Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4151
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4151 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 WF2 8DQ
Crime trends · near WF2 8DQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
72
YoY -40%
ASB
20
YoY +33%
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY -54%
Burglary
5
YoY +25%
Criminal damage
28
YoY +75%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
189
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,514
White Brit.81.1%
Other White8.3%
African2.4%
Pakistani2.2%
Other Asian1.2%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Total residents: 1,516
Christian51.1%
No religion37.9%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim3.6%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,524
50–6422.4%
35–4919.8%
25–3411.8%
65–7410.2%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Total households: 749
Other27.0%
Any member 66+19.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.5%
+ 7 other households · 28.3%
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council Area
Wakefield and Rothwell E14001560
Constituency
E14001560
West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wakefield West
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 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 026B E01011900
E01011900
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 026 E02002463
E02002463
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 026B E01011900
E01011900
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 026 E02002463
E02002463
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 major conurbation A1
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
April 1985
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~41 years
Active Duration
1985 -> Present
April 1985 — Introduced
Postcode WF2 8DQ 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: 4151
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011900 and MSOA E02002463 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF2 8DQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1985
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~41 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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