WF11 0AA Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

WF11 0AA is a postcode in Knottingley, Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near WF11 0AA, then scores the surrounding small area 39/100 - bottom 20% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around WF11 0AA are schools and education and jobs, while health is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for WF11 0AA is based on Wakefield 011 Census 2021. It covers 8,086 residents, 1,065 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 38, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 55% owner-occupied, 10% privately rented, 34% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 2/10.

For property prices near WF11 0AA, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the WF11 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £169k from 79 rolling sales, up 2.1% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near WF11 0AA can compare 4 state schools within one mile, including 4 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near WF11 0AA by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around WF11 0AA is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 4 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.