WF1 1JR House Prices & Local Information

WF1 1JR is an up-and-coming urban area located 0.2km from Wakefield 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 — major hospitals and public administration with diverse workforces. 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 (378 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 1JR are sourced from Output Area E00180133 (shared with 698 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.