325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Wakefield

Council · E08000036

Ward
Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
Parish
Crofton
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth
Police
West Yorkshire

House prices

£340k£170k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £324k +4.3% +338% -24%
Semi-detached £200k +2.6% +317% -29%
Terraced £155k +6.9% +357% -37%
Flat £110k +2.7% +233% -54%

Median sale prices in Wakefield from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Crofton Academy 0.3 mi Non-sel 46.5 47%
Outwood Academy Freeston 2.6 mi Non-sel 44.6 40%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £779
1 bed £556
2 bed £701
3 bed £838
4+ bed £1,182

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 3,128
Violence & sexual offences 1,323
Burglary 121
Anti-social behaviour 300

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC GP practice 0.2 mi
NEWLAND SURGERY GP practice 3.7 mi
MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 3.3 mi
KING'S MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 4.0 mi
ST THOMAS ROAD SURGERY GP practice 4.0 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Streethouse Rail Station Rail station 2.5 mi
Streethouse Rail Station Rail station 2.4 mi
Streethouse Rail Station Rail station 2.4 mi
Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station Rail station 3.0 mi
Fitzwilliam Rail Station Rail station 3.2 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 98.4%
Gigabit 92.8%
Full fibre (FTTP) 90.4%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 91.6%
Indoor voice (all) 93.1%
5G outdoor (any) 99.2%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Wakefield
average (lo–hi)
Overall39% (1–97)
Income45% (1–99)
Employment39% (1–95)
Education36% (0–97)
Health29% (1–81)
Crime31% (0–95)
Housing & services62% (4–98)
Living environment52% (2–99)

Your MP

Jon Trickett MP

Labour

Normanton and Hemsworth

trickettj@parliament.uk

http://www.jontrickett.org.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Park 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.3 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Wilson Mausoleum to North East of All Saints Church II 0.3 mi
51-59, High Street II 0.3 mi
Church of All Saints II* 0.3 mi
Grave Slab and Sarcophagus Immediately to South of First Bay of Nave of Church of All Saints II 0.3 mi
Grave Slab Memorial to Anne Ingham Approximately 5 Metres North East of Lychgate to Church of All Saints II 0.3 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 13,065
Total registered 14,423
Dormant 249
New (last year) 2,114
New (last 5 years) 6,721

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 7
PM10 13
NO₂ 8
NOₓ 10

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 3
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian —
Cyclist —

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 1,904,400,000
Cars & taxis 1,414,200,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 353,368

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 17.5%
Aged 16–64 63.6%
Aged 65+ 18.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 93.0%
Asian 3.6%
Black 1.3%
Mixed 1.4%
Other 0.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 63.4%
Social rented 21.7%
Private rented 14.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 22.3%
Semi-detached 44.6%
Terraced 22.0%
Flat / maisonette 10.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 22.8%
1 car or van 41.7%
2+ cars or vans 35.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 60.2%
Unemployed 3.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 24.4%
Degree or above 24.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 69.8%
Smoking prevalence 11.5%
Infant mortality 5.5

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.