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WF1 postcode area · Wakefield

The WF1 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kirklees, Wakefield. Area Scores range from 8 to 73 across them. Every full WF1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WF1 district: Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate scores 73 out of 100 (#1,849 of 6,856 nationally) while Eastmoor sits at 9 — neighbours on the map, 64 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £150,500 in Wakefield Central to £258,745 in Stanley, Moorhouse & Bottomboat — a 1.7× gap within the WF1 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Kirklees and Wakefield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,696a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime127per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied62%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WF1 district

£207,000median home sold over the past year · +15.0% over 5 years · -5.9% over the year · 449 sales
Detached£339,750
Semi-detached£224,000
Terraced£170,000
Flat£108,500
Wakefield£205,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Wrenthorpe & KirkhamgateWakefield 1,84973 £250,000
Outwood EastWakefield 2,04870 £245,000
Lepton, Grange Moor & FlocktonKirklees 2,06170 £237,000
Netherton & MiddlestownWakefield 2,68561 £255,000
CroftonWakefield 2,76760 £240,000
Outwood WestWakefield 2,91857 £250,000
Stanley, Moorhouse & BottomboatWakefield 3,41950 £258,745
ThornesWakefield 4,37836 £220,000
Wakefield St John'sWakefield 4,57033 £175,000
Wakefield CentralWakefield 5,88714 £150,500
Normanton WestWakefield 5,90714 £160,000
Agbrigg & Belle IsleWakefield 6,14710 £175,250
EastmoorWakefield 6,2509 £175,000

People living in WF1 Census 2021

Residents98,421
Median age (est.)42
Density1,089per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above27%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 20%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary15%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 8%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 8%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 38% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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.

Towns & places in WF1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WF1 district.

Normanton Outwood Wakefield

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WF1.

WF2 WF90 WF5 WF4 WF3 WF6 WF12 LS26

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.