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Affluence in WF10

How WF10 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Population
60,851 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WF10 is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, WF10 scores 3.9 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (2.9 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.9/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 35 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Health and disability2.9
  • Crime3.4
  • Education and skills3.5
  • Employment3.9
  • Income4.4
  • Children in low-income families4.5
  • Older people in low-income households4.9
  • Living environment5.7
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£43,921
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
23%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

58.2% of adults in WF10 are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 20.7% are retired and 4.5% are full-time students.

WF10England
Employee, full-time39.4%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.5%11.9%
Self-employed6.3%9.5%
Unemployed2.7%2.9%
Full-time student4.5%7.9%
Retired20.7%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.8%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled5.9%4.1%
Other3.2%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

24.3% of adults in WF10 work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

WF10England
Higher managerial & professional7.8%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional16.5%19.9%
Intermediate12%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed7.6%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical8%5.3%
Semi-routine13.6%11.3%
Routine20.8%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.3%8.5%
Full-time students4.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

20.7% of adults in WF10 hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 26.3% have no qualifications.

WF10England
Degree level or above20.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent17%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.8%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.1%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.5%5.3%
Other qualifications2.6%2.8%
No qualifications26.3%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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