Low deprivation
IMD England
144
Crime · May '26
£158,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
Yorkshire and The Humber
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WF1 2PY
Wakefield and Castleford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WF1 2PY
Coordinates
53.6986, -1.5009
Grid reference
SE330225
Easting
433,048
Northing
422,574
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Plus Code
9C5WMFXX+CJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wakefield
Travel to Work
Wakefield and Castleford
ITL Region
Wakefield
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
24316
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 24316 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · WF1 2PY
HM Land Registry · Wakefield
Average price
£170,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £158,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £158,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£200k£177k£153k
Apr '24Jan '25Nov '25
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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 near WF1 2PY
Crime trends · near WF1 2PY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
896337
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
55
YoY -31%
ASB
19125
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
20112
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY +550%
Burglary
1172
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -14%
Criminal damage
1493
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY +225%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.70.6%
Other White6.7%
Pakistani6.2%
Indian5.8%
African2.3%
+ 4 other groups · 8.4%
Religion
Christian41.7%
No religion37.2%
Muslim8.8%
Not answered7.1%
Hindu3.4%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4924.0%
50–6417.7%
25–3416.3%
10–158.0%
65–747.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
Other23.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.4%
All members 66+7.1%
+ 7 other households · 32.0%
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council AreaWakefield and Rothwell E14001560
Constituency
E14001560West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Stanley and Outwood East
Constituency code
E14001560
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
Wakefield, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wakefield
Health & NHS
Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandWest Yorkshire and Harrogate
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Yorkshire and the Humber
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Wakefield District
Sub ICB Location
NHS West Yorkshire ICB - 03R
Cancer Alliance
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wakefield 017A E01011884
E01011884MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 017 E02002454
E02002454LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 017A E01011884
E01011884MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 017 E02002454
E02002454Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:49 AM
Sunrise
8:32 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:49 AM
Sunset (today)
8:32 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WF1 2PY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 24316
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011884 and MSOA E02002454 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF1 2PY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WF1 2PY
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Newton Hill Community School
Wakefield · WF1 2HR
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Meadowcroft School
Wakefield · WF1 4AD
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
Wakefield · WF1 3JP
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
Wakefield · WF1 3QX
0.7 mi
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 7–18
Rooks Nest Academy
Wakefield · WF1 3DX
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School
Wakefield · WF1 2DG
0.8 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–7
Outwood Grange Academy
Wakefield · WF1 2PF
Good
0.8 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane
Wakefield · WF1 2PH
Outstanding
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Wakefield Girls' High School
Wakefield · WF1 2QS
0.8 mi
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 7–18
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School
Wakefield · WF1 3SQ
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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