Is WF11 0AL a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

WF11 0AL 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 0AL, then scores the surrounding small area 60/100 - top 40% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around WF11 0AL are health and local prosperity, while housing 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 0AL is based on Selby 010 Census 2021. It covers 8,825 residents, 79 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 46, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 79% owner-occupied, 11% privately rented, 9% 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 6/10.

For property prices near WF11 0AL, 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.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near WF11 0AL 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.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near WF11 0AL; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.