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WF7 5AR

Featherstone · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Pontefract
Ward
Featherstone
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Postcode district
WF7
Postcode sector
WF7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF7 5AJ 61 m
WF7 5AD 146 m
WF7 5DU 178 m
WF7 5DS 224 m
WF7 5AT 248 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF7 5AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF7
Postcode sector
WF7 5
Latitude
53.675166
Longitude
-1.342233
British National Grid easting
443,550
British National Grid northing
420,054

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Featherstone · E05016529
Parish or community
E04013427
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059395
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 027A · E01011779
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 027 · E02002464

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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37 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Scholars Grove, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5AR 26 September 2025 £217,115
4, Scholars Grove, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5AR 26 September 2025 £217,115
6, Scholars Grove, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 5AR 13 June 2025 £245,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
24
Secondary
4

  1. The Featherstone Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    58 m

  2. Featherstone Purston Infant School

    Community school

    924 m

  3. Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,190
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 572
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 101
  • Shoplifting 95
  • Public order 94

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF7 5 residents
8,047

Age bands in WF7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

1,529 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

837 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.9%

2,313 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

1,985 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

1,351 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

    ST. THOMAS ROAD, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WF7 5HE

    ODS code B87009

    906 m

  • STATION LANE

    STATION LANE MEDICAL CENTRE, STATION LANE, FEATHERSTONE, PONTEFRACT, WF7 6JL

    ODS code B87032

    1.3 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    2.7 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    2.7 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    3.0 km

  • COLLEGE LANE SURGERY

    BARNSLEY ROAD, ACKWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WF7 7HZ

    ODS code B87003

    3.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Houndhill Lane

    BCT · Purston Jaglin

    0.1 miles

  • Featherstone Academy

    BCT · Purston Jaglin

    0.1 miles

  • Featherstone Academy

    BCT · Purston Jaglin

    0.1 miles

  • Houndhill Lane

    BCT · Purston Jaglin

    0.2 miles

  • Tarn Road

    BCT · Purston Jaglin

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 027A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,222 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £239,195 from 36 recorded sales in WF7 5AR. 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

Published establishments

33 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Featherstone Academy is the nearest published school at 58 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,190 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 572 events.

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