WF7 postcode area guide — Wakefield
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WF7 postcode district in Wakefield — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WF7
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.7%
Gigabit-capable
83.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the WF7 postcode district (Wakefield) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 572 postcodes Ofcom measures in WF7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.7%.
Around 0.3% of premises in WF7 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 WF7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WF7 5AA | 100% | 98.4% |
| WF7 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| WF7 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| WF7 5AE | 80% | 20% |
| WF7 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| WF7 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| WF7 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| WF7 5AJ | 100% | 86.4% |
| WF7 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| WF7 5AN | 100% | 100% |
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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 WF7
Police recorded 88 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WF7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 36 | 40.9% |
| Shoplifting | 15 | 17.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 | 9.1% |
| Public order | 7 | 8.0% |
| Burglary | 6 | 6.8% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 5.7% |
| Other theft | 5 | 5.7% |
| Other crime | 5 | 5.7% |
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 WF7
Based on 232 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WF7 is £195,000, up 2.6% on the previous year (£190,000).
Detached
£320,000
46 sales
Semi-detached
£205,000
91 sales
Terraced
£152,750
90 sales
Flat / maisonette
£90,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in WF7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Mill Gate | WF7 7PD |
| 15 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Southfield Avenue | WF7 5JR |
| 15 May 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced | Hardakers Lane | WF7 7JS |
| 15 May 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached | Eastbourne Avenue | WF7 6LQ |
| 14 May 2026 | £181,000 | Terraced | Church Lane | WF7 6BB |
| 11 May 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Girnhill Lane | WF7 5NF |
| 6 May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Batten Court | WF7 5PY |
| 6 May 2026 | £177,500 | Terraced | Willow Garth | WF7 6BH |
| 5 May 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Newlove Close | WF7 5QD |
| 1 May 2026 | £388,000 | Semi-detached | Wakefield Road | WF7 7DE |
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 WF7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,470 | WF7 6BD |
| The Featherstone Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 556 | WF7 5AJ |
| Ackworth School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 429 | WF7 7LT |
| Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 338 | WF7 6LW |
| Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane | Primary | 3–11 | 320 | WF7 7JH |
| Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 314 | WF7 5BG |
| Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School | Primary | 3–11 | 229 | WF7 7HH |
| Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 227 | WF7 6BQ |
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 WF7
125 rated food businesses operate in WF7. 95 hold the top rating of 5, 14 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ackworth Born And Bread, Ackworth Service Station, Ackworth Service Station Ltd, Ackworth Village Social Club, Aldi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WF7
From a sample of 424 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WF7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 42% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
40%
Band D
45%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
Band G
0%
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 WF7 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.