Affluence in WF7 6FB
How WF7 6FB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Streethouse & Sharlston Common
- Council
- Wakefield
- Region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,198 (2024)
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How well off WF7 6FB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the WF7 6FB area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Health and disability4.0
- Income7.0
- Crime7.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Education and skills8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Employment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
75.7% of adults in the WF7 6FB area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 12.1% are retired and 4% are full-time students.
Social grade
41% of adults in the WF7 6FB area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
31.7% of adults in the WF7 6FB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 11.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WF7 6FB (Streethouse & Sharlston Common) (about 2,198 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.