WF4 2PE

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 2NZ 53 m
WF4 2NY 146 m
WF4 2PA 167 m
WF4 2NX 199 m
WF4 2NU 294 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 2PE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 2
Latitude
53.612017
Longitude
-1.461990
British National Grid easting
435,692
British National Grid northing
412,962

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E04000238
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00060243
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 038C · E01011942
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 038 · E02002475

Postcode source versions

Explore WF4

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Notton Lane, Notton, Wakefield, WF4 2PE 5 March 2024 £290,000
53, Notton Lane, Notton, Wakefield, WF4 2PE 23 September 2020 £785,000
15, Notton Lane, Notton, Wakefield, WF4 2PE 13 April 2017 £131,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Summerfields Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  2. Lift Meadstead

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  3. Parkside Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
473
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 177
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Public order 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Shoplifting 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

17 female, 10 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.4% 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+
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
76.9%

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

6

within 5 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, 65D MIDLAND ROAD, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4QW

    ODS code C85005

    1.5 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    1.6 km

  • ST GEORGE'S MEDICAL CENTRE PMS PRACTICE

    ROUNDHOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, LANGSETT COURT, NEW LODGE, BARNSLEY, S71 1RY

    ODS code C85619

    3.9 km

  • HILL BROW SURGERY PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85010

    4.2 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.7 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

    WHITE ROSE MED PRACTICE, CUDWORTH CTR, CARLTON STREET, BARNSLEY, S72 8SU

    ODS code C85014

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hudson Avenue

    BCT · Notton

    0.1 miles
  • Hudson Avenue

    BCT · Notton

    0.1 miles
  • Willow Beck

    BCT · Notton

    0.2 miles
  • Willow Beck

    BCT · Notton

    0.2 miles
  • Bleakley Terrace

    BCT · Notton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 038C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,239 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £290,000 from 1 recorded sale in WF4 2PE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

27 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Summerfields Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

473 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 177 events.

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