WF1 3BE postcode in Wakefield, England

WF1 3BE is a postcode in Wakefield, in the Wakefield North ward. It is in the Wakefield and Rothwell parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Wakefield: 95% Typical price £240,000 Homes sold in WF1 3, last 12 months. ▲ 23.1% on the year before Nearest station Wakefield Westgate 500 m in a straight line

Where WF1 3BE is, and what is near it

Map of WF1 3BE and what is near it Map of WF1 3BE: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the WF1 3 sector, 3 schools (1 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), 43 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WF1 3AA: also in WF1 3WF1 3AD: also in WF1 3WF1 3AE: also in WF1 3WF1 3AN: also in WF1 3WF1 3AP: also in WF1 3WF1 3AQ: also in WF1 3WF1 3AS: also in WF1 3WF1 3AW: also in WF1 3WF1 3AY: also in WF1 3WF1 3AZ: also in WF1 3WF1 3BG: also in WF1 3WF1 3BH: also in WF1 3WF1 3BJ: also in WF1 3WF1 3BL: also in WF1 3WF1 3BP: also in WF1 3WF1 3BS: also in WF1 3WF1 3BW: also in WF1 3WF1 3BX: also in WF1 3WF1 3BY: also in WF1 3WF1 3BZ: also in WF1 3WF1 3DD: also in WF1 3WF1 3DE: also in WF1 3WF1 3DF: also in WF1 3WF1 3DG: also in WF1 3WF1 3FJ: also in WF1 3WF1 3FL: also in WF1 3WF1 3JE: also in WF1 3WF1 3JG: also in WF1 3WF1 3LD: also in WF1 3WF1 3LE: also in WF1 3WF1 3LF: also in WF1 3WF1 3LH: also in WF1 3WF1 3LJ: also in WF1 3WF1 3LL: also in WF1 3WF1 3LN: also in WF1 3WF1 3LP: also in WF1 3WF1 3LQ: also in WF1 3WF1 3LR: also in WF1 3WF1 3LS: also in WF1 3WF1 3LT: also in WF1 3WF1 3LU: also in WF1 3WF1 3LW: also in WF1 3WF1 3LX: also in WF1 3WF1 3LY: also in WF1 3WF1 3LZ: also in WF1 3WF1 3NA: also in WF1 3WF1 3NB: also in WF1 3WF1 3ND: also in WF1 3WF1 3NF: also in WF1 3WF1 3NG: also in WF1 3WF1 3NH: also in WF1 3WF1 3NJ: also in WF1 3WF1 3NL: also in WF1 3WF1 3NN: also in WF1 3WF1 3NP: also in WF1 3WF1 3NQ: also in WF1 3WF1 3NR: also in WF1 3WF1 3NS: also in WF1 3WF1 3NT: also in WF1 3WF1 3NW: also in WF1 3WF1 3NX: also in WF1 3WF1 3PB: also in WF1 3WF1 3PD: also in WF1 3WF1 3PE: also in WF1 3WF1 3PF: also in WF1 3WF1 3PG: also in WF1 3WF1 3PH: also in WF1 3WF1 3PN: also in WF1 3WF1 3PP: also in WF1 3WF1 3PQ: also in WF1 3WF1 3PR: also in WF1 3WF1 3PT: also in WF1 3WF1 3PU: also in WF1 3WF1 3PW: also in WF1 3WF1 3PX: also in WF1 3WF1 3PY: also in WF1 3WF1 3PZ: also in WF1 3WF1 3QA: also in WF1 3WF1 3QE: also in WF1 3WF1 3QF: also in WF1 3WF1 3QN: also in WF1 3WF1 3QS: also in WF1 3WF1 3QT: also in WF1 3WF1 3QU: also in WF1 3WF1 3QW: also in WF1 3WF1 3QX: also in WF1 3WF1 3QY: also in WF1 3WF1 3RF: also in WF1 3WF1 3RG: also in WF1 3WF1 3RQ: also in WF1 3WF1 3SG: also in WF1 3WF1 3UB: also in WF1 3WF1 3UH: also in WF1 3WF1 3UJ: also in WF1 3WF1 3UL: also in WF1 3 Trinity Medical Centre 600 mStanley & Outwood East WF1 3BE Map of WF1 3BE and what is near it Map of WF1 3BE: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the WF1 3 sector, 3 schools (1 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), 43 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Stanley &Outwood East WF1 3BE
  • WF1 3BE
  • Other postcodes in WF1 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 43 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • 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 53.6848, longitude -1.4992)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WF1 3BE?

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 WF1 3BE?

Every home and business at WF1 3BE 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 WF1 3BE?

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 WF1 3BE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WF1 3BE.

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 WF1 3BE: 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 WF1 3BE 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 WF1 3BE?

Homes in WF1 3 sold for a typical £240,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 73 sales, up 23.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£240,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£195,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 23.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £347,500 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £228,000 22 sales
  • Terraced £174,000 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £190,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole WF1 district: a typical £211,500 from 398 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 WF1 3BE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF1 3BE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 WF1 3BE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around WF1 3BE. Over half of them (88%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). 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 WF1 3BE

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 £2,807 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,531.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 690 (88%)£1,531
Band Babout 50 (6%)£1,786
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£2,042
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,297
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,807
Band Fwithheld£3,318
Band Gfewer than 5£3,828
Band Hfewer than 5£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 31% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 2020 or later

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 WF1 3BE is in (ONS area E01034264), 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 WF1 3BE?

The nearest open schools to WF1 3BE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF1 3BE, 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 WF1 3BE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF1 3BE is Wakefield Westgate Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Wakefield Westgate Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk

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

43 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Northgate, 93 m away.

More stations near WF1 3BE, 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 WF1 3BE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF1 3BE, 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 WF1 3BE?

3 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF1 3BE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • The Granary Charging point · No details mapped 250 mWalk
  • EVBox Charging point · 2 chargers 450 mWalk
  • EVBox Charging point · 2 chargers 600 mWalk

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 WF1 3BE?

The nearest to the centre of WF1 3BE, 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 WF1 3BE?

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 WF1 3BE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF1 3BE, 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 WF1 3BE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF1 3BE, 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 WF1 3BE?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF1 3BE 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 WF1 3BE in a conservation area?

The centre of WF1 3BE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 WF1 3BE?

Police.uk records 689 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF1 3BE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences274 reports
Anti-social behaviour86 reports
Shoplifting68 reports
Public order64 reports
Criminal damage and arson50 reports
Other theft39 reports

Also: drugs 29, vehicle crime 18, other crime 15, burglary 14, robbery 11, possession of weapons 10, theft from the person 6, bicycle theft 5.

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 WF1 3BE

Ward
Wakefield North
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Wakefield
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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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