Wakefield Central
Wakefield · Yorkshire and The Humber · population 9,424 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,887 of 6,856 in England
- #524 of 694 in Yorkshire and The Humber
- #33 of 45 in Wakefield
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 22% · Professional 19% · Process & plant 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 22% |
| Professional | 19% |
| Process & plant | 12% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Skilled trades | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 35% · No religion 28% · Muslim 27%
Born outside the UK: 35%
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
Wakefield Central is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,887 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 45 in Wakefield. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (83) but weak on Crime (6). Typical homes here sold for about £150,500 over the past year, down 8% across five years (from 76 sales), 27% below the wider Wakefield median of £205,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,937 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 358 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £150,500 | 76 | -1.0% | -8.2% |
| Detached | £280,000 | 9 | -28.2% | -24.1% |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 13 | -5.0% | +2.1% |
| Terraced | £173,000 | 27 | +9.8% | -20.8% |
| Flat | £107,000 | 27 | +3.4% | +12.6% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #4,230 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,373 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 1,327 |
| Theft | 898 |
| Burglary | 88 |
| Vehicle crime | 81 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 197 |
| Public order & weapons | 420 |
| Drugs | 200 |
| Robbery | 74 |
| Other | 89 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 296 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Wakefield
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- South HyltonSunderland14£130,500
- Nuneaton Town CentreNuneaton and Bedworth14£175,000
- Stone Cross & Hateley HeathSandwell14£216,000
- Maida HillWestminster14£580,000
- Queen's Park GardensWestminster14£750,000
- Church Warsop & Meden ValeMansfield14£155,750