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Thinking of living at WF1 5ER? 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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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandal Magna Community Academy | Primary | 700 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource | Primary | 1.4 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Outwood Primary Academy Greenhill | Primary | 1.6 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill | Primary | 1.7 km | 63% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 38.8 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity Academy Cathedral | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kettlethorpe High School | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Crofton Academy | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ivy Lane School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Brook House Crown Green Bowls Club | 780 m | 13 |
| Swimming | Sun Lane Leisure | 1.5 km | 10 |
| Cricket | Sandal Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Tennis | West Yorkshire Sports And Social Club | 1.4 km | 6 |
| Football | Wakefield Football Centre | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Golf | City Of Wakefield Golf Club | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Cycling | BKCat Cycle Track | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Billiards | Shooters Pool Bar | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Playing Field | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Rugby league | Belle Vue Stadium | 270 m | 2 |
| Rugby | Belle Vue | 290 m | 2 |
| Skateboard | Division 24 | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Sky sports | The Raven | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Belle vue | Belle Vue | 290 m | 1 |
| Wakefield trinity rlfc | Belle Vue | 290 m | 1 |
| Pool | Shooters Pool Bar | 1.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. 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 Wakefield Kirkgate, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 612k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Belle Vue Stadium, 150 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 189, 496, 148, 149); 73 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Sandal Magna Community Academy, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 46.3 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Cathedral (2.1 km) and Horbury Academy (4.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (12.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Ryan Food Plus, 250 m away, with Informal Learning closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Maybush Medical Centre (700 m), with Belle Isle Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Sweeney Todds is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 2.6 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
St Catherines Church Centre / Nourishment is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Belle Vue Conservative Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 199 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 26% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 423 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Agbrigg Park, 750 m away; for exercise, Utopia Active (950 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
24 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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| Independent |
| 2.3 km |
| 36.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Meadowcroft School | Independent | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 1.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near WF1 5ER, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 25 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 63 km.
Most households own their home, 31% rent privately.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.