Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7579
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7579 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 WF10 5EY
Crime trends · near WF10 5EY
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
57
YoY -14%
ASB
20
YoY +567%
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -63%
Burglary
4
YoY +33%
Criminal damage
10
YoY +67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
121
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,198
White Brit.93.5%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Total residents: 2,198
Christian47.4%
No religion43.5%
Not answered6.7%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,197
50–6419.1%
25–3418.0%
35–4917.8%
65–749.3%
75–846.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Total households: 958
Other21.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
Any member 66+11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
All members 66+9.5%
+ 8 other households · 35.7%
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council Area
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley E14001428
Constituency
E14001428
West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Altofts and Whitwood
Constituency code
E14001428
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 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 004C E01011761
E01011761
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 004 E02002441
E02002441
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 004C E01011761
E01011761
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 004 E02002441
E02002441
Urban: 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 city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:12 AM
Sunrise
7:50 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:12 AM
Sunset (today)
7:50 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2006
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> Present
October 2006 — Introduced
Postcode WF10 5EY introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 7579
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011761 and MSOA E02002441 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF10 5EY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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