Council area · England
Wakefield: its 45 neighbourhoods compared
Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against Wakefield as a whole, from official records, as of 21 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £139,500 in Castleford Town to £370,000 in Sandal.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
53.2%
Pinderfields Hospital, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (England 61%). The NHS standard is 95%.
Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): ambulance response
27 min 27 s
Mean, Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Sep 2026 (England 31 min 18 s).
Fire engines at dwelling fires
8 min 44 s
Average from the call, 2025/26 (England 8 min 15 s).
Homes at high or medium flood risk
1.1%
1,800 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 13th of 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber.
Households in fuel poverty
10.8%
2024, England's own measure; 12th highest of 15 in Yorkshire and The Humber.
Extra deaths in winter
22.8%
Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (England 21.4%).
Neighbourhoods in Wakefield
| Neighbourhood | Typical house | Typical flat | Affluence today | Signs of gentrification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ackworth & Darrington | £250,000 | – | Affluent | Few signs |
| Agbrigg & Belle Isle | £160,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Airedale | £190,000 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Altofts | £208,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Alverthorpe & Flanshaw | £185,000 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Castleford Town | £139,500 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Castleford West | £175,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Crofton | £230,000 | – | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Durkar & Crigglestone | £215,000 | – | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Eastmoor | £168,250 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Featherstone | £173,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Ferry Fryston | £155,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Ferrybridge & West Knottingley | £165,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Glasshoughton | £197,500 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Hemsworth Town | £177,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Horbury | £220,000 | – | Middle income | Some signs |
| Kettlethorpe & Chapelthorpe | £200,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Kinsley & Fitzwilliam | £158,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Knottingley | £164,000 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Lupset | £180,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Moorthorpe | £142,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Netherton & Middlestown | £245,000 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Normanton East | £208,998 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Normanton West | £160,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Ossett North | £211,250 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Ossett South East & Horbury Bridge | £215,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Ossett West | £210,000 | £109,750 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Outwood East | £231,000 | – | Affluent | Few signs |
| Outwood West | £225,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Pontefract North East | £193,500 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Pontefract North West | £190,000 | £87,125 | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Pontefract South East | £175,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Pontefract South West | £240,000 | – | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Ryhill & South Hiendley | £157,000 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Sandal | £370,000 | £88,750 | Among the most affluent | Moving the other way |
| South Elmsall | £172,500 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| South Kirkby | £165,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Stanley, Moorhouse & Bottomboat | £230,750 | £131,500 | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Streethouse & Sharlston Common | £195,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Thornes | £225,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Upton | £160,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Wakefield Central | £202,500 | £108,500 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Wakefield St John's | £185,000 | £130,000 | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Walton, Woolley & Bretton | £325,000 | – | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Wrenthorpe & Kirkhamgate | £244,000 | – | Affluent | Moving the other way |
Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.
A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Wakefield's residents
| A&E | Nearest to | Seen within 4 hours | Nation | Waited over 12 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinderfields Hospital | 290,339 residents (770 m from the nearest) | 53.2% in September 2026 | England 61% | 16.4% |
| Barnsley Hospital | 27,126 residents (8.8 km from the nearest) | 70.9% in September 2026 | England 61% | 3.4% |
| Dewsbury and District Hospital | 22,272 residents (5.0 km from the nearest) | 67.8% in September 2026 | England 61% | 5% |
| Doncaster Royal Infirmary | 13,633 residents (13.7 km from the nearest) | 64.6% in September 2026 | England 61% | 8% |
Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ambulance response times
- Ambulance service Wakefield is covered by Yorkshire Ambulance Service. Response times are published for the whole service, not by council.
- Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks), latest 27 min 27 s (Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Sep 2026); England 31 min 18 s; the standard is 18 minutes.
GP appointments: how soon people are seen
- GP appointments Not available yet: the council figures job has not loaded them.
Fire and rescue response times
- Response to dwelling fires, 2025/26 8 min 44 s on average over 642 fires; England 8 min 15 s. The service covers Wakefield and its neighbours; no figure is published by council.
- Response to all primary fires, 2025/26 9 min 55 s on average; England 9 min 25 s.
Homes at risk of flooding
- Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 1,800 (1.1% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
- Where it ranks 13th highest share of 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber.
All 15 councils, ranked
Rivers and sea for the property and its postcode: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Properties and Postcodes in Areas at Risk, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some of the data in the database has been produced using data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, © NERC. © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.
Fuel poverty
- Households in fuel poverty, 2024 10.8% (about 17,345 households); England 10.0%, Yorkshire and The Humber 11.3%.
- Where it ranks 12th highest of 15 councils in Yorkshire and The Humber.
- Measured how England's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
All 15 councils, ranked
Extra deaths in winter
- Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 22.8% higher than in the rest of the year here (England 21.4%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
- Latest winter, 2020/21 29.3% more deaths than in the rest of the year (England 35.4%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Postcode districts in Wakefield
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