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WF4 4JU

Wakefield Rural · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wakefield Rural
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 4JS 104 m
WF4 4TR 228 m
WF4 4JT 328 m
WF4 4LG 401 m
WF4 4LJ 519 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 4JU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 4
Latitude
53.614591
Longitude
-1.572033
British National Grid easting
428,410
British National Grid northing
413,199

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
E04013437
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00060202
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 038A · E01011935
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 038 · E02002475

Postcode source versions

Explore WF4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
14
Secondary
2

  1. West Bretton Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    722 m

  2. Denby Grange School

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km

  3. Edan Court School

    Other independent special school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Public order 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF4 4 residents
8,906

Age bands in WF4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,336 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

818 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

2,083 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

2,751 residents

Age 65 and over
22.9%

2,073 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • DARTON HEALTH CENTRE PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, DARTON, BARNSLEY, S75 5HQ

    ODS code C85614

    4.2 km

  • MIDDLESTOWN

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

    ODS code B87001

    4.4 km

  • DEARNE VALLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    WAKEFIELD ROAD, SCISSETT, HUDDERSFIELD, HD8 9JL

    ODS code B85002

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Yorkshire Sculpture Park

    BCT · Yorkshire Sculpture Park

    0.2 miles

  • Huddersfield Rd Sycamore Lane

    BCT · West Bretton

    0.3 miles

  • Huddersfield Rd Sycamore Lane

    BCT · West Bretton

    0.3 miles

  • Huddersfield Road

    BCT · Yorkshire Sculpture Park

    0.4 miles

  • Huddersfield Road

    BCT · Yorkshire Sculpture Park

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 038A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,144 of 33,755

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

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. West Bretton Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 722 m.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Vehicle crime with 5 events.

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