Wakefield (E08000036) is a metropolitan district in West Yorkshire.
Areas in and around Wakefield
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Areas in Wakefield
Wards
- Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
- Airedale and Ferry Fryston
- Altofts and Whitwood
- Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
- Crofton, Ryhill and Walton
- Featherstone
- Hemsworth
- Horbury and South Ossett
- Knottingley
- Normanton
- Ossett
- Pontefract North
- Pontefract South
- South Elmsall and South Kirkby
- Stanley and Outwood East
- Wakefield East
- Wakefield North
- Wakefield Rural
- Wakefield South
- Wakefield West
- Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Parishes
- Ackworth
- Badsworth
- Chevet
- Crigglestone
- Crofton
- Darrington
- East Hardwick
- Featherstone
- Havercroft with Cold Hiendley
- Hemsworth
- Hessle and Hill Top
- Huntwick with Foulby and Nostell
- Newland with Woodhouse Moor
- Normanton
- North Elmsall
- Notton
- Ryhill
- Sharlston
- Sitlington
- South Elmsall
- South Hiendley
- South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
- Thorpe Audlin
- Upton
- Walton
- Warmfield cum Heath
- West Bretton
- West Hardwick
- Wintersett
- Woolley
MSOAs
- Ackworth and Darrington
- Agbrigg and Belle Isle
- Airedale
- Altofts
- Alverthorpe and Flanshaw
- Castleford Town
- Castleford West
- Crofton
- Durkar and Crigglestone
- Eastmoor
- Featherstone
- Ferry Fryston
- Ferrybridge and West Knottingley
- Glasshoughton
- Hemsworth Town
- Horbury
- Kettlethorpe and Chapelthorpe
- Kinsley and Fitzwilliam
- Knottingley
- Lupset
- Moorthorpe
- Netherton and Middlestown
- Normanton East
- Normanton West
- Ossett North
- Ossett South East and Horbury Bridge
- Ossett West
- Outwood East
- Outwood West
- Pontefract North East
- Pontefract North West
- Pontefract South East
- Pontefract South West
- Ryhill and South Hiendley
- Sandal
- South Elmsall
- South Kirkby
- Stanley, Moorhouse and Bottomboat
- Streethouse and Sharlston Common
- Thornes
- Upton
- Wakefield Central
- Wakefield St John's
- Walton, Woolley and Bretton
- Wrenthorpe and Kirkhamgate
Facts and figures for Wakefield
![Census maps](https://www.ons.gov.uk/resource?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/articles/censusmaps/2022-11-02/b178c24d.png)
Census maps
View Census 2021 data for Wakefield on a map.
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Changes over time
Read how Wakefield has changed since the 2011 Census.
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Custom profiles
Build a custom area profile for Wakefield using Census 2021 data.
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Area profiles
View Census 2021 data tables for Wakefield on Nomis, an ONS service (external).
![Subnational indicators](https://www.ons.gov.uk/resource?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/subnationalindicatorsexplorer/2022-01-06/888c269a.png)
Subnational indicators
Find out how Wakefield compares on indicators such as weekly pay and healthy life expectancy.
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Mortgage calculator
See how average house prices and changing interest rates affecting monthly mortgage repayments in Wakefield.
![Census quiz](https://www.ons.gov.uk/resource?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/articles/playthecensus2021quizhowwelldoyouknowyourarea/2022-12-02/fb4bf171.png)
Census quiz
Take our quiz and test your knowledge of Wakefield.
![Health index](https://www.ons.gov.uk/resource?uri=/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandwellbeing/articles/howhealthhaschangedinyourlocalarea/2022-03-18/eb698ff5.png)
Health index
See how Wakefield compares to the rest of England on different health measures.
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Income deprivation
Explore income deprivation in Wakefield at a neighbourhood level.