GEORGE STREET, WF1 1LW House Prices & Local Information

WF1 1LW is an up-and-coming urban area on George Street, 0.2km from New Wells in Wakefield. Administratively it sits within Wakefield North ward and the Wakefield constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WF1 1LW is a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. The daytime character shifts — business quarters in major regional cities. The 43 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 51% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are high (324 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: With prices averaging £82k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 22.6% year-on-year. 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 1LW are sourced from Output Area E00180057 (shared with 23 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.