WF7 5AF postcode in Wakefield, England

WF7 5AF is a postcode in Wakefield, in the Featherstone 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 100% of homes and businesses at WF7 5AF can get it Across Wakefield: 95% Typical price £195,000 Homes sold in WF7 5, last 12 months. ▲ 3.4% on the year before Nearest station Featherstone 1.5 km in a straight line

Where WF7 5AF is, and what is near it

Map of WF7 5AF and what is near it Map of WF7 5AF: its centre point, with the 181 other postcodes in the WF7 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WF7 5AA: also in WF7 5WF7 5AB: also in WF7 5WF7 5AD: also in WF7 5WF7 5AE: also in WF7 5WF7 5AG: also in WF7 5WF7 5AH: also in WF7 5WF7 5AJ: also in WF7 5WF7 5AL: also in WF7 5WF7 5AN: also in WF7 5WF7 5AP: also in WF7 5WF7 5AQ: also in WF7 5WF7 5AR: also in WF7 5WF7 5AT: also in WF7 5WF7 5AX: also in WF7 5WF7 5BA: also in WF7 5WF7 5BB: also in WF7 5WF7 5BD: also in WF7 5WF7 5BE: also in WF7 5WF7 5BG: also in WF7 5WF7 5BH: also in WF7 5WF7 5BJ: also in WF7 5WF7 5BL: also in WF7 5WF7 5BN: also in WF7 5WF7 5BQ: also in WF7 5WF7 5BS: also in WF7 5WF7 5BU: also in WF7 5WF7 5BX: also in WF7 5WF7 5DH: also in WF7 5WF7 5DJ: also in WF7 5WF7 5DL: also in WF7 5WF7 5DN: also in WF7 5WF7 5DP: also in WF7 5WF7 5DQ: also in WF7 5WF7 5DR: also in WF7 5WF7 5DS: also in WF7 5WF7 5DT: also in WF7 5WF7 5DU: also in WF7 5WF7 5DW: also in WF7 5WF7 5DX: also in WF7 5WF7 5DY: also in WF7 5WF7 5DZ: also in WF7 5WF7 5EB: also in WF7 5WF7 5ED: also in WF7 5WF7 5EE: also in WF7 5WF7 5EF: also in WF7 5WF7 5EG: also in WF7 5WF7 5EH: also in WF7 5WF7 5EJ: also in WF7 5WF7 5EL: also in WF7 5WF7 5EN: also in WF7 5WF7 5EP: also in WF7 5WF7 5ER: also in WF7 5WF7 5ES: also in WF7 5WF7 5ET: also in WF7 5WF7 5EU: also in WF7 5WF7 5EW: also in WF7 5WF7 5EX: also in WF7 5WF7 5EY: also in WF7 5WF7 5EZ: also in WF7 5WF7 5FD: also in WF7 5WF7 5FH: also in WF7 5WF7 5FJ: also in WF7 5WF7 5FL: also in WF7 5WF7 5FQ: also in WF7 5WF7 5HA: also in WF7 5WF7 5HB: also in WF7 5WF7 5HD: also in WF7 5WF7 5HE: also in WF7 5WF7 5HF: also in WF7 5WF7 5HG: also in WF7 5WF7 5HH: also in WF7 5WF7 5HP: also in WF7 5WF7 5HR: also in WF7 5WF7 5HS: also in WF7 5WF7 5HU: also in WF7 5WF7 5HW: also in WF7 5WF7 5JA: also in WF7 5WF7 5LB: also in WF7 5WF7 5LD: also in WF7 5WF7 5LE: also in WF7 5WF7 5LF: also in WF7 5WF7 5LG: also in WF7 5WF7 5LJ: also in WF7 5WF7 5LL: also in WF7 5WF7 5LN: also in WF7 5WF7 5LP: also in WF7 5WF7 5LQ: also in WF7 5WF7 5LR: also in WF7 5WF7 5LS: also in WF7 5WF7 5LT: also in WF7 5WF7 5LU: also in WF7 5WF7 5LW: also in WF7 5WF7 5LY: also in WF7 5WF7 5NN: also in WF7 5WF7 5NP: also in WF7 5WF7 5NR: also in WF7 5WF7 5NS: also in WF7 5WF7 5NW: also in WF7 5WF7 5NX: also in WF7 5WF7 5PA: also in WF7 5WF7 5PG: also in WF7 5WF7 5PH: also in WF7 5WF7 5PJ: also in WF7 5WF7 5PL: also in WF7 5WF7 5PP: also in WF7 5WF7 5PR: also in WF7 5WF7 5PS: also in WF7 5WF7 5PT: also in WF7 5WF7 5PU: also in WF7 5WF7 5PX: also in WF7 5WF7 5PY: also in WF7 5WF7 5PZ: also in WF7 5WF7 5QA: also in WF7 5WF7 5QB: also in WF7 5WF7 5QD: also in WF7 5WF7 5QE: also in WF7 5WF7 5QF: also in WF7 5WF7 5WW: also in WF7 5 Pontefract Tanshelf station 1.9 kmFeatherstone WF7 5AF Map of WF7 5AF and what is near it Map of WF7 5AF: its centre point, with the 181 other postcodes in the WF7 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Featherstone WF7 5AF
  • WF7 5AF
  • Other postcodes in WF7 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 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 53.6799, longitude -1.3358)

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 WF7 5AF?

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 WF7 5AF?

Every home and business at WF7 5AF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF7 5AF 100% Wakefield 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF7 5AF 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 WF7 5AF?

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 WF7 5AF 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 WF7 5AF.

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 WF7 5AF: 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 WF7 5AF 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 WF7 5AF?

Homes in WF7 5 sold for a typical £195,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 88 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£195,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£188,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £280,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £200,000 45 sales
  • Terraced £166,000 30 sales

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

Across the whole WF7 district: a typical £200,000 from 241 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 WF7 5AF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF7 5AF 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 WF7 5AF

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WF7 5AF. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WF7 5AF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around WF7 5AF. Over half of them (65%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (45%). 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 WF7 5AF

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 440 (65%)£1,531
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,786
Band Cabout 120 (18%)£2,042
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,297
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£2,807
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,318
Band Gfewer than 5£3,828
Band Hfewer than 5£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 27% 1919 to 1939
  4. 45% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009: 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 WF7 5AF is in (ONS area E01011779), 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 WF7 5AF?

The nearest open schools to WF7 5AF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF7 5AF, 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 WF7 5AF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF7 5AF is Featherstone Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Featherstone Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
  • Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ravensknowle Farm, 142 m away.

More stations near WF7 5AF, 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 WF7 5AF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF7 5AF, 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 WF7 5AF?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF7 5AF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 4 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 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 WF7 5AF?

The nearest to the centre of WF7 5AF, 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 WF7 5AF?

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 WF7 5AF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF7 5AF, 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 WF7 5AF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF7 5AF, 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 WF7 5AF?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF7 5AF 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 WF7 5AF in a conservation area?

The centre of WF7 5AF 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 WF7 5AF?

Police.uk records 82 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF7 5AF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences36 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports
Anti-social behaviour12 reports
Public order6 reports
Other theft4 reports
Other crime3 reports

Also: burglary 1, vehicle crime 1, bicycle theft 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 WF7 5AF

Ward
Featherstone
Parish
Featherstone
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
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

Around WF7 5AF

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Nearby postcodes

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

WF7 5AE390 mWF7 5AG400 mWF7 5AQ430 mWF7 5AH480 mWF7 5AX510 mWF7 5AT520 m
All of WF7

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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