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Thinking of living at WF4 1AZ? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharlston Community School | Primary | 450 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Streethouse Junior, Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.2 km | 40% met the expected standard |
| Crofton Junior School | Primary | 1.5 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Shay Lane Primary (J and I) School | Primary | 1.6 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Crofton Infant School | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| Crofton Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy Freeston | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.6 · 10.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 38.8 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hammer Lane Academy | Independent | 450 m | – |
| Wragby School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Nostell Miners Welfare/Nostell Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.9 km | 9 |
| Cricket | Old Sharlston Cricket Club | 240 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Normanton Leisure | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Cycling | BKCAT Cycle Circuit | 4.2 km | 4 |
| Rugby league | Sharlston ALRFC | 300 m | 3 |
| Tennis | Haw Hill Park | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Belle Vue | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Football | Post Office Road | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Taekwondo | Black Widow Taekwondo Academy | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Golf | Waterton Park Golf Club | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Comrades Athletic Club | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Senjoku Martial Arts | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Sailing | West Riding Sailing Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Belle vue | Belle Vue | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Wakefield trinity rlfc | Belle Vue | 4.2 km | 1 |
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 Streethouse, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 26k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Eastville Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 148, 149); 16 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Sharlston Community School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Crofton Academy, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 46.5 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.6 km away, with Sharlston Local closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Crofton And Sharlston Med Prac (1.5 km), with Sharlston Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Solo is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 7.0 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Polly's Mixtures is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Old Sharlston Cricket Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 113 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 16 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 419 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Sharlston Common, 750 m away; for exercise, Normanton Leisure (3.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 27 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 70 km.
Most households own their home, 13% 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.
13 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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| Ivy Lane School | Independent | 5.0 km | – |
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Every primary near WF4 1AZ, 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.