WF4 2LP

Wakefield Rural · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 2LT 467 m
WF4 2LQ 475 m
WF4 2LR 535 m
WF4 4LQ 544 m
WF4 2LN 595 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 2LP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 2
Latitude
53.619492
Longitude
-1.538664
British National Grid easting
430,614
British National Grid northing
413,758

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E04013438
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00168745
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 038A · E01011935
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 038 · E02002475

Postcode source versions

Explore WF4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  2. West Bretton Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  3. Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
84
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Other theft 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Public order 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
WF4 2 residents
6,650

Age bands in WF4 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,090 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

644 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

1,505 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,899 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,396 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF4 2 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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
66.7%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
66.7%

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

4

within 5 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    3.5 km

  • DARTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, DARTON, BARNSLEY, S75 5HQ

    ODS code C85614

    3.8 km

  • HILL BROW SURGERY PMS PRACTICE

    HILL BROW SURGERY, LONGCROFT, MAPPLEWELL, BARNSLEY, S75 6FH

    ODS code C85010

    4.1 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.6 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

  • Services

    BCT · Woolley Edge

    0.4 miles
  • Stoney Lane Low Moor Ln

    BCT · Hall Green

    0.8 miles
  • Stoney Lane Low Moor Ln

    BCT · Hall Green

    0.8 miles
  • Hollingthorpe Lane

    BCT · Hall Green

    0.9 miles
  • Hollingthorpe Lane

    BCT · Hall Green

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 038A, 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

26,144 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

84 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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