WF9 postcode area guide — Wakefield

Where is WF9?

Broadband & internet speeds in WF9

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WF9 postcode district (Wakefield) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,137 postcodes Ofcom measures in WF9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.2%.

Around 0.1% of premises in WF9 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 WF9

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Mobile signal around Wakefield

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wakefield district (174,777 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WF9

Police recorded 50 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WF9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 WF9

Based on 448 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WF9 is £165,000, up 3.1% on the previous year (£160,000).

Latest recorded sales in WF9

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WF9

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 WF9

276 rated food businesses operate in WF9. 179 hold the top rating of 5, 50 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 1988 Bar and Kitchen, Achieve Together @ Richmond House, Adam's Cafe & Restaurant, Adam's Plaice, Aldi.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in WF9

From a sample of 270 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WF9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 WF9 typically use:

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What's it like living in WF9?

Postcodes in WF9

Neighbouring districts

All Wakefield (WF) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

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.