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WF4 3BF

Wakefield Rural · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wakefield
Ward
Wakefield Rural
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 3GJ 43 m
WF4 3BT 45 m
WF4 3BN 100 m
WF4 3BW 100 m
WF4 3BP 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 3BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 3
Latitude
53.650682
Longitude
-1.520577
British National Grid easting
431,787
British National Grid northing
417,236

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield Rural · E05016541
Parish or community
E04013423
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00060176
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 036D · E01011937
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 036 · E02002473

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Holme Croft, Durkar, Wakefield, WF4 3BF 26 September 2025 £420,000
8, Holme Croft, Durkar, Wakefield, WF4 3BF 14 June 2022 £393,750
6, Holme Croft, Durkar, Wakefield, WF4 3BF 30 November 2021 £90,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
33
Secondary
5

  1. Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    684 m

  2. Crigglestone Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    882 m

  3. Hendal Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
994
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 488
  • Anti social behaviour 111
  • Public order 103
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Vehicle crime 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.9
WF4 3 residents
9,373

Age bands in WF4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,483 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

869 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

2,261 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

2,791 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

2,192 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF4 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    1.1 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    2.2 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

    GEORGE-A-GREEN COURT, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8FE

    ODS code B87008

    2.4 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    3.0 km

  • HOMESTEAD

    HOMESTEAD MEDICAL CENTRE, HOMESTEAD DRIVE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 9PE

    ODS code B87022

    3.5 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    3.7 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.9 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.1 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Ledgard Drive

    BCT · Durkar

    0.1 miles

  • Ledgard Drive

    BCT · Durkar

    0.1 miles

  • The Crimbles

    BCT · Durkar

    0.1 miles

  • The Crimbles

    BCT · Durkar

    0.2 miles

  • Denby Dale Road East Otters Holt

    BCT · Durkar

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 036D, 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

27,645 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £393,750 from 3 recorded sales in WF4 3BF. 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

Published establishments

49 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 5 secondary schools. Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 684 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

994 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 488 events.

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