Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9967
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9967 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 WF4 2LN
Crime trends · near WF4 2LN
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
42
YoY -21%
ASB
12
YoY -37%
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY +200%
Burglary
5
YoY +25%
Criminal damage
7
YoY -12%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
99
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,598
White Brit.93.5%
Other White1.8%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,598
No religion46.8%
Christian46.2%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim1.1%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 0.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,601
50–6421.1%
35–4919.2%
65–7413.4%
25–3411.1%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Total households: 686
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.6%
Other14.3%
All members 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
Any member 66+11.5%
+ 7 other households · 33.8%
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council Area
Ossett and Denby Dale E14001418
Constituency
E14001418
West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Wakefield Rural
Constituency code
E14001418
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
Crigglestone
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 036C E01011933
E01011933
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 036 E02002473
E02002473
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 036C E01011933
E01011933
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 036 E02002473
E02002473
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
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
October 1985
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~41 years
Active Duration
1985 -> Present
October 1985 — Introduced
Postcode WF4 2LN introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 9967
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011933 and MSOA E02002473 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF4 2LN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 1985
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~41 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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