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WF4 1YW

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 1PS 87 m
WF4 1BW 146 m
WF4 1BX 147 m
WF4 1HF 157 m
WF4 1EU 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 1YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 1
Latitude
53.660625
Longitude
-1.423146
British National Grid easting
438,218
British National Grid northing
418,390

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
E00059357
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
23
Secondary
4

  1. Crofton Junior School

    Community school

    457 m

  2. Enrich Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    600 m

  3. Crofton Academy

    Academy converter

    624 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
515
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 275
  • Anti social behaviour 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 41
  • Public order 32
  • Vehicle crime 27

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

    518 m

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    3.8 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.5 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    4.5 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    4.7 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.8 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.8 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Slack Lane

    BCT · Crofton

    0.0 miles

  • Slack Lane

    BCT · Crofton

    0.0 miles

  • Pinfold Drive

    BCT · Crofton

    0.1 miles

  • Crofton Junior School

    BCT · Crofton

    0.2 miles

  • Crofton Junior School

    BCT · Crofton

    0.3 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 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Crofton Junior School is the nearest published school at 457 m.

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

Recorded crime

515 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 275 events.

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