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Thinking of living at WF1 3TP? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate | Primary | 350 m | 90% met the expected standard |
| Rooks Nest Academy | Primary | 800 m | 85% met the expected standard |
| Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane | Primary | 1000 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Outwood Grange Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 47.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rodillian Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 38.8 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oulton Academy | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cockburn Laurence Calvert Academy | Secondary | 4.6 km | – |
| Meadowcroft School | Independent | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 1.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ivy Lane School | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
| Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield | Independent | 3.0 km | 36.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Outwood Wmc Crown Green Bowls Club | 890 m | 15 |
| Swimming | Bannatyne Health Club (Wakefield) | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Newton Hill Cricket Club | 1.2 km | 5 |
| Football | Carlton Athletic AFC | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Golf | Normanton Golf Club | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Playing Field | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Squash | Wakefield Sports Club | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Tennis | Wakefield Sports Club | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Billiards | Shooters Pool Bar | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Division 24 | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Sky sports | The Raven | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Clubhouse | Stanley Sports And Social Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Astroturf | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Boxing | The Raven | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby | The Raven | 3.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Outwood, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 310k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Broadmeadows Sheridan Street, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 101); 20 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 90% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Outwood Grange Academy, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 47.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Oulton Academy (3.2 km) and Trinity Academy Cathedral (5.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (11.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Cooperative Group Retail, 250 m away; Sahota's (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Outwood Park Medical Centre (1.1 km), with Outwood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Sheer Elegance is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 2.5 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Valentinos is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Lofthouse Gate Sports & Social Club the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Riding's Way Park, 800 m away; for exercise, BoFit (850 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 66 km.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
22 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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