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WF3 postcode area · Leeds

The WF3 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield. Area Scores range from 14 to 91 across them. Every full WF3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WF3 district contains both ends of the scale: Tingley West & West Ardsley at 91 out of 100 (#615 of 6,856 in England) against Wakefield Central at 14, a 77-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £150,500 in Wakefield Central to £275,000 in Tingley West & West Ardsley — a 1.8× gap within the WF3 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,462a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime109per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied67%

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 WF3 district

£246,000median home sold over the past year · +40.6% over 5 years · -1.6% over the year · 603 sales
Detached£376,000
Semi-detached£230,000
Terraced£176,000
Flat£128,000
Leeds£246,000
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
Tingley West & West ArdsleyLeeds 61591 £275,000
Morley Bruntcliffe & WoodkirkLeeds 1,80874 £239,500
Outwood EastWakefield 2,04870 £245,000
Robin Hood, Lofthouse & Middleton LaneLeeds 2,66561 £220,000
Rothwell OuterLeeds 2,83659 £236,000
Outwood WestWakefield 2,91857 £250,000
Stanley, Moorhouse & BottomboatWakefield 3,41950 £258,745
Morley EastLeeds 3,74845 £206,500
Morley CentralLeeds 4,36536 £173,000
Tingley East & East ArdsleyLeeds 4,80330 £227,500
Upper Batley & SoothillKirklees 5,28323 £230,000
Wakefield CentralWakefield 5,88714 £150,500

People living in WF3 Census 2021

Residents93,391
Median age (est.)40
Density1,346per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above30%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 29%45–64 27%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 14%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Elementary10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 9%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 9%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 41% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 WF3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WF3 district.

Morley Outwood Rothwell Tingley Wakefield

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WF3.

LS88 LS10 WF1 WF5 LS11 WF2 LS26 LS98

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.