WF4 postcode area · Wakefield
The WF4 postcode district spans 17 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Barnsley, Kirklees, Wakefield. Area Scores range from 6 to 87 across them. Every full WF4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the WF4 district: Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne scores 88 out of 100 (#841 of 6,856 nationally) while Kinsley & Fitzwilliam sits at 6 — neighbours on the map, 81 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £150,500 in Wakefield Central to £370,370 in Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & Cawthorne — a 2.5× gap within the WF4 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Barnsley, Kirklees and Wakefield — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 WF4 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silkstone, Hoylandswaine & CawthorneBarnsley | 841 | 88 | £370,370 |
| Kirkburton & Farnley TyasKirklees | 930 | 86 | £269,000 |
| Walton, Woolley & BrettonWakefield | 1,554 | 77 | £363,000 |
| Ackworth & DarringtonWakefield | 1,650 | 76 | £250,000 |
| Durkar & CrigglestoneWakefield | 1,979 | 71 | £230,000 |
| Lepton, Grange Moor & FlocktonKirklees | 2,061 | 70 | £237,000 |
| Emley & SkelmanthorpeKirklees | 2,116 | 69 | £281,000 |
| HorburyWakefield | 2,418 | 65 | £202,500 |
| Netherton & MiddlestownWakefield | 2,685 | 61 | £255,000 |
| CroftonWakefield | 2,767 | 60 | £240,000 |
| Ossett South East & Horbury BridgeWakefield | 3,645 | 47 | £220,000 |
| Streethouse & Sharlston CommonWakefield | 4,324 | 37 | £207,500 |
| Kettlethorpe & ChapelthorpeWakefield | 5,016 | 27 | £203,750 |
| ThornhillKirklees | 5,633 | 18 | £212,500 |
| Ryhill & South HiendleyWakefield | 5,852 | 15 | £182,500 |
| Wakefield CentralWakefield | 5,887 | 14 | £150,500 |
| Kinsley & FitzwilliamWakefield | 6,421 | 6 | £166,000 |
People living in WF4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 40% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 7%
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 WF4
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WF4 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around WF4.
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.