SMYTH STREET, WF1 1ED House Prices & Local Information

WF1 1ED is an up-and-coming urban area on Smyth Street, 0.4km from Brooks Banks in Wakefield. Administratively it sits within Wakefield North ward and the Wakefield constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a diverse urban neighbourhood with mixed household types and languages. The daytime character shifts — industrial activities connected with mining and quarrying. An average age of 34 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 80% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. Employment levels are high (57% in full-time work) — a well-connected, economically active community.

Safety: Crime rates are high (273 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for WF1 1ED are sourced from Output Area E00180133 (shared with 698 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.