WF4 4NL postcode in Netherton, Wakefield, Wakefield

WF4 4NL is a postcode in Netherton, Wakefield, in the Wakefield Rural ward of Wakefield. It is in the Ossett and Denby Dale 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 at WF4 4NL can get it Across Wakefield: 95% Typical price £270,000 Homes sold in WF4 4, last 12 months. ▲ 8% on the year before Nearest station Ravensthorpe 6.2 km in a straight line

Where WF4 4NL is, and what is near it

Map of WF4 4NL and what is near it Map of WF4 4NL: its centre point, with the 281 other postcodes in the WF4 4 sector, 4 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 500 m. WF4 4EU: also in WF4 4WF4 4EX: also in WF4 4WF4 4EY: also in WF4 4WF4 4EZ: also in WF4 4WF4 4FB: also in WF4 4WF4 4FD: also in WF4 4WF4 4FE: also in WF4 4WF4 4FN: also in WF4 4WF4 4FS: also in WF4 4WF4 4GY: also in WF4 4WF4 4HA: also in WF4 4WF4 4HB: also in WF4 4WF4 4HD: also in WF4 4WF4 4HE: also in WF4 4WF4 4HF: also in WF4 4WF4 4HG: also in WF4 4WF4 4HH: also in WF4 4WF4 4HJ: also in WF4 4WF4 4HL: also in WF4 4WF4 4HN: also in WF4 4WF4 4HP: also in WF4 4WF4 4HQ: also in WF4 4WF4 4HR: also in WF4 4WF4 4HS: also in WF4 4WF4 4HT: also in WF4 4WF4 4HU: also in WF4 4WF4 4HW: also in WF4 4WF4 4HX: also in WF4 4WF4 4HY: also in WF4 4WF4 4HZ: also in WF4 4WF4 4JA: also in WF4 4WF4 4JB: also in WF4 4WF4 4JD: also in WF4 4WF4 4JE: also in WF4 4WF4 4JF: also in WF4 4WF4 4JG: also in WF4 4WF4 4JN: also in WF4 4WF4 4JQ: also in WF4 4WF4 4LL: also in WF4 4WF4 4LN: also in WF4 4WF4 4LP: also in WF4 4WF4 4LR: also in WF4 4WF4 4LS: also in WF4 4WF4 4LT: also in WF4 4WF4 4LU: also in WF4 4WF4 4LW: also in WF4 4WF4 4LX: also in WF4 4WF4 4LY: also in WF4 4WF4 4LZ: also in WF4 4WF4 4NA: also in WF4 4WF4 4NB: also in WF4 4WF4 4ND: also in WF4 4WF4 4NE: also in WF4 4WF4 4NF: also in WF4 4WF4 4NG: also in WF4 4WF4 4NH: also in WF4 4WF4 4NJ: also in WF4 4WF4 4NQ: also in WF4 4WF4 4NR: also in WF4 4WF4 4NS: also in WF4 4WF4 4NT: also in WF4 4WF4 4NU: also in WF4 4WF4 4NX: also in WF4 4WF4 4PA: also in WF4 4WF4 4PB: also in WF4 4WF4 4PD: also in WF4 4WF4 4PE: also in WF4 4WF4 4PF: also in WF4 4WF4 4PG: also in WF4 4WF4 4PH: also in WF4 4WF4 4PJ: also in WF4 4WF4 4PL: also in WF4 4WF4 4PP: also in WF4 4WF4 4PQ: also in WF4 4WF4 4PR: also in WF4 4WF4 4PU: also in WF4 4WF4 4QD: also in WF4 4WF4 4QE: also in WF4 4WF4 4QF: also in WF4 4WF4 4QG: also in WF4 4WF4 4QH: also in WF4 4WF4 4QJ: also in WF4 4WF4 4QL: also in WF4 4WF4 4QN: also in WF4 4WF4 4QP: also in WF4 4WF4 4QQ: also in WF4 4WF4 4QR: also in WF4 4WF4 4QS: also in WF4 4WF4 4QW: also in WF4 4WF4 4QX: also in WF4 4WF4 4RN: also in WF4 4WF4 4RS: also in WF4 4WF4 4SA: also in WF4 4WF4 4SF: also in WF4 4WF4 4SH: also in WF4 4WF4 4SL: also in WF4 4WF4 4SN: also in WF4 4WF4 4SP: also in WF4 4WF4 4SR: also in WF4 4WF4 4SS: also in WF4 4WF4 4ST: also in WF4 4WF4 4SW: also in WF4 4WF4 4SZ: also in WF4 4WF4 4TB: also in WF4 4WF4 4TQ: also in WF4 4WF4 4TS: also in WF4 4WF4 4TW: also in WF4 4WF4 4UA: also in WF4 4WF4 4UB: also in WF4 4WF4 4UD: also in WF4 4WF4 4UE: also in WF4 4WF4 4YG: also in WF4 4 Hall Cliffe School 2.9 kmDewsbury station 6.6 kmNetherton, Wakefield WF4 4NL Map of WF4 4NL and what is near it Map of WF4 4NL: its centre point, with the 281 other postcodes in the WF4 4 sector, 4 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 500 m. Wakefield Rural WF4 4NL
  • WF4 4NL
  • Other postcodes in WF4 4: press one for its page
  • 4 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 53.6410, longitude -1.5825)

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 WF4 4NL?

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 WF4 4NL?

Every home and business at WF4 4NL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF4 4NL 100% Wakefield 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF4 4NL 100% 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 WF4 4NL?

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 WF4 4NL 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 WF4 4NL.

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 WF4 4NL: 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 WF4 4NL 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 WF4 4NL?

Homes in WF4 4 sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 91 sales, up 8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£270,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £420,000 35 sales
  • Semi-detached £235,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £184,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole WF4 district: a typical £230,000 from 478 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 WF4 4NL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WF4 4NL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 May 2024. 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 WF4 4NL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around WF4 4NL. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (57%). 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 WF4 4NL

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 A, the most common, is £1,531.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 200 (31%)£1,531
Band Babout 150 (23%)£1,786
Band Cabout 140 (22%)£2,042
Band Dabout 140 (22%)£2,297
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,807
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,318
Band Gwithheld£3,828
Band Hfewer than 5£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 22% 1945 to 1964
  5. 57% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 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 WF4 4NL is in (ONS area E01011931), 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 WF4 4NL?

The nearest open schools to WF4 4NL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF4 4NL, 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 WF4 4NL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF4 4NL is Ravensthorpe Rail Station, 6.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Ravensthorpe Rail Station Railway station 6.2 kmDrive
  • Dewsbury Rail Station Railway station 6.6 kmDrive

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 Netherton Highfield Road, 89 m away.

More stations near WF4 4NL, 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 WF4 4NL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF4 4NL, 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 WF4 4NL?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF4 4NL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 11 kW 3.0 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 WF4 4NL?

The nearest to the centre of WF4 4NL, 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 WF4 4NL?

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 WF4 4NL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF4 4NL, 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 WF4 4NL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF4 4NL, 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 WF4 4NL?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF4 4NL 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 WF4 4NL in a conservation area?

The centre of WF4 4NL 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 WF4 4NL?

Police.uk records 23 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF4 4NL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Drugs2 reports

Also: 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 WF4 4NL

Ward
Wakefield Rural
Parish
Sitlington
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Netherton, Wakefield
Rural or urban
Larger 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.

WF4 4NF70 mWF4 4HU80 mWF4 4ST120 mWF4 4NJ120 mWF4 4SH140 mWF4 4NB190 m
All of WF4

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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