WF1 1DS House Prices & Local Information

WF1 1DS is an up-and-coming urban area located 0.2km from New Wells in Wakefield. Note: this is a large-user or commercial postcode — residential population data may be limited. Administratively it sits within Wakefield North ward and the Wakefield constituency.

Within the WF1 district, this postcode is characterised by an older retirement area, many residents well beyond working age. By day, the area transitions to a multiethnic urban high streets character: urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. At 55 years average, the community has a secure, family-first character — valued for its stability, low turnover, and strong local identity.

Safety: Crime rates are high (352 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 1DS are sourced from Output Area E00060073 (shared with 13 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.