WF4 3FX

Wakefield Rural · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 3FY 55 m
WF4 3GB 67 m
WF4 3FW 118 m
WF4 3GG 119 m
WF4 3AJ 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 3FX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 3
Latitude
53.645847
Longitude
-1.527590
British National Grid easting
431,327
British National Grid northing
416,695

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E04013423
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00180128
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 036A · E01011929
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 036 · E02002473

Postcode source versions

Explore WF4

86 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
64, Micklewait Avenue, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3FX 29 May 2026 £125,000
3, Micklewait Avenue, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3FX 29 January 2026 £250,000
27, Micklewait Avenue, Crigglestone, Wakefield, WF4 3FX 16 October 2025 £245,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
28
Secondary
5
  1. Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    244 m
  2. Crigglestone Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    422 m
  3. Crigglestone Mackie Hill Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    920 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,005
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 527
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Public order 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Vehicle crime 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
132

70 female, 62 male

Postcode households
60
Residents per household
2.2
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 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF4 3 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
24.2%

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

9

within 5 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    1.4 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

    3.0 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    3.7 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    4.1 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    4.4 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    4.5 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.8 km

  • MIDDLESTOWN

    MIDDLESTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE, NEW ROAD, MIDDLESTOWN, WAKEFIELD, WF4 4PA

    ODS code B87001

    4.9 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

  • Durkar Fields

    BCT · Durkar

    0.1 miles
  • Durkar Fields

    BCT · Durkar

    0.1 miles
  • Durkar Lane The Close

    BCT · Durkar

    0.2 miles
  • St James Way

    BCT · Durkar

    0.2 miles
  • St James Way

    BCT · Durkar

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 036A, 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

27,980 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
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 £132,500 from 22 recorded sales in WF4 3FX. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 244 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,005 published events cover 12 months, averaging 83.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 527 events.

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