Eastmoor

Wakefield · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 7,948 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,250 of 6,856 in England
  • #579 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
  • #41 of 45 in Wakefield
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,940
Median age (est.)38
Density4,622per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above19%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 44%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 44%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 34%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 25% · Process & plant 14% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary25%
Process & plant14%
Caring & leisure11%
Professional11%
Skilled trades9%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 17%Black: 6%Mixed: 2%Other: 3%
White 72%Asian 17%Black 6%Mixed 2%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 33% · Muslim 20%

Born outside the UK: 26%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Eastmoor is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,250 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #41 of 45 in Wakefield. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (64) but weak on Education (6). Typical homes here, about £175,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 40% in five years (from 47 sales), 15% below the wider Wakefield median of £205,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,881 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 125 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 9 · #6,257
Employment 9 · #6,257
Education 6 · #6,435
Health 10 · #6,181
Crime 6 · #6,435
Housing & access 64 · #2,493
Living environment 52 · #3,309

House prices ?

£175,000median (12m) · +6.1% yr · n=47
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£175,00047+6.1%+40.0%
Detached£250,00014+5.5%+13.6%
Semi-detached£170,00025+4.6%+39.9%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=4)
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£175,000
Wakefield£205,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£30,881±£4,395 · #6,226 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,715
Price-to-income ?5.7×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

25Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

125 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 996 offences
Wakefield110
Yorkshire and The Humber97
England83

Rank #5,571 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences552
Theft88
Burglary45
Vehicle crime48
Criminal damage & arson57
Public order & weapons102
Drugs50
Robbery14
Other40

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 83 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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