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Affluence in WF4 3ET

How WF4 3ET ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Durkar & Crigglestone
Council
Wakefield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Neighbourhood population
1,628 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off WF4 3ET is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WF4 3ET area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Employment4.0
  • Health and disability4.0
  • Barriers to housing and services4.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Income5.0
  • Living environment5.0
  • Older people in low-income households8.0
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£53,816
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
52%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

55% of adults in the WF4 3ET area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 26.9% are retired and 3.7% are full-time students.

WF4 3ETEngland
Employee, full-time35.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time11.6%11.9%
Self-employed7.5%9.5%
Unemployed3.1%2.9%
Full-time student3.7%7.9%
Retired26.9%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.3%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.7%4.1%
Other2.4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

31.1% of adults in the WF4 3ET area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

WF4 3ETEngland
Higher managerial & professional11%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional20.1%19.9%
Intermediate13.3%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8.9%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.6%5.3%
Semi-routine13%11.3%
Routine14.4%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.2%8.5%
Full-time students3.6%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

25.9% of adults in the WF4 3ET area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 21.9% have no qualifications.

WF4 3ETEngland
Degree level or above25.9%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.6%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.4%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.9%5.3%
Other qualifications3.4%2.8%
No qualifications21.9%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF4 3ET (Durkar & Crigglestone) (about 1,628 residents).

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

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