WF postcode area: Wakefield
The WF postcode area is known as the Wakefield area. It is every postcode that begins WF followed by a number. It has 18 districts and 14,745 postcodes in use, across 6 councils.
Homes in the WF area sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £155,750 in WF13 (Dewsbury) to £246,000 in WF3 (East Ardsley).
For the town itself, see Wakefield postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 53.6853
Longitude -1.4919
This is the middle of the postcodes in the WF area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the WF area?
Homes in the WF area sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 5,381 sales, up 0.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £204,245
- 12 months to August 2026
- £205,000
▲ up 0.4% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the WF districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- WF1 postcode district: WakefieldWakefield 1,256 postcodes Typical price£211,500 Gigabit, every home878 of 1,147 At flood risk95 of 1,256
- WF2 postcode district: WakefieldWakefield, Leeds 1,330 postcodes Typical price£235,000 Gigabit, every home1,208 of 1,321 At flood risk251 of 1,330
- WF3 postcode district: East ArdsleyLeeds, Wakefield, Kirklees 963 postcodes Typical price£246,000 Gigabit, every home879 of 950 At flood risk34 of 963
- WF4 postcode district: HorburyWakefield, Kirklees 1,269 postcodes Typical price£230,000 Gigabit, every home1,043 of 1,255 At flood risk99 of 1,269
- WF5 postcode district: OssettWakefield, Kirklees 664 postcodes Typical price£214,000 Gigabit, every home593 of 658 At flood risk6 of 664
- WF6 postcode district: NormantonWakefield 587 postcodes Typical price£210,000 Gigabit, every home494 of 574 At flood risk34 of 587
- WF7 postcode district: FeatherstoneWakefield 572 postcodes Typical price£200,000 Gigabit, every home495 of 568 At flood risk35 of 572
- WF8 postcode district: PontefractWakefield, North Yorkshire, Doncaster 1,022 postcodes Typical price£215,000 Gigabit, every home761 of 988 At flood risk33 of 1,022
- WF9 postcode district: South ElmsallWakefield 1,151 postcodes Typical price£174,000 Gigabit, every home1,018 of 1,132 At flood risk55 of 1,151
- WF10 postcode district: CastlefordWakefield, Leeds 1,259 postcodes Typical price£185,000 Gigabit, every home1,074 of 1,232 At flood risk179 of 1,259
- WF11 postcode district: KnottingleyWakefield, North Yorkshire 544 postcodes Typical price£190,000 Gigabit, every home436 of 535 At flood risk90 of 544
- WF12 postcode district: DewsburyKirklees, Leeds, Wakefield 820 postcodes Typical price£191,000 Gigabit, every home671 of 805 At flood risk106 of 820
- WF13 postcode district: DewsburyKirklees 740 postcodes Typical price£155,750 Gigabit, every home584 of 712 At flood risk160 of 740
- WF14 postcode district: MirfieldKirklees, Calderdale 583 postcodes Typical price£240,000 Gigabit, every home515 of 579 At flood risk87 of 583
- WF15 postcode district: LiversedgeKirklees 511 postcodes Typical price£205,000 Gigabit, every home446 of 507 At flood risk50 of 511
- WF16 postcode district: HeckmondwikeKirklees 359 postcodes Typical price£175,000 Gigabit, every home328 of 354 At flood risk12 of 359
- WF17 postcode district: BatleyKirklees, Leeds 1,112 postcodes Typical price£185,975 Gigabit, every home962 of 1,098 At flood risk59 of 1,112
- WF90 postcode district: WakefieldWakefield 3 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales At flood riskNone listed
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the WF area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the WF area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the WF area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Wakefield9,571 postcodes
- Kirklees4,210 postcodes
- Leeds797 postcodes
- North Yorkshire162 postcodes
- Doncaster3 postcodes
- Calderdale2 postcodes
Near the WF area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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