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WF4 1YN

Crofton, Ryhill & Walton · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Crofton, Ryhill & Walton
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 1TL 38 m
WF4 1NE 45 m
WF4 1PQ 110 m
WF4 1PH 162 m
WF4 1NA 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 1YN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 1
Latitude
53.658962
Longitude
-1.432520
British National Grid easting
437,600
British National Grid northing
418,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Crofton, Ryhill & Walton · E05016528
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

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

    144 m

  2. Crofton Academy

    Academy converter

    346 m

  3. Crofton Junior School

    Community school

    513 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
411
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 198
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Other theft 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Vehicle crime 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    448 m

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    4.0 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.1 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.5 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.7 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    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

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Shay Lane School

    BCT · Crofton

    0.1 miles

  • Ashdene Approach

    BCT · Crofton

    0.1 miles

  • Shay Lane School

    BCT · Crofton

    0.1 miles

  • Ashdene Approach

    BCT · Crofton

    0.1 miles

  • Crofton Academy

    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.

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 144 m.

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

Recorded crime

411 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 198 events.

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