WF3 4FF postcode in Wakefield, England

WF3 4FF 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 February 2022.

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 £251,373 Homes sold in WF3 4, last 12 months. ▼ 2% on the year before Nearest station Wakefield Kirkgate 2.2 km in a straight line

Where WF3 4FF is, and what is near it

Map of WF3 4FF and what is near it Map of WF3 4FF: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the WF3 4 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WF3 4FH: also in WF3 4WF3 4FJ: also in WF3 4WF3 4FL: also in WF3 4WF3 4FN: also in WF3 4WF3 4FP: also in WF3 4WF3 4FQ: also in WF3 4WF3 4FR: also in WF3 4WF3 4FS: also in WF3 4WF3 4FT: also in WF3 4WF3 4FU: also in WF3 4WF3 4FW: also in WF3 4WF3 4FX: also in WF3 4WF3 4FY: also in WF3 4WF3 4GA: also in WF3 4WF3 4GD: also in WF3 4WF3 4GE: also in WF3 4WF3 4GF: also in WF3 4WF3 4GH: also in WF3 4WF3 4GJ: also in WF3 4WF3 4GL: also in WF3 4WF3 4GN: also in WF3 4WF3 4GP: also in WF3 4WF3 4GQ: also in WF3 4WF3 4GR: also in WF3 4WF3 4GS: also in WF3 4WF3 4GT: also in WF3 4WF3 4GU: also in WF3 4WF3 4GW: also in WF3 4WF3 4GX: also in WF3 4WF3 4GY: also in WF3 4WF3 4GZ: also in WF3 4WF3 4JR: also in WF3 4WF3 4JS: also in WF3 4WF3 4JT: also in WF3 4WF3 4JU: also in WF3 4WF3 4JW: also in WF3 4WF3 4JX: also in WF3 4WF3 4JY: also in WF3 4WF3 4JZ: also in WF3 4WF3 4LA: also in WF3 4WF3 4LB: also in WF3 4WF3 4LD: also in WF3 4WF3 4LE: also in WF3 4WF3 4LF: also in WF3 4WF3 4LG: also in WF3 4WF3 4LH: also in WF3 4WF3 4LJ: also in WF3 4WF3 4LP: also in WF3 4WF3 4LQ: also in WF3 4WF3 4LR: also in WF3 4WF3 4LT: also in WF3 4WF3 4LU: also in WF3 4WF3 4LX: also in WF3 4WF3 4LY: also in WF3 4WF3 4LZ: also in WF3 4WF3 4NA: also in WF3 4WF3 4NB: also in WF3 4WF3 4ND: also in WF3 4WF3 4NF: also in WF3 4WF3 4NG: also in WF3 4WF3 4NH: also in WF3 4WF3 4NJ: also in WF3 4WF3 4NL: also in WF3 4WF3 4NN: also in WF3 4WF3 4NP: also in WF3 4WF3 4NQ: also in WF3 4WF3 4NR: also in WF3 4WF3 4NW: also in WF3 4WF3 4NZ: also in WF3 4WF3 4QB: also in WF3 4WF3 4QP: also in WF3 4WF3 4QR: also in WF3 4WF3 4QS: also in WF3 4WF3 4QT: also in WF3 4WF3 4QU: also in WF3 4WF3 4QW: also in WF3 4 Stanley 1.9 kmStanley & Outwood East WF3 4FF Map of WF3 4FF and what is near it Map of WF3 4FF: its centre point, with the 227 other postcodes in the WF3 4 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Stanley 1.9 kmWakefield Westgate station 2.5 kmStanley & Outwood East WF3 4FF
  • WF3 4FF
  • Other postcodes in WF3 4: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 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 53.6967, longitude -1.4760)

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 4FF?

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 4FF?

Every home and business at WF3 4FF 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 4FF?

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 4FF 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 4FF.

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 4FF: 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 4FF 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 4FF?

Homes in WF3 4 sold for a typical £251,373 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 128 sales, down 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£251,373 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£256,496 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £367,000 53 sales
  • Semi-detached £225,000 41 sales
  • Terraced £175,500 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (3)

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 4FF

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in WF3 4FF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 September 2025. 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 WF3 4FF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,950 homes in the neighbourhood around WF3 4FF. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (53%). 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 4FF

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 C, the most common, is £2,042.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 350 (18%)£1,531
Band Babout 390 (20%)£1,786
Band Cabout 490 (25%)£2,042
Band Dabout 300 (15%)£2,297
Band Eabout 390 (20%)£2,807
Band Fabout 20 (1%)£3,318
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,828
Band Hwithheld£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 53% 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 WF3 4FF is in (ONS area E01011876), 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 4FF?

The nearest open schools to WF3 4FF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF3 4FF, 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 4FF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF3 4FF is Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Wakefield Westgate Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Blackwell Crescent, 80 m away.

More stations near WF3 4FF, 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 4FF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF3 4FF, 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 4FF?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF3 4FF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
  • EVBox Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 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 4FF?

The nearest to the centre of WF3 4FF, 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 4FF?

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 4FF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF3 4FF, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Hepworth House Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report November 2022, over 3 years old 450 mWalk
  • Earls Lodge Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2025 · Phone 01924 372005 1.2 kmWalk
  • The Hollies Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01924 364462 1.4 kmCycle

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 4FF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF3 4FF, 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 4FF?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF3 4FF 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 4FF in a conservation area?

The centre of WF3 4FF 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 WF3 4FF?

Police.uk records 172 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF3 4FF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences82 reports
Public order18 reports
Anti-social behaviour17 reports
Criminal damage and arson15 reports
Other theft10 reports
Shoplifting8 reports

Also: other crime 5, burglary 4, vehicle crime 4, drugs 3, robbery 3, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 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 4FF

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
February 2022

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

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

WF3 4FN60 mWF3 4FL60 mWF3 4LP70 mWF3 4FH100 mWF1 4FY110 mWF3 4FJ120 m
All of WF3

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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