City Profile • Local Authority
Wakefield
Wakefield is a local authority district comprising 13 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £219k, reflecting a upward trend of 1.7% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (118 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
357,729
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
13 AreasS72ExploreS75ExploreWF1ExploreWF10ExploreWF11ExploreWF2ExploreWF3ExploreWF4ExploreWF5ExploreWF6ExploreWF7ExploreWF8ExploreWF9Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Wakefield authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English88.2%
White: Other White4.4%
Pakistani2.0%
African1.0%
Indian0.6%
Other Asian0.6%
Age Profile
50-54 years7.5%
30-34 years7.2%
55-59 years7.1%
25-29 years6.7%
35-39 years6.7%
45-49 years6.4%
Top Occupations
Professional15.0%
Elementary occupations14.9%
Associate professional12.2%
Skilled trades10.7%
Managers and directors10.5%
Process and machine operatives10.1%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright31.7%
Owned: Mortgage30.9%
Social rented: Council14.6%
Private rented: Landlord13.1%
Social rented: Other7.1%
Private rented: Other1.8%
Area DNA
family6/10
health5/10
safety2/10
homeown3/10
transit9/10
affluence2/10
diversity6/10
employment5/10
investment10/10