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WF7 6FD

Featherstone · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Featherstone
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Postcode district
WF7
Postcode sector
WF7 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF4 1BU 78 m
WF4 1BP 110 m
WF4 1BT 114 m
WF4 1BE 181 m
WF4 1BG 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF7 6FD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2008
Terminated
1 May 2010
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF7
Postcode sector
WF7 6
Latitude
53.675211
Longitude
-1.420828
British National Grid easting
438,358
British National Grid northing
420,014

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
E04013430
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00059617
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 024E · E01011817
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 024 · E02002461

Postcode source versions

Explore WF7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. Sharlston Community School

    Academy converter

    682 m

  2. Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    966 m

  3. Enrich Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
622
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 348
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Public order 42
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Other crime 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    2.1 km

  • NEWLAND SURGERY

    NEWLAND LANE, NORMANTON, WF6 1QD

    ODS code B87033

    2.2 km

  • KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KING EDWARD STREET, NORMANTON, WF6 2AZ

    ODS code B87039

    2.8 km

  • PATIENCE LANE SURGERY

    PATIENCE LANE, ALTOFTS, NORMANTON, WF6 2JZ

    ODS code B87602

    3.3 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.1 km

  • STATION LANE

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

    ODS code B87032

    4.2 km

  • ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code B87009

    4.3 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    4.6 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.7 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Colliery Street

    BCT · New Sharlston

    0.0 miles

  • New Sharlston High St

    BCT · New Sharlston

    0.1 miles

  • New Sharlston High Street

    BCT · New Sharlston

    0.1 miles

  • Crossley Street

    BCT · New Sharlston

    0.1 miles

  • Crossley Street

    BCT · New Sharlston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 024E, 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

7,585 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Sharlston Community School is the nearest published school at 682 m.

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

Recorded crime

622 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 348 events.

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