WF5 9TR

Wrenthorpe & Outwood West · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF5
Postcode sector
WF5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF5 9EE 114 m
WF5 9TJ 126 m
WF5 9TL 153 m
WF5 9TT 164 m
WF5 9TG 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF5 9TR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF5
Postcode sector
WF5 9
Latitude
53.683446
Longitude
-1.546565
British National Grid easting
430,046
British National Grid northing
420,870

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00059937
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 022A · E01011889
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 022 · E02002459

Postcode source versions

Explore WF5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
42
Secondary
7
  1. Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km
  2. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. St Michael's CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,117
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,023
  • Anti social behaviour 202
  • Public order 187
  • Criminal damage and arson 151
  • Other theft 121

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
WF5 9 residents
6,553

Age bands in WF5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,189 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

655 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

1,721 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,701 residents

Age 65 and over
17.8%

1,142 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF5 9 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
0%

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

11

within 5 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.8 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.9 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.9 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    2.4 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    2.6 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.0 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    3.4 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    3.7 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.8 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    4.1 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.7 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

  • Silkwood Park

    BCT · Roundwood

    0.2 miles
  • Silkwood Park

    BCT · Roundwood

    0.2 miles
  • Holiday Inn

    BCT · Roundwood

    0.2 miles
  • Roundwood Industrial Estate

    BCT · Lupset

    0.2 miles
  • Holiday Inn

    BCT · Roundwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 022A, 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

29,984 of 33,755

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

Schools

65 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 7 secondary schools. Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2,117 published events cover 12 months, averaging 176.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,023 events.

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