WF
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Wakefield, with 18 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 99% of people in WF live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How WF compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is WF safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WF at a rate of 111.9 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 5,335 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WF.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (26,599), other crime (11,812) and anti-social behaviour (7,158).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WF was 118.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in WF
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF1Wakefield, East Moor | 39,931 | £215,000 | 190.9 per 1,000 |
| WF2Wakefield, Lupset | 53,646 | £244,000 | 114.4 per 1,000 |
| WF3Stanley, East Ardsley | 34,538 | £259,995 | 65.2 per 1,000 |
| WF4Horbury | 44,321 | £222,500 | 72.4 per 1,000 |
| WF5Ossett, Paleside | 22,163 | £225,000 | 74.0 per 1,000 |
| WF6Normanton, Woodhouse Common | 22,627 | £200,000 | 101.4 per 1,000 |
| WF7Featherstone, Purston Jaglin | 22,596 | £205,000 | 85.9 per 1,000 |
| WF8Pontefract, Marl Pits | 36,077 | £220,000 | 115.7 per 1,000 |
| WF9Moorthorpe, South Elmsall | 41,468 | £175,000 | 111.7 per 1,000 |
| WF10Castleford, Glass Houghton | 51,717 | £190,000 | 140.8 per 1,000 |
| WF11Knottingley, Ferrybridge Hill | 17,819 | £190,000 | 126.3 per 1,000 |
| WF12Dewsbury, Earlsheaton | 35,769 | £200,000 | 93.8 per 1,000 |
| WF13Dewsbury, Ravensthorpe | 30,131 | £150,000 | 154.8 per 1,000 |
| WF14Mirfield, Crossley Hill | 20,177 | £245,000 | 81.9 per 1,000 |
| WF15Liversedge, Mill Bridge | 17,363 | £215,000 | 84.2 per 1,000 |
| WF16Heckmondwike, Hill Top Estate | 12,728 | £170,000 | 120.4 per 1,000 |
| WF17Batley, Mount Pleasant | 44,344 | £185,000 | 112.4 per 1,000 |
| WF90Wakefield, Fall Ings | No figure | No figure | No figure |
WF in brief
The WF postcode area, named after Wakefield, has 18 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in WF was £207,000 in 2025.
WF had 547,415 usual residents at the census.
About 99% of people in WF live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WF, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.