WF1 1JU House Prices & Local Information

WF1 1JU 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.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WF1 1JU is a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. During the day, major hospitals and public administration with diverse workforces. A balanced community with an average age of 43 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 51% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are high (373 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 1JU are sourced from Output Area E00180057 (shared with 23 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.