WF4 1RA

Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton · 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 1QX 100 m
WF4 1QJ 145 m
WF4 1QY 153 m
WF4 1QG 470 m
WF4 1QU 521 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 1RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 1
Latitude
53.649570
Longitude
-1.379908
British National Grid easting
441,086
British National Grid northing
417,184

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E04000233
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059364
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 034G · E01034269
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 034 · E02002471

Postcode source versions

Explore WF4

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Lodge, Engine Lane, Wragby, Wakefield, WF4 1RA 2 June 2017 £725,000
The Lodge, Engine Lane, Wragby, Wakefield, WF4 1RA 11 February 2009 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
21
Secondary
3
  1. Fitzwilliam Primary School

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    1.3 km
  2. King's Meadow Academy

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  3. Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
125
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 60
  • Shoplifting 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Other theft 9
  • Anti social behaviour 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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% 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

5

within 5 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    2.9 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    3.2 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

    ST. THOMAS ROAD, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WF7 5HE

    ODS code B87009

    3.2 km

  • STATION LANE

    STATION LANE MEDICAL CENTRE, STATION LANE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WF7 6JL

    ODS code B87032

    3.8 km

  • THE GRANGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4DP

    ODS code B87026

    4.5 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

  • Wragby War Memorial

    BCT · Wragby

    0.1 miles
  • Wragby War Memorial

    BCT · Wragby

    0.1 miles
  • Nostell Priory Gates

    BCT · Nostell

    0.2 miles
  • Priory Gates

    BCT · Nostell

    0.2 miles
  • Priory Gates

    BCT · Nostell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 034G, 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

26,068 of 33,755

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

27 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. Fitzwilliam Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

125 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 60 events.

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