7,254
Households
White Brit. · 80%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
225 · 13.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£213,000
Median property price
388
Postcodes
Overview of Wakefield West
Coordinates53.6731, -1.5216
Postcodes
388
Population (Census)
17,193
Households (Census)
7,254
Recorded crime · May '26
225 · 13.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wakefield West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.14 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.14 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Wakefield West
Property sales · Wakefield West
HM Land Registry · Wakefield West
Average price
£216,026
YoY: +7.8%
Median price: £190,111
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £162,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£281k£211k£142k
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 Wakefield West
Crime trends · Wakefield West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1218957
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
89
YoY +17%
ASB
35217
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
22
YoY +22%
Vehicle Crime
1592
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +120%
Burglary
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
28164
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY +62%
Demographics in Wakefield West
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.4%
Other White6.9%
Pakistani3.4%
African2.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.3%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Christian44.8%
No religion41.8%
Muslim6.3%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6419.7%
35–4919.4%
25–3412.9%
65–749.5%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Other17.9%
Any member 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
All members 66+8.3%
+ 8 other households · 37.7%
Schools in Wakefield West
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Wakefield · WF2 8QF
Outstanding
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Wakefield · WF2 9DD
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Wakefield · WF2 7RU
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
Wakefield · WF2 8QW
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Wakefield · WF2 8ST
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
Wakefield · WF2 8AA
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Wakefield West
Postcodes in Wakefield West
WF1 5QAWF1 5QJWF1 5QNWF1 5QRWF1 5QSWF1 5QUWF1 5QWWF1 5QYWF1 5RBWF1 5REWF1 5RFWF1 5RGWF1 5RLWF1 5RNWF1 5RRWF1 5RSWF1 5RWWF2 7ADWF2 7AEWF2 7AFWF2 7AGWF2 7AHWF2 7AJWF2 7ALWF2 7ANWF2 7ASWF2 7AWWF2 7AXWF2 7AZWF2 7BTWF2 7QUWF2 7QXWF2 7QYWF2 7QZWF2 7RAWF2 7RBWF2 7RDWF2 7REWF2 7RFWF2 7RGWF2 7RHWF2 7RJWF2 7RLWF2 7RNWF2 7RPWF2 7RQWF2 7RRWF2 7RSWF2 7RTWF2 7RUWF2 7RWWF2 7RXWF2 7RYWF2 7RZWF2 7SAWF2 7SBWF2 7SDWF2 7SEWF2 7SFWF2 7SGWF2 7SHWF2 7SQWF2 7TGWF2 8AAWF2 8ABWF2 8ADWF2 8AEWF2 8AFWF2 8AHWF2 8AJWF2 8ALWF2 8ANWF2 8APWF2 8AQWF2 8ARWF2 8ASWF2 8ATWF2 8AUWF2 8AWWF2 8AXWF2 8AYWF2 8AZWF2 8BAWF2 8BBWF2 8BDWF2 8BEWF2 8BGWF2 8BHWF2 8BJWF2 8BLWF2 8BNWF2 8BPWF2 8BQWF2 8BSWF2 8BTWF2 8BUWF2 8BWWF2 8BXWF2 8BYWF2 8BZWF2 8DAWF2 8DBWF2 8DDWF2 8DEWF2 8DFWF2 8DGWF2 8DHWF2 8DJWF2 8DNWF2 8DPWF2 8DQWF2 8DRWF2 8DSWF2 8DTWF2 8DUWF2 8DWWF2 8DXWF2 8DYWF2 8DZWF2 8EA