S75 5RU postcode in Wakefield, England

S75 5RU is a postcode in Wakefield, in the Wakefield Rural ward. It is in the Ossett and Denby Dale parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since June 2008.

Flooding High flood risk 8 of 48 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Wakefield: 95% Typical price £197,000 Homes sold in S75 5, last 12 months. ▼ 6.2% on the year before Nearest station Darton 700 m in a straight line

Where S75 5RU is, and what is near it

Map of S75 5RU and what is near it Map of S75 5RU: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the S75 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. S75 5AB: also in S75 5S75 5AD: also in S75 5S75 5AE: also in S75 5S75 5AF: also in S75 5S75 5AG: also in S75 5S75 5AH: also in S75 5S75 5AJ: also in S75 5S75 5AL: also in S75 5S75 5AN: also in S75 5S75 5AP: also in S75 5S75 5AQ: also in S75 5S75 5AR: also in S75 5S75 5AS: also in S75 5S75 5AT: also in S75 5S75 5AU: also in S75 5S75 5AW: also in S75 5S75 5AX: also in S75 5S75 5AY: also in S75 5S75 5AZ: also in S75 5S75 5BA: also in S75 5S75 5BB: also in S75 5S75 5BD: also in S75 5S75 5BE: also in S75 5S75 5BF: also in S75 5S75 5BG: also in S75 5S75 5BH: also in S75 5S75 5BJ: also in S75 5S75 5BL: also in S75 5S75 5BN: also in S75 5S75 5BP: also in S75 5S75 5BS: also in S75 5S75 5BT: also in S75 5S75 5BU: also in S75 5S75 5BW: also in S75 5S75 5BX: also in S75 5S75 5BY: also in S75 5S75 5BZ: also in S75 5S75 5DJ: also in S75 5S75 5DQ: also in S75 5S75 5DW: also in S75 5S75 5EB: also in S75 5S75 5EH: also in S75 5S75 5EJ: also in S75 5S75 5EL: also in S75 5S75 5EN: also in S75 5S75 5EP: also in S75 5S75 5ER: also in S75 5S75 5ES: also in S75 5S75 5ET: also in S75 5S75 5FA: also in S75 5S75 5FB: also in S75 5S75 5FD: also in S75 5S75 5FE: also in S75 5S75 5FG: also in S75 5S75 5FH: also in S75 5S75 5FL: also in S75 5S75 5FN: also in S75 5S75 5GN: also in S75 5S75 5GP: also in S75 5S75 5GQ: also in S75 5S75 5GR: also in S75 5S75 5GS: also in S75 5S75 5GT: also in S75 5S75 5GU: also in S75 5S75 5GX: also in S75 5S75 5GY: also in S75 5S75 5GZ: also in S75 5S75 5HE: also in S75 5S75 5HF: also in S75 5S75 5HG: also in S75 5S75 5HH: also in S75 5S75 5HJ: also in S75 5S75 5HL: also in S75 5S75 5HN: also in S75 5S75 5HP: also in S75 5S75 5HQ: also in S75 5S75 5HS: also in S75 5S75 5HT: also in S75 5S75 5HU: also in S75 5S75 5HW: also in S75 5S75 5HX: also in S75 5S75 5HY: also in S75 5S75 5HZ: also in S75 5S75 5JA: also in S75 5S75 5JB: also in S75 5S75 5JD: also in S75 5S75 5JE: also in S75 5S75 5JF: also in S75 5S75 5JG: also in S75 5S75 5JH: also in S75 5S75 5JN: also in S75 5S75 5JP: also in S75 5S75 5JQ: also in S75 5S75 5JR: also in S75 5S75 5JS: also in S75 5S75 5JT: also in S75 5S75 5JU: also in S75 5S75 5JX: also in S75 5S75 5JY: also in S75 5S75 5JZ: also in S75 5S75 5LA: also in S75 5S75 5LE: also in S75 5S75 5LF: also in S75 5S75 5LG: also in S75 5S75 5LH: also in S75 5S75 5LJ: also in S75 5S75 5LL: also in S75 5S75 5LN: also in S75 5S75 5LP: also in S75 5S75 5LQ: also in S75 5S75 5LR: also in S75 5S75 5LS: also in S75 5S75 5LT: also in S75 5S75 5LU: also in S75 5S75 5LX: also in S75 5S75 5LZ: also in S75 5S75 5ND: also in S75 5S75 5NE: also in S75 5S75 5NF: also in S75 5S75 5NG: also in S75 5S75 5NJ: also in S75 5S75 5NL: also in S75 5S75 5NN: also in S75 5S75 5NQ: also in S75 5S75 5NY: also in S75 5S75 5NZ: also in S75 5S75 5PT: also in S75 5S75 5PU: also in S75 5S75 5PX: also in S75 5S75 5PY: also in S75 5S75 5PZ: also in S75 5S75 5QA: also in S75 5S75 5QB: also in S75 5S75 5QD: also in S75 5S75 5QE: also in S75 5S75 5QF: also in S75 5S75 5QG: also in S75 5S75 5QH: also in S75 5S75 5QJ: also in S75 5S75 5QL: also in S75 5S75 5QP: also in S75 5S75 5QQ: also in S75 5S75 5QR: also in S75 5S75 5QS: also in S75 5S75 5QX: also in S75 5S75 5QY: also in S75 5S75 5RA: also in S75 5S75 5RB: also in S75 5S75 5RD: also in S75 5S75 5RE: also in S75 5S75 5RF: also in S75 5S75 5RG: also in S75 5S75 5RH: also in S75 5S75 5RJ: also in S75 5S75 5RL: also in S75 5S75 5RN: also in S75 5S75 5RP: also in S75 5S75 5RQ: also in S75 5S75 5RR: also in S75 5S75 5RW: also in S75 5S75 5RX: also in S75 5S75 5RY: also in S75 5S75 5RZ: also in S75 5S75 5SA: also in S75 5 2 schools, 1.7 km2 GP practices, 1.8–3.7 kmEdan Court School 5.1 kmDodworth station 5.6 kmDarton S75 5RU Map of S75 5RU and what is near it Map of S75 5RU: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the S75 5 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 GP practices, 1.8–3.7 kmDarton West S75 5RU
  • S75 5RU
  • Other postcodes in S75 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.5947, longitude -1.5329)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after S75 5RU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at S75 5RU?

Every home and business at S75 5RU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Wakefield: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wakefield: 99%

The line marks the figure across Wakefield.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at S75 5RU?

BinDayBuddy does not read Wakefield Metropolitan District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is S75 5RU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 48 homes and businesses at S75 5RU. 8 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 1 more at a lower risk.

48 homes and businesses at S75 5RU High: 8Medium: 1Not in an area at risk: 39

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.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Wakefield

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for S75 5RU: 4,425 properties in Wakefield are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Wakefield

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of S75 5RU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near S75 5RU?

Homes in S75 5 sold for a typical £197,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, down 6.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£197,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£210,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £370,000 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £195,000 39 sales
  • Terraced £158,750 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £115,750 6 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole S75 district: a typical £220,000 from 539 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in S75 5RU

HM Land Registry records 8 standard sales of homes in S75 5RU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 November 2025. The middle price was £217,500, from £104,500 to £385,000. Across S75 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £197,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near S75 5RU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 880 homes in the neighbourhood around S75 5RU. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (37%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around S75 5RU

Band D in Wakefield for 2026‑27: £2,297. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,531 (band A) to £4,594 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,297.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (6%)£1,531
Band Babout 80 (9%)£1,786
Band Cabout 150 (17%)£2,042
Band Dabout 210 (24%)£2,297
Band Eabout 120 (14%)£2,807
Band Fabout 140 (16%)£3,318
Band Gabout 120 (14%)£3,828
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 37% 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Wakefield before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of S75 5RU is in (ONS area E01011935), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near S75 5RU?

The nearest open schools to S75 5RU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near S75 5RU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to S75 5RU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of S75 5RU is Darton Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Darton Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Dodworth Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Grange, 186 m away.

More stations near S75 5RU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near S75 5RU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of S75 5RU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near S75 5RU?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of S75 5RU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Haigh Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near S75 5RU?

The nearest to the centre of S75 5RU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to S75 5RU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near S75 5RU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of S75 5RU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near S75 5RU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of S75 5RU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near S75 5RU?

The nearest vets to the centre of S75 5RU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is S75 5RU in a conservation area?

We have asked planning.data.gov.uk what the centre of S75 5RU is inside, and its answer has not arrived yet. Open this page again in a minute to see it here. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near S75 5RU?

Police.uk records 42 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of S75 5RU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences16 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Public order4 reports
Other theft3 reports
Burglary1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

Also: possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for S75 5RU

Ward
Wakefield Rural
Parish
Woolley
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2008

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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