WF1 postcode area guide — Wakefield
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WF1 postcode district in Wakefield — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WF1
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.5%
Gigabit-capable
85.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the WF1 postcode district (Wakefield) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,163 postcodes Ofcom measures in WF1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85.5%.
Around 0.1% of premises in WF1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WF1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WF1 1AA | 0% | 0% |
| WF1 1AD | 50% | 50% |
| WF1 1AG | 0% | 0% |
| WF1 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| WF1 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WF1 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| WF1 1AN | 0% | 0% |
| WF1 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| WF1 1BA | 100% | 100% |
| WF1 1BB | 50% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Wakefield
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wakefield district (174,777 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
95.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
82.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
96.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WF1
Police recorded 591 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WF1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 221 | 37.4% |
| Shoplifting | 73 | 12.4% |
| Public order | 57 | 9.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 46 | 7.8% |
| Other theft | 40 | 6.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 37 | 6.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 33 | 5.6% |
| Burglary | 25 | 4.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WF1
Based on 401 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WF1 is £200,000, up 1.6% on the previous year (£196,870).
Detached
£340,000
87 sales
Semi-detached
£215,000
122 sales
Terraced
£160,000
106 sales
Flat / maisonette
£95,000
68 sales
Latest recorded sales in WF1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | First Avenue | WF1 2HS |
| 20 May 2026 | £165,000 | Other | Thornes Lane | WF1 5RR |
| 15 May 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | Frederick Avenue | WF1 5BZ |
| 15 May 2026 | £154,000 | Semi-detached | Briar Grove | WF1 5LT |
| 14 May 2026 | £50,000 | Flat | Ings Road | WF1 1DE |
| 7 May 2026 | £335,000 | Detached | Meadow Vale | WF1 3TD |
| 1 May 2026 | £80,000 | Flat | Elizabeth Gardens | WF1 3SZ |
| 1 May 2026 | £75,000 | Flat | Ivy Lane | WF1 4AP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £135,000 | Flat | Tuke Grove | WF1 4AF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced | Limestone Road | WF1 2GL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Wakefield demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Wakefield district (353,364 residents, 153,075 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.6% |
| 15–29 | 22.9% |
| 30–44 | 19% |
| 45–64 | 20.6% |
| 65+ | 18.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.6% |
| Private rented | 14.9% |
| Social rented | 7.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WF1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Grange Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,900 | WF1 2PF |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | Secondary | 11–16 | 928 | WF1 4SF |
| Queen Elizabeth Grammar School | Not applicable | 7–18 | 668 | WF1 3QX |
| Wakefield Girls' High School | Not applicable | 7–18 | 589 | WF1 2QS |
| CAPA College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 502 | WF1 2QN |
| Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane | Primary | 3–11 | 456 | WF1 2PH |
| Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill | Primary | 3–11 | 452 | WF1 4QY |
| Rooks Nest Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 368 | WF1 3DX |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WF1
513 rated food businesses operate in WF1. 356 hold the top rating of 5, 70 are rated 4, and 20 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 8 Ballers Sports Bar and Grill, Abacus Nursery & Stray Cats Holiday, Albert Parker And Son Limited, Aldi, Allums Butchers.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WF1
From a sample of 206 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WF1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
4%
Band B
4%
Band C
20%
Band D
54%
Band E
15%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Wakefield
Landlines around WF1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.