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WF4 4XN

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 5LD 495 m
WF4 5NH 512 m
WF4 5BH 535 m
WF4 5BL 546 m
WF4 5BW 562 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF4 4XN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF4
Postcode sector
WF4 4
Latitude
53.653227
Longitude
-1.565741
British National Grid easting
428,800
British National Grid northing
417,500

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
E04000241
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00060197
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 035C · E01011932
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 035 · E02002472

Postcode source versions

Explore WF4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
31
Secondary
5

  1. Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    812 m

  2. Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    835 m

  3. Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    920 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
855
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 416
  • Public order 81
  • Anti social behaviour 78
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Other theft 52

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    1.3 km

  • MIDDLESTOWN

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

    ODS code B87001

    2.3 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    3.3 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.5 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.0 km

  • THE PADDOCK SURGERY

    CHAPEL LANE, THORNHILL, DEWSBURY, WF12 0DH

    ODS code B85038

    4.0 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    4.5 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    4.8 km

  • THORNHILL LEES MEDICAL CENTRE

    140 SLAITHWAITE ROAD, THORNHILL LEES, DEWSBURY, WF12 9DW

    ODS code B85606

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • West End Cottages

    BCT · Horbury

    0.4 miles

  • Bittern Croft

    BCT · Horbury Bridge

    0.4 miles

  • West End Cottages

    BCT · Horbury

    0.4 miles

  • Quarry Hill

    BCT · Horbury Bridge

    0.4 miles

  • Quarry Hill

    BCT · Horbury Bridge

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 035C, 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

28,412 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School is the nearest published school at 812 m.

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

Recorded crime

855 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 416 events.

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