WF3 3HL postcode in Wakefield, England

WF3 3HL is a postcode in Wakefield, in the Stanley & Outwood East 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.

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 £245,000 Homes sold in WF3 3, last 12 months. ▼ 2% on the year before Nearest station Outwood 950 m in a straight line

Where WF3 3HL is, and what is near it

Map of WF3 3HL and what is near it Map of WF3 3HL: its centre point, with the 276 other postcodes in the WF3 3 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 18 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WF3 3EP: also in WF3 3WF3 3ET: also in WF3 3WF3 3EU: also in WF3 3WF3 3EW: also in WF3 3WF3 3EX: also in WF3 3WF3 3EY: also in WF3 3WF3 3FB: also in WF3 3WF3 3FL: also in WF3 3WF3 3FP: also in WF3 3WF3 3FQ: also in WF3 3WF3 3FU: also in WF3 3WF3 3FW: also in WF3 3WF3 3GA: also in WF3 3WF3 3GB: also in WF3 3WF3 3GZ: also in WF3 3WF3 3HA: also in WF3 3WF3 3HB: also in WF3 3WF3 3HD: also in WF3 3WF3 3HE: also in WF3 3WF3 3HF: also in WF3 3WF3 3HG: also in WF3 3WF3 3HJ: also in WF3 3WF3 3HN: also in WF3 3WF3 3HP: also in WF3 3WF3 3HR: also in WF3 3WF3 3HT: also in WF3 3WF3 3HU: also in WF3 3WF3 3HW: also in WF3 3WF3 3HY: also in WF3 3WF3 3HZ: also in WF3 3WF3 3JB: also in WF3 3WF3 3JD: also in WF3 3WF3 3JE: also in WF3 3WF3 3JF: also in WF3 3WF3 3JG: also in WF3 3WF3 3JH: also in WF3 3WF3 3JJ: also in WF3 3WF3 3JL: also in WF3 3WF3 3JP: also in WF3 3WF3 3JQ: also in WF3 3WF3 3JW: also in WF3 3WF3 3JX: also in WF3 3WF3 3JY: also in WF3 3WF3 3JZ: also in WF3 3WF3 3LA: also in WF3 3WF3 3LB: also in WF3 3WF3 3LU: also in WF3 3WF3 3LX: also in WF3 3WF3 3LY: also in WF3 3WF3 3LZ: also in WF3 3WF3 3NA: also in WF3 3WF3 3NH: also in WF3 3WF3 3NZ: also in WF3 3WF3 3SD: also in WF3 3WF3 3SE: also in WF3 3WF3 3SF: also in WF3 3WF3 3SH: also in WF3 3WF3 3SJ: also in WF3 3WF3 3SL: also in WF3 3WF3 3SN: also in WF3 3WF3 3SW: also in WF3 3WF3 3SX: also in WF3 3WF3 3TA: also in WF3 3WF3 3TB: also in WF3 3WF3 3TD: also in WF3 3WF3 3TE: also in WF3 3WF3 3TH: also in WF3 3WF3 3TJ: also in WF3 3WF3 3TL: also in WF3 3 2 places, 850 m–3.7 kmStanley 1.3 kmLofthouse Surgery 1.5 kmArdsley & Robin Hood WF3 3HL Map of WF3 3HL and what is near it Map of WF3 3HL: its centre point, with the 276 other postcodes in the WF3 3 sector, 4 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) and 18 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Lofthouse Surgery 1.5 kmArdsley & Robin Hood WF3 3HL
  • WF3 3HL
  • Other postcodes in WF3 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 18 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 53.7160, longitude -1.4961)

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 WF3 3HL?

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 WF3 3HL?

Every home and business at WF3 3HL 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 WF3 3HL?

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 WF3 3HL 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 WF3 3HL.

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 WF3 3HL: 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 WF3 3HL 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 WF3 3HL?

Homes in WF3 3 sold for a typical £245,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 115 sales, down 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£245,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £381,250 38 sales
  • Semi-detached £239,975 42 sales
  • Terraced £190,750 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £129,950 7 sales

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

Across the whole WF3 district: a typical £246,000 from 476 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 WF3 3HL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF3 3HL 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 WF3 3HL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around WF3 3HL. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (54%). 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 WF3 3HL

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 £3,318 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,297.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (11%)£1,531
Band Babout 120 (21%)£1,786
Band Cabout 100 (18%)£2,042
Band Dabout 190 (34%)£2,297
Band Eabout 80 (14%)£2,807
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,318
Band Gwithheld£3,828
Band Hfewer than 5£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 54% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 WF3 3HL is in (ONS area E01011894), 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 WF3 3HL?

The nearest open schools to WF3 3HL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF3 3HL, 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 WF3 3HL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF3 3HL is Outwood Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Outwood Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Wakefield Westgate Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle

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

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Canal Lane, 34 m away.

More stations near WF3 3HL, 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 WF3 3HL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF3 3HL, 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 WF3 3HL?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF3 3HL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 kmCycle
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 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 WF3 3HL?

The nearest to the centre of WF3 3HL, 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 WF3 3HL?

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 WF3 3HL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF3 3HL, 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 WF3 3HL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF3 3HL, 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 WF3 3HL?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF3 3HL 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 WF3 3HL in a conservation area?

planning.data.gov.uk is not answering just now, so this page has not asked it what the centre of WF3 3HL is inside. It will ask once the service answers again. 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 WF3 3HL?

Police.uk records 87 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF3 3HL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences38 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Vehicle crime8 reports
Shoplifting8 reports
Other theft5 reports

Also: public order 3, other crime 3, drugs 2, robbery 1, possession of weapons 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 WF3 3HL

Ward
Stanley & Outwood East
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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