Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3862
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3862 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.
Police Recorded Crime near WF1 5SW
Crime trends · near WF1 5SW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
69
YoY stable
ASB
13
YoY -43%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY -76%
Burglary
4
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
10
YoY -17%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
138
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,461
White Brit.90.1%
Other White4.2%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,468
Christian54.1%
No religion38.7%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,467
50–6425.9%
35–4916.5%
65–7414.3%
25–349.2%
75–847.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.4%
Households
Total households: 679
Other17.8%
Any member 66+16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.8%
All members 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 32.3%
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council Area
Normanton and Hemsworth E14001383
Constituency
E14001383
West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Normanton
Constituency code
E14001383
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
Warmfield cum Heath
International Territorial Level
Wakefield
Health & NHS
Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
West 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 016C E01011815
E01011815
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 016 E02002453
E02002453
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 016C E01011815
E01011815
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 016 E02002453
E02002453
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:51 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:51 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WF1 5SW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 3862
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011815 and MSOA E02002453 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF1 5SW 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
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