10 important facts

Area insights about Wakefield, local authority district

Income

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Includes low-income areas, areas of average wealth and wealthy areas 2/10 - 8/10

Deprivation

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Composed of non-deprived areas by 39%

Professional occupations

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Low % of managerial, administrative, and professional occupations 3/10

Residents with degrees

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Low % of residents are degree-educated or similar 2/10

Crime

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High crime rate 7/10

Demographics

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Main ethnic group
White British 88%
Main religion
Christian 49%
Main age band
Aged 40 to 59 27%
Main household type
One-person household 30%
Wakefield (LAD)
Average for Yorkshire and The Humber

Noise

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  • 40.5% of the area is affected by Traffic noise

Transport

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The area is served by the transport links:

  • National Rail
    • Cross Country
    • Chiltern Railways
    • Grand Central
    • LNER
    • Northern Rail

Outside London, only National Rail stations are included

Schools

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143 mainstream schools

  • Outstanding: 16 schools or 11%
  • Good: 104 schools or 73%
  • Primary schools: 119 (11 Outstanding, 89 Good)
  • Secondary schools: 23 (3 Outstanding, 13 Good)
  • State-funded: 134 schools or 94%
  • Private: 6 schools or 4%

Flood risk

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Contains areas that are at risk of flood

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