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WF1 3NS · Wakefield · Yorkshire and The Humber

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for WF1 3NS.

Fri · 11 Sep
19°high
Partly cloudy12° low
Sat20°11° lowLight rain12 Sep
Sun21°15° lowCloudy13 Sep
Mon23°13° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Today18°15° lowFair15 Sep
Tomorrow17°12° lowCloudy16 Sep
Thu16°14° lowLight showers17 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+4.8%Wakefield · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning153 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationWakefield Kirkgate0.6 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population2,091Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Wakefield

WF1 3NS is in the Wakefield local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Wakefield Kirkgate, about 0.6 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£210,000WF1 postcode district

11 Sep 2025 – 24 Jul 2026

336 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£198,519Wakefield

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+4.8%Wakefield

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £210,000 Use area average: £198,519
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂Clarke Hall Aberford Road Wakefield WF1 4ALFell T1 Beech; Fell T2 Beech; Remove Dead Limb from T3 Ailathus; Fell T4 Sycamore.Awaiting decision›⌂Unit Msu1 Trinity Walk Wakefield WF1 1QUDischarge of condition 3 (Noise) from approved application 25/01925/FULAwaiting decision›⌂3 Marygate Wakefield WF1 1PAIlluminated and non illuminated signage scheme (retrospective)Awaiting decision›⌂3 Marygate Wakefield WF1 1PAIlluminated and non illuminated signage scheme (retrospective)Awaiting decision›
PLANNING WATCH

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Wakefield.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

Got something to sell?

Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.2 mi
  2. Queen Elizabeths School WakefieldOther independent school · Ages 3–190.4 mi
  3. Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 2–110.5 mi
  4. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group16 plus · Ages 16–990.5 mi
Immediate neighbourhood2,091 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding WF1 3NS—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 24.8%16–64 · 63.5%65+ · 11.7%
What area does this cover?

Wakefield 017C (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime547

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 190Anti-social behaviour · 60Public order · 55
Employment4.0%

Unemployment estimate for Wakefield · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Wakefield and Rothwell.

Local councilWakefieldLocal authority for WF1 3NS
Latest general election · 2024Lab / Co-op43.7% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Lab / Co-op43.7% of votes54.2% turnout
2019Conservative44.9% of votes66.4% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM12.4 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.

Nearby fuel prices

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Up to four forecourts within 5 miles of WF1 3NS, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.

  1. Jet Chidswell4.6 mi Unleaded (E10)148.9p16 JulDiesel159.9p16 Jul
  2. BSB Motors3.1 mi Unleaded (E10)155.9p12 AprDiesel189.9p12 Apr
  3. DEWSBURY ESSO EXPRESS5.0 mi Unleaded (E10)161.9p14 SepDiesel189.9p14 Sep
  4. ASDA MIDDLETON SUPERSTORE4.5 mi Unleaded (E10)163.9p13 SepDiesel185.9p13 Sep

Official UK Fuel Finder data

EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Leeds Bradford Airport

About 14.2 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Wakefield0.8 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Pugneys1.6 mi
  2. Walton2.0 mi
  3. Peak District14.4 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Pennine Way18.2 mi
  2. Pennine Bridleway21.2 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around WF1 3NS.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around WF1 3NS
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 11 Sep 2026, 15:54
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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