WF4 3GN

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 3GH 109 m
WF2 7UA 113 m
WF4 3BA 117 m
WF2 7AR 123 m
WF4 3FL 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 3GN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 3
Latitude
53.655071
Longitude
-1.521178
British National Grid easting
431,744
British National Grid northing
417,724

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
E00060176
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 036D · E01011937
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 036 · E02002473

Postcode source versions

Explore WF4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
35
Secondary
6
  1. Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Crigglestone Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.4 km
  3. The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
712
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 297
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Public order 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Other theft 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

10

within 5 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    1.5 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.9 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    2.0 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.7 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    3.0 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    3.3 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.4 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    3.7 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    4.3 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Peel Avenue Police Headquarters

    BCT · Durkar

    0.1 miles
  • Peel Avenue

    BCT · Durkar

    0.1 miles
  • Denby Dale Road East

    BCT · Durkar

    0.1 miles
  • Peel Avenue Sandpiper House

    BCT · Durkar

    0.2 miles
  • Denby Dale Road East

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. Crigglestone St James CofE 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

712 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 297 events.

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