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WF7 6BN

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF7 6BB 57 m
WF7 6BG 70 m
WF7 6BA 78 m
WF7 6FF 102 m
WF7 6AR 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF7 6BN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF7
Postcode sector
WF7 6
Latitude
53.694139
Longitude
-1.360354
British National Grid easting
442,334
British National Grid northing
422,154

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
E00059412
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 024C · E01011777
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 024 · E02002461

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Willow Court, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6BN 29 June 2018 £139,500
1, Willow Court, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6BN 25 May 2018 £150,000
Willow Trees, Willow Court, Featherstone, Pontefract, WF7 6BN 31 October 2017 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
36
Secondary
7

  1. Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy

    Academy converter

    195 m

  2. St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    233 m

  3. Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
456
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 244
  • Vehicle crime 36
  • Public order 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Other crime 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

7 female, 11 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.6
WF7 6 residents
6,554

Age bands in WF7 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,089 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

690 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

1,615 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,860 residents

Age 65 and over
21%

1,395 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF7 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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
100%
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

11

within 5 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    1.4 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    2.2 km

  • STUART ROAD

    THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ

    ODS code B87015

    3.0 km

  • HENRY MOORE CLINIC

    26 SMAWTHORNE LANE, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4EN

    ODS code B87018

    3.0 km

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    3.4 km

  • CASTLEFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WELBECK STREET, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1DP

    ODS code B87025

    3.4 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    3.6 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    SAVILE ROAD, CASTLEFORD, WF10 1PH

    ODS code B87005

    3.8 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    4.0 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    4.2 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    5.0 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

  • Willow Lane Willow Garth

    BCT · North Featherstone

    0.1 miles

  • North Featherstone Crossroads

    BCT · North Featherstone

    0.1 miles

  • North Featherstone Crossroads

    BCT · North Featherstone

    0.1 miles

  • All Saints Church

    BCT · North Featherstone

    0.1 miles

  • North Featherstone Cross Roads

    BCT · North Featherstone

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 024C, 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

8,617 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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.

Schools

Published establishments

47 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy is the nearest published school at 195 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

456 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 244 events.

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