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postcode districtWakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber

WF7

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

This is the bythenumbers area report for the WF7 postcode district in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber. This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety. The figures below are from published UK open data covering Schools, Transport and Flood risk. They are not a listing of homes, and they are not advice.

How this 82 was calculated

  • Schools

    67/100·24% of the measure

    78% of 9 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

    A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

    Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published August 2026. Measured for the WF7 postcode district.

  • Transport

    76/100·20% of the measure

    Featherstone Rail Station is 0.9 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published August 2026. Measured for the WF7 postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    92/100·13% of the measure

    Nearest flood warning area is 0.8 miles away

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published August 2026. Measured for the WF7 postcode district.

  • Broadband

    93/100·13% of the measure

    87% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the WF7 postcode district.

  • Housing market

    90/100·10% of the measure

    229 recorded sales, median £190,000

    A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.

    Price Paid Data, published August 2026. Measured for the WF7 postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    79/100·8% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 0.6 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published August 2026. Measured for the WF7 postcode district.

  • Air quality

    85/100·6% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 7.0 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the WF7 postcode district.

  • Council tax

    100/100·6% of the measure

    Most homes are band A (54% of them)

    A higher measure means a larger share of homes in bands A to C, which typically means a smaller bill, not a higher one.

    Council tax band and charge data, published March 2024. Measured for this neighbourhood.

Not counted for this area

Amenities, Green space. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 84% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

At a glance

Headline figures for this place

  • Nearest station

    0.9 miles

    Featherstone Rail Station

    Stations within 1.9 miles

    1

    6 bus stops within a 10 minute walk

  • Nearest GP practice

    0.6 miles

    St Thomas Road Surgery

    GP practices within 1.2 miles

    2

    Hospital 2.5 miles

  • Schools good or outstanding

    78%

    of 9 rated schools nearby

    Nearest school

    0.5 miles

    Featherstone Purston Infant School

  • Median sold price

    £190,000

    229 sales in the last 12 months

    Median sold price change since 2021

    +5.6%

    was £180,000

Place context

Around WF7

WF7 at 53.6662, -1.3532. Pins mark the nearest station, schools, GP and green space when we have a published point for them.

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Similar measures

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Three postcode districts with a similar Area Measure. Nearby first, then further afield if you are open to moving city.

  • Nearby

    WF8

    Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber

    82/100

    Same measure · 2.6 miles away

  • Nearby

    WF10

    Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber

    80/100

    2 points apart · 4.0 miles away

  • Nearby

    WF9

    Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber

    79/100

    3 points apart · 4.3 miles away

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Data snapshot last refreshed September 2026. Every figure on this page is traceable on the sources page.