £126,500
20, Ashdene Drive, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1PQ 28 September 2018 £168,000
1, Ashdene Drive, Crofton, Wakefield, WF4 1PQ 29 June 2018 £250,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
21
Secondary
5
  1. Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School

    Community school

    209 m
  2. Crofton Academy

    Academy converter

    402 m
  3. Crofton Junior School

    Community school

    520 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
440
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 215
  • Anti social behaviour 40
  • Other theft 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 32
  • Vehicle crime 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
70

38 female, 32 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.9
WF4 1 residents
9,502

Age bands in WF4 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,636 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

942 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

2,237 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

2,754 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

1,958 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF4 1 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
100%

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

8

within 5 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    472 m

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.0 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    4.0 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.5 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.6 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.7 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    4.7 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.9 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

  • Ashdene Approach

    BCT · Crofton

    0.1 miles
  • Ashdene Approach

    BCT · Crofton

    0.1 miles
  • Shay Lane School

    BCT · Crofton

    0.1 miles
  • Shay Lane School

    BCT · Crofton

    0.1 miles
  • The Avenue

    BCT · Crofton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 032C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,789 of 33,755

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

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School is the nearest published school at 209 m.

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

Recorded crime

440 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 215 events.

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