52POPULATION
8.2%UNEMPLOYED
27%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
12%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of WF7 5WX belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is WF7 5WX in Wakefield, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about WF7 5WX from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 15%Children
  • 85%Adults

15% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 7% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 55.8%Male
  • 44.2%Female

From the last census, 55.8% of people in WF75WX male, and 44.2% female. Men outnumber women in Pontefract North.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 12%AB
  • 46%C2/C2
  • 42%DE

According to census records, 12% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 43%SINGLE
  • 27%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in WF7 5WX is 43%. Single and 'other' people is 56%.

ETHNICITY

  • 95%WHITE
  • 4%NON-WHITE

95% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 87.9%WORKING
  • 8.2%UNEMPLOYED

8.2% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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WF75WX Postcode Breakdown

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Postal TownWakefield
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Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyWest Yorkshire
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CountryEngland
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Area ClassificationUrban with City and Town

WF75WX Postal District

Compass Postal District

WF7 5WX postcode is located in the postal town of Wakefield. Wakefield postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode WF7 5WX.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Pontefract0.8 miles SE
Castleford2.4 miles NW
Featherstone2.4 miles W
Knottingley3.1 miles E
Ackworth3.2 miles SW
Burton Salmon3.2 miles NE
Low Ackworth4.2 miles S
Womersley4.8 miles E
Monk Fryston5 miles NE
Ledsham5.1 miles N
Fitzwilliam5.2 miles SW
Badsworth5.3 miles S
Crofton5.4 miles SW
Upton5.4 miles S
Kirk Smeaton5.6 miles SE
London160 miles SE
Glasgow187 miles NW
Edinburgh172 miles NW
Cardiff172 miles SW
Liverpool72 miles W
Southampton193 miles S
Saint Ives199 miles S

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