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WF4 2YW

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 2DT 155 m
WF4 2BW 305 m
WF4 2BN 320 m
WF4 2FA 342 m
WF4 2PP 382 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 2YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 2
Latitude
53.621788
Longitude
-1.429195
British National Grid easting
437,853
British National Grid northing
414,066

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
E04000239
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059373
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 040B · E01011772
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 040 · E02002477

Postcode source versions

Explore WF4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
19
Secondary
3

  1. Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    728 m

  2. Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

  3. South Hiendley Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
331
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 179
  • Criminal damage and arson 26
  • Public order 25
  • Anti social behaviour 24
  • Burglary 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85005

    2.8 km

  • HIGH STREET PRACTICE

    48 HIGH STREET, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4RF

    ODS code C85024

    3.3 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    3.9 km

  • THE ROSE TREE PMS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code C85014

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Ryhill

    0.5 miles

  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Ryhill

    0.5 miles

  • Ryhill School

    BCT · Ryhill

    0.5 miles

  • Ryhill School

    BCT · Ryhill

    0.5 miles

  • Mill Lane Havercroft Green

    BCT · Ryhill

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 040B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,467 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 728 m.

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

Recorded crime

331 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 179 events.

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