Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

What broadband can you get in Wakefield?

Across Wakefield, 95% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 94% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Wakefield?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,297 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Wakefield are at risk of flooding?

Across Wakefield, the Environment Agency puts 2,841 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 839 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Wakefield the Environment Agency counts 4,425 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.3% of all its properties), 5,086 at medium risk (2.6%) and 16,656 at low risk (8.6%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Wakefield

• DN6 postcode district1 of its 857 postcodes in use is in Wakefield.
• LS26 postcode district10 of its 799 postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• S71 postcode district2 of its 1,223 postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• S72 postcode district66 of its 715 postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• S75 postcode district30 of its 1,345 postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF1 postcode districtAll 1,256 of its postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF2 postcode district1,326 of its 1,330 postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF3 postcode district308 of its 963 postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF4 postcode district1,172 of its 1,269 postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF5 postcode district662 of its 664 postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF6 postcode districtAll 587 of its postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF7 postcode districtAll 572 of its postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF8 postcode district987 of its 1,022 postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF9 postcode districtAll 1,151 of its postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF10 postcode district1,128 of its 1,259 postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF11 postcode district414 of its 544 postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF12 postcode district5 of its 820 postcodes in use are in Wakefield.
• WF90 postcode districtAll 3 of its postcodes in use are in Wakefield.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Wakefield.