Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
27479
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27479 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 2LZ
Crime trends · near WF4 2LZ
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: 2,033
White Brit.94.3%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Total residents: 2,032
Christian54.2%
No religion38.9%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,039
35–4924.1%
50–6420.6%
25–349.8%
65–749.8%
5–97.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Total households: 823
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.1%
Other12.8%
All members 66+12.2%
Any member 66+8.1%
+ 7 other households · 30.5%
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
Woolley
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 038A E01011935
E01011935
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 038 E02002475
E02002475
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 038A E01011935
E01011935
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 038 E02002475
E02002475
Smaller rural: 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
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
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 WF4 2LZ 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: 27479
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01011935 and MSOA E02002475 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF4 2LZ 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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