| Postcode | WF1 1RU |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Wakefield |
| Nearest station | Wakefield Kirkgate (0 km) |
| Bus stops |
Kirkgate (S)
Thornes Lane Wharf (S)
Thornes Lane Wharf (N)
Ings Road (W)
Hepworth Gallery (N)
Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station ()
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| Known addresses |
No addresses found
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| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 53.677209 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.492829 | |
| Easting | 433600 | |
| Northing | 420202 | |
| Grid reference | SE335202 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 599553 5948663 | |
| what3words | void.forces.terms | |
| FixPhrase | crucial lyrics stonework trio | |
| Plus code | 9C5WMGG4+VV | |
| Altitude | 26 metres (86 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:59 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:42 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 52.2 KMs (32.4 miles) |
| Parish | Wakefield, unparished area | E43000299 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Wakefield West | E05001463 |
| Metropolitan District | Wakefield | E08000036 |
| County | West Yorkshire | E11000019 |
| Constituency (2024) | Wakefield and Rothwell | E14001560 |
| MP | Simon Lightwood | Labour |
| Police force | West Yorkshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Wakefield | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | West Yorkshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Yorkshire and The Humber | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1982 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Wakefield | E63008062 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00060021 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Wakefield 030A | E01011898 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Wakefield 030A | E01011898 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Agbrigg & Belle Isle | E02002467 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Agbrigg & Belle Isle | E02002467 |
| Travel to work area | Wakefield and Castleford | E30000283 |
| Average property price in Wakefield | £199,933 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.8% |