Most deprived 10–20%
IMD England
105
Crime · Aug '26
£205,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,620 sales
+1.5%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
Yorkshire and The Humber
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
5692
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5692 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · WF9 1FY
HM Land Registry · Wakefield
Average price
£231,277
Median price: £205,000
Median +1.5% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,620 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Oct '25Oct '25: 1 sales · avg £237,496
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£237k£211k£185k
Sep '25Oct '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near WF9 1FY
England & WalesCrime trends · near WF9 1FY
Counts are for Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
41
YoY —
64320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
10
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
36
YoY —
39200
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.6%
Other White3.3%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian48.4%
No religion44.5%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
50–6422.5%
35–4916.9%
25–3414.2%
65–7411.5%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
One person: other16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.5%
Single family household, all members 66+10.6%
One person: aged 66+10.5%
+ 9 other households · 37.9%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 3.2 km straight lineabout 40 min
South Elmsall Rail Station
Rail
- 4.0 km straight lineabout 50 min
Moorthorpe Rail Station
Rail · Entrance 1
- 7.2 km straight lineabout 90 min
Adwick Rail Station
Rail · North Entrance
Bus stops
- 326 m straight lineabout 4 min
Bell Street
Bus · east
- 336 m straight lineabout 4 min
Bell Street
Bus · opp · west
- 409 m straight lineabout 5 min
Barnsdale Way
Bus · opp · east
- 427 m straight lineabout 5 min
Barnsdale Way
Bus · at · west
- 463 m straight lineabout 6 min
Brookside
Bus · west
Coordinates & Location for WF9 1FY
Wakefield and Castleford
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WF9 1FY
Coordinates
53.6187, -1.2586
Grid reference
SE491138
Easting
449,138
Northing
413,824
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Plus Code
9C5WJP9R+FG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Wakefield and Castleford
ITL Region
Wakefield
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council AreaNormanton and Hemsworth E14001383
Constituency
E14001383West Yorkshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Ackworth, North Elmsall & Upton
Constituency code
E14001383
EU Electoral Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish
Upton and North Elmsall
International Territorial Level
Wakefield
Health & NHS
Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest 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 041C E01011856
E01011856MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 041 E02002478
E02002478LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 041C E01011856
E01011856MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 041 E02002478
E02002478Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
7:33 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
10 hours 34 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:33 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 34 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2025
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~1 year
Active Duration
2025 -> PresentSeptember 2025 — Introduced
Postcode WF9 1FY introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode WF9 1FY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2025
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~1 year
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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