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WF7 postcode area · Wakefield

The WF7 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wakefield. Area Scores range from 6 to 75 across them. Every full WF7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WF7 district contains both ends of the scale: Ackworth & Darrington at 76 out of 100 (#1,650 of 6,856 in England) against Kinsley & Fitzwilliam at 6, a 70-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £166,000 in Kinsley & Fitzwilliam to £250,000 in Ackworth & Darrington.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,033a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime108per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied64%

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 WF7 district

£205,000median home sold over the past year · +28.1% over 5 years · +2.5% over the year · 323 sales
Detached£322,500
Semi-detached£215,000
Terraced£155,000
Flat—
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
Ackworth & DarringtonWakefield 1,65076 £250,000
CroftonWakefield 2,76760 £240,000
Streethouse & Sharlston CommonWakefield 4,32437 £207,500
Pontefract North WestWakefield 5,61218 £210,000
FeatherstoneWakefield 5,77016 £190,000
Hemsworth TownWakefield 5,92114 £191,000
Kinsley & FitzwilliamWakefield 6,4216 £166,000

People living in WF7 Census 2021

Residents62,979
Median age (est.)42
Density600per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above24%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 22%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary14%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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 WF7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WF7 district.

Pontefract North

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WF7.

WF9 WF8 WF6 WF10 WF11 S72 WF90 WF1

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.