DENBY DALE ROAD, WF1 1HR House Prices & Local Information

WF1 1HR is an up-and-coming urban area on Denby Dale Road, 0.4km from New Wells in Wakefield. Administratively it sits within Wakefield North ward and the Wakefield constituency.

For renters and young professionals, WF1 1HR offers a diverse urban neighbourhood with mixed household types and languages. Outside of residential hours, industrial activities connected with mining and quarrying. At 34 years average, this is a working-age, professionally active neighbourhood with good transport links and a dynamic social mix. 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 (240 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 1HR are sourced from Output Area E00180133 (shared with 698 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.