Browse UK - UK Postcode Area WF

Postcode WF covers (in order of area type): Wakefield (City)Liversedge (Town)Horbury (Town)Mirfield (Town)Heckmondwike (Town)Ossett (Town)Batley (Town)Dewsbury (Town)Normanton (Town)Hemsworth (Town)South Elmsall (Town)Featherstone (Town)South Kirkby (Town)Castleford (Town)Knottingley (Town)Pontefract (Town)

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crime score for the WF area 38 out of 100 (higher is better)

house price score for the WF area 18 out of 100 (higher is more expensive)

jobs within 10 miles score for the WF area 77 out of 100 (higher is better)

motorway junctions for the WF area 55 located within a 10 mile radius

train stations for the WF area 89 located within a 10 mile radius

public green area score for the WF area 56 out of 100 (higher is better - areas within three miles)

primary schools score for the WF area 36 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

secondary schools score for the WF area 45 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

college a-level score for the WF area 61 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

vocational college score for the WF area 62 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

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Top 10 Types of Resident

  1. Multicultural metropolitans/Challenged Asian terraces/Pakistani communities9.95%
  2. Suburbanites/Semi-detached suburbia/White suburban communities8.92%
  3. Urbanites/Urban professionals and families/White professionals6.3%
  4. Hard-pressed living/Industrious communities/Industrious transitions6.28%
  5. Hard-pressed living/Industrious communities/Industrious hardship5.37%
  6. Hard-pressed living/Hard pressed ageing workers/Ageing industrious workers5.22%
  7. Suburbanites/Semi-detached suburbia/Semi-detached ageing4.29%
  8. Ethnicity central/Ethnic dynamics/Constrained neighbourhoods3.98%
  9. Urbanites/Ageing urban living/Self-sufficient retirement3.79%
  10. Constrained city dwellers/Challenged diversity/Hampered aspiration3.33%

Top 10 Recorded Crime Types

  1. Violence and sexual offences (17,257 recorded, uk average is 14,006)24.71%
  2. Anti-social behaviour (17,097 recorded, uk average is 17,454)24.48%
  3. Criminal damage and arson (7,268 recorded, uk average is 5,914)10.41%
  4. Vehicle crime (5,404 recorded, uk average is 4,421)7.74%
  5. Other theft (5,258 recorded, uk average is 5,103)7.53%
  6. Public order (4,954 recorded, uk average is 3,288)7.09%
  7. Burglary (4,903 recorded, uk average is 4,242)7.02%
  8. Shoplifting (4,110 recorded, uk average is 3,751)5.89%
  9. Other crime (1,218 recorded, uk average is 859)1.74%
  10. Drugs (827 recorded, uk average is 1,295)1.18%

Top 10 Most Expensive Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. WF2 (Sandal Magna, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)£165,880
  2. WF2 (Lupset, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)£165,880
  3. WF2 (Stand Bridge, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)£165,880
  4. WF2 (Hill Top, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)£165,880
  5. WF2 (Thornes, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)£165,880
  6. WF2 (Pledwick, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)£165,880
  7. WF2 (Kettlethorpe, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)£165,880
  8. WF2 (Sandal, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)£165,880
  9. WF2 (Milnthorpe, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)£165,880
  10. WF2 (Woolgreaves, Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)£165,880

Top 10 Cheapest Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. WF13 (Batley Carr, Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)£79,600
  2. WF13 (Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)£79,600
  3. WF13 (The Flatts, Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)£79,600
  4. WF13 (West Town, Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)£79,600
  5. WF13 (Crackenedge, Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)£79,600
  6. WF13 (Dewsbury Moor, Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)£79,600
  7. WF13 (Boothroyd, Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)£79,600
  8. WF13 (Daw Green, Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)£79,600
  9. WF13 (Westborough, Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)£79,600
  10. WF17 (Mount Pleasant, Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)£108,271

Top 10 Safest Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. WF14 / Gregory Spring (Mirfield, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  2. WF15 / Hartshead Junior and Infants School (Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  3. WF16 / Holy Spirit School (Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  4. WF5 / South Parade Primary School (Gawthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  5. WF7 / Old Snydale Nursing Home (Featherstone, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  6. WF3 / Lofthouse Gate Primary School (East Ardsley, Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  7. WF6 / Goosehill Common (Normanton, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  8. WF11 / Cridling Park (Brotherton, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  9. WF4 / Grange Wood (Crigglestone, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  10. WF8 / Long Plantation (Darrington, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)

Top 10 Unsafe Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. WF1 / Marshall Hill (Alverthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  2. WF17 / Zakaria Muslim Girls' High School (Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  3. WF10 / Heald Wood (Airedale, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  4. WF2 / Robin Hood Hill (Kirkhamgate, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  5. WF9 / Lower North Field (North Elmsall, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  6. WF13 / Carlton Junior and Infant School (Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  7. WF12 / Scargill Wood (Dewsbury, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  8. WF8 / Standing Flat (Darrington, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  9. WF4 / Lower Spring Wood (Crigglestone, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)
  10. WF11 / Little River (Brotherton, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber)

Top Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, MoorthorpeBarnsley Road, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2BP95 out of 100
  2. Gawthorpe Community AcademyHigh Street, Gawthorpe, Ossett, WF5 9QP95 out of 100
  3. Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant AcademyBridge Road, Horbury Bridge, Wakefield, WF4 5PS95 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. Brigshaw High School and Language CollegeBrigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2HR99 out of 100
  2. Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolHigh Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AH95 out of 100
  3. Batley Grammar SchoolCarlinghow Hill, Batley, WF17 0AD90 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. New College PontefractPark Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QR99 out of 100
  2. Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolHigh Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AH96 out of 100
  3. Wakefield CollegeMargaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH94 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. New College PontefractPark Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QR99 out of 100
  2. Wakefield CollegeMargaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH97 out of 100
  3. Heckmondwike Grammar SchoolHigh Street, Heckmondwike, WF16 0AH95 out of 100

Lowest Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. Orchard Primary AcademyPrincess Road, Chickenley, Dewsbury, WF12 8QT1 out of 100
  2. Kinsley AcademyWakefield Road, Fitzwilliam, Pontefract, WF9 5BP1 out of 100
  3. Fieldhead Primary AcademyCharlotte Close, Birstall, Batley, WF17 9BX1 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. High Well SchoolRook Hill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD1 out of 100
  2. Ravenshall SchoolRavensthorpe Road, Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury, WF12 9EE8 out of 100
  3. Highfield SchoolGawthorpe Lane, Ossett, WF5 9BS8 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. Institute of Islamic EducationSouth Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, WF12 9NG3 out of 100
  2. De Lacy AcademyMiddle Lane, Knottingley, WF11 0BZ21 out of 100
  3. Cathedral AcademyThornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF22 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. Institute of Islamic EducationSouth Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury, WF12 9NG2 out of 100
  2. Ackworth SchoolAckworth, Pontefract, WF7 7LT23 out of 100
  3. Minsthorpe Community College, A Specialist Science CollegeMinsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, WF9 2UJ36 out of 100
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