WF4 4JN Wakefield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wakefield Rural. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Denby Dale Road, Calder Grove: 22 addresses
- Green Lane, Netherton: 2 addresses
- Barnsley Road, Flockton Green: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Wakefield in 2026-27: Band D £2,297 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,531 | £1,786 | £2,042 | £2,297 | £2,807 | £3,318 | £3,828 | £4,594 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (24% of about 880 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Wakefield.
Listed buildings
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 25 addresses are between 68 m and 152 m above sea level (108 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 25% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Darton 121,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Sandal and Agbrigg 202,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Wakefield Westgate 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bullcliff Grange West Bretton | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Ossett Bus Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 26.3 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Orchard Croft | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Netherton Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Bungalow Dental Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Pinderfields Hospital | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Police station | West Yorkshire Police Forensic Unit | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Moto - Wooley Edge North - Forecourt, West Bretton Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Betty Eastwood Park 11 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 100 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,540 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Windy Bank Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bullcliff Wood | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Bullcliff North Wood | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Brice Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| The Wyke | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| The Clough | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Calder Island | Island | 4.9 km (3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 25 |
5 of the postcode's 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wakefield: see them on the Wakefield page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Denby Dale Road.