6,392
Households
White Brit. · 75%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
93 · 6.2 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£248,750
Median property price
422
Postcodes
Overview of Wakefield South
Coordinates53.6550, -1.4892
Postcodes
422
Population (Census)
14,957
Households (Census)
6,392
Recorded crime · May '26
93 · 6.2 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wakefield South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.74 (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 5.74 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Wakefield South
Property sales · Wakefield South
HM Land Registry · Wakefield South
Average price
£281,953
YoY: -15.0%
Median price: £257,808
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 6 sales · avg £311,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£455k£323k£192k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Police Recorded Crime in Wakefield South
Crime trends · Wakefield South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
543720
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
40
YoY -15%
ASB
30173
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +200%
Vehicle Crime
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +100%
Burglary
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +150%
Criminal damage
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +33%
Demographics in Wakefield South
Ethnicity
White Brit.74.9%
Pakistani8.4%
Other White6.2%
African2.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.5%
+ 2 other groups · 6.7%
Religion
Christian47.9%
No religion33.7%
Muslim11.4%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
35–4919.6%
50–6419.4%
25–3412.5%
65–7410.8%
75–847.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Other16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.3%
Any member 66+13.1%
All members 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.5%
+ 7 other households · 32.8%
Schools in Wakefield South
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Hendal Primary School
Wakefield · WF2 7QW
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Kettlethorpe High School
Wakefield · WF2 7EL
Good
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Wakefield · WF2 6AS
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Sandal Magna Community Academy
Wakefield · WF1 5NF
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield · WF2 6EQ
Good
0.5 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Wakefield South
Postcodes in Wakefield South
WF1 5ABWF1 5AEWF1 5AFWF1 5AGWF1 5AHWF1 5AJWF1 5ALWF1 5APWF1 5AQWF1 5ASWF1 5ATWF1 5AUWF1 5AXWF1 5AYWF1 5AZWF1 5BAWF1 5BBWF1 5BEWF1 5BGWF1 5BHWF1 5BJWF1 5BLWF1 5BNWF1 5BPWF1 5BQWF1 5BSWF1 5BTWF1 5BUWF1 5BWWF1 5BYWF1 5BZWF1 5DAWF1 5DFWF1 5DGWF1 5DQWF1 5DSWF1 5DTWF1 5DUWF1 5DXWF1 5DYWF1 5DZWF1 5EBWF1 5EEWF1 5EFWF1 5EGWF1 5EHWF1 5EJWF1 5ELWF1 5ENWF1 5EPWF1 5ERWF1 5ESWF1 5ETWF1 5EUWF1 5EXWF1 5EYWF1 5EZWF1 5FAWF1 5FBWF1 5FDWF1 5FEWF1 5FGWF1 5FHWF1 5FJWF1 5FLWF1 5FNWF1 5FPWF1 5FQWF1 5FRWF1 5FSWF1 5FTWF1 5FUWF1 5FZWF1 5GAWF1 5GBWF1 5GDWF1 5GEWF1 5GFWF1 5GGWF1 5HAWF1 5HBWF1 5HDWF1 5HEWF1 5HFWF1 5HGWF1 5HJWF1 5HLWF1 5HNWF1 5HPWF1 5HRWF1 5HSWF1 5HUWF1 5HWWF1 5HXWF1 5HYWF1 5HZWF1 5JAWF1 5JBWF1 5JDWF1 5JEWF1 5JFWF1 5JGWF1 5LJWF1 5LLWF1 5LNWF1 5LSWF1 5LTWF1 5LUWF1 5LWWF1 5LZWF1 5NAWF1 5NBWF1 5NEWF1 5NFWF1 5NGWF1 5NUWF1 5PBWF1 5TSWF2 6AAWF2 6AB