6,897
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
88 · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£205,000
Median property price
405
Postcodes
Overview of Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Coordinates53.6408, -1.4349
Postcodes
405
Population (Census)
15,983
Households (Census)
6,897
Recorded crime · May '26
88 · 5.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.15 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.15 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Property sales · Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
HM Land Registry · Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Average price
£259,461
YoY: +1.5%
Median price: £210,950
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £190,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£343k£264k£186k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Crime trends · Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
624629
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
39
YoY stable
ASB
22134
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY +44%
Vehicle Crime
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +200%
Burglary
1173
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -17%
Criminal damage
1494
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -56%
Demographics in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.7%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian53.4%
No religion39.9%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6422.5%
35–4917.1%
65–7413.0%
25–3411.6%
75–847.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Any member 66+14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Other12.8%
All members 66+12.7%
+ 7 other households · 33.0%
Schools in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Crofton Academy
Wakefield · WF4 1NF
Good
1.1 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Crofton Infant School
Wakefield · WF4 1NG
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Crofton Junior School
Wakefield · WF4 1HJ
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Outwood Primary Academy Newstead Green
Wakefield · WF4 2BE
Good
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ryhill Junior, Infant and Nursery School
Wakefield · WF4 2AD
Good
1.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School
Wakefield · WF4 1NN
Good
1.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Walton Primary Academy
Wakefield · WF2 6LD
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Postcodes in Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
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