WF1 5SG postcode in Wakefield, England

WF1 5SG is a postcode in Wakefield, in the Normanton ward. It is in the Normanton and Hemsworth parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 29% of homes and businesses at WF1 5SG can get it Across Wakefield: 95% Typical price £183,750 Homes sold in WF1 5, last 12 months. ▼ 8.1% on the year before Nearest station Sandal & Agbrigg 2.0 km in a straight line

Where WF1 5SG is, and what is near it

Map of WF1 5SG and what is near it Map of WF1 5SG: its centre point, with the 236 other postcodes in the WF1 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WF1 5AB: also in WF1 5WF1 5AE: also in WF1 5WF1 5AF: also in WF1 5WF1 5AG: also in WF1 5WF1 5AH: also in WF1 5WF1 5AJ: also in WF1 5WF1 5AL: also in WF1 5WF1 5AP: also in WF1 5WF1 5AQ: also in WF1 5WF1 5AS: also in WF1 5WF1 5AT: also in WF1 5WF1 5AU: also in WF1 5WF1 5AX: also in WF1 5WF1 5AY: also in WF1 5WF1 5AZ: also in WF1 5WF1 5BA: also in WF1 5WF1 5BB: also in WF1 5WF1 5BE: also in WF1 5WF1 5BG: also in WF1 5WF1 5BH: also in WF1 5WF1 5BJ: also in WF1 5WF1 5BL: also in WF1 5WF1 5BN: also in WF1 5WF1 5BP: also in WF1 5WF1 5BQ: also in WF1 5WF1 5BS: also in WF1 5WF1 5BT: also in WF1 5WF1 5BU: also in WF1 5WF1 5BW: also in WF1 5WF1 5BY: also in WF1 5WF1 5BZ: also in WF1 5WF1 5DA: also in WF1 5WF1 5DB: also in WF1 5WF1 5DE: also in WF1 5WF1 5DF: also in WF1 5WF1 5DG: also in WF1 5WF1 5DJ: also in WF1 5WF1 5DQ: also in WF1 5WF1 5DS: also in WF1 5WF1 5DT: also in WF1 5WF1 5DU: also in WF1 5WF1 5DX: also in WF1 5WF1 5DY: also in WF1 5WF1 5DZ: also in WF1 5WF1 5EB: also in WF1 5WF1 5EE: also in WF1 5WF1 5EF: also in WF1 5WF1 5EG: also in WF1 5WF1 5EH: also in WF1 5WF1 5EJ: also in WF1 5WF1 5EL: also in WF1 5WF1 5EN: also in WF1 5WF1 5EP: also in WF1 5WF1 5ER: also in WF1 5WF1 5ES: also in WF1 5WF1 5ET: also in WF1 5WF1 5EU: also in WF1 5WF1 5EX: also in WF1 5WF1 5EY: also in WF1 5WF1 5EZ: also in WF1 5WF1 5FA: also in WF1 5WF1 5FB: also in WF1 5WF1 5FD: also in WF1 5WF1 5FE: also in WF1 5WF1 5FG: also in WF1 5WF1 5FH: also in WF1 5WF1 5FJ: also in WF1 5WF1 5FL: also in WF1 5WF1 5FN: also in WF1 5WF1 5FP: also in WF1 5WF1 5FQ: also in WF1 5WF1 5FR: also in WF1 5WF1 5FS: also in WF1 5WF1 5FT: also in WF1 5WF1 5FU: also in WF1 5WF1 5FW: also in WF1 5WF1 5FZ: also in WF1 5WF1 5GA: also in WF1 5WF1 5GB: also in WF1 5WF1 5GD: also in WF1 5WF1 5GE: also in WF1 5WF1 5GF: also in WF1 5WF1 5GG: also in WF1 5WF1 5HA: also in WF1 5WF1 5HB: also in WF1 5WF1 5HD: also in WF1 5WF1 5HE: also in WF1 5WF1 5HF: also in WF1 5WF1 5HG: also in WF1 5WF1 5HJ: also in WF1 5WF1 5HL: also in WF1 5WF1 5HN: also in WF1 5WF1 5HP: also in WF1 5WF1 5HR: also in WF1 5WF1 5HS: also in WF1 5WF1 5HU: also in WF1 5WF1 5HW: also in WF1 5WF1 5HX: also in WF1 5WF1 5HY: also in WF1 5WF1 5HZ: also in WF1 5WF1 5JA: also in WF1 5WF1 5JB: also in WF1 5WF1 5JD: also in WF1 5WF1 5JE: also in WF1 5WF1 5JF: also in WF1 5WF1 5JG: also in WF1 5WF1 5LF: also in WF1 5WF1 5LL: also in WF1 5WF1 5LN: also in WF1 5WF1 5LS: also in WF1 5WF1 5LT: also in WF1 5WF1 5LU: also in WF1 5WF1 5LW: also in WF1 5WF1 5LZ: also in WF1 5WF1 5NA: also in WF1 5WF1 5NB: also in WF1 5WF1 5NE: also in WF1 5WF1 5NF: also in WF1 5WF1 5NG: also in WF1 5WF1 5PE: also in WF1 5WF1 5PH: also in WF1 5WF1 5PJ: also in WF1 5WF1 5RX: also in WF1 5WF1 5SE: also in WF1 5WF1 5SF: also in WF1 5WF1 5SH: also in WF1 5WF1 5SJ: also in WF1 5WF1 5SL: also in WF1 5WF1 5SN: also in WF1 5WF1 5SP: also in WF1 5WF1 5SQ: also in WF1 5WF1 5ST: also in WF1 5WF1 5SU: also in WF1 5WF1 5SW: also in WF1 5WF1 5SY: also in WF1 5WF1 5TN: also in WF1 5WF1 5TP: also in WF1 5WF1 5TR: also in WF1 5WF1 5TS: also in WF1 5WF1 5TW: also in WF1 5 Maybush Medical Centre 2.3 kmWakefield Kirkgate station 2.4 kmEastmoor Health Centre 2.6 kmWakefield South WF1 5SG Map of WF1 5SG and what is near it Map of WF1 5SG: its centre point, with the 236 other postcodes in the WF1 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Wakefield Kirkgate station 2.4 kmWakefield South WF1 5SG
  • WF1 5SG
  • Other postcodes in WF1 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 53.6708, longitude -1.4545)

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 WF1 5SG?

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 5SG?

71% of the homes and businesses at WF1 5SG can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 29% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF1 5SG 29% Wakefield 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF1 5SG 71% Wakefield 99%
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 5SG?

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 5SG 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 5SG.

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 5SG: 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 5SG 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 5SG?

Homes in WF1 5 sold for a typical £183,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 70 sales, down 8.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£183,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£200,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £355,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £237,750 28 sales
  • Terraced £138,000 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £88,000 9 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 5SG

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF1 5SG 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

Food hygiene ratings at WF1 5SG

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WF1 5SG. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 24 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WF1 5SG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around WF1 5SG. Over half of them (58%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 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 5SG

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 £3,828 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,531.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 440 (58%)£1,531
Band Babout 140 (18%)£1,786
Band Cabout 40 (5%)£2,042
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,297
Band Eabout 50 (7%)£2,807
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,318
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£3,828
Band Hwithheld£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 23% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 31% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 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 WF1 5SG is in (ONS area E01011815), 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 5SG?

The nearest open schools to WF1 5SG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF1 5SG, 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 5SG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF1 5SG is Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Heath Farm, 63 m away.

More stations near WF1 5SG, 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 5SG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF1 5SG, 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 5SG?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF1 5SG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EVBox Charging point · 2 chargers 2.4 kmCycle
  • EVBox Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 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 WF1 5SG?

The nearest to the centre of WF1 5SG, 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 5SG?

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 5SG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF1 5SG, 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 5SG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF1 5SG, 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 5SG?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF1 5SG 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 5SG in a conservation area?

The centre of WF1 5SG is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 5SG?

Police.uk records 67 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF1 5SG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences32 reports
Anti-social behaviour13 reports
Other theft5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Public order3 reports
Drugs3 reports

Also: other crime 3, burglary 2, vehicle crime 1, robbery 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 WF1 5SG

Ward
Normanton
Parish
Warmfield cum Heath
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WF1 5SU30 mWF1 5SQ90 mWF1 5SJ240 mWF1 5SW310 mWF1 5SH320 mWF1 5SF490 m
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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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