Airedale & Ferry Fryston
vs Pontefract North
Pontefract North has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Airedale & Ferry Fryston. Homes in Pontefract North sold for a median of £215,000, 16% above Airedale & Ferry Fryston. Airedale & Ferry Fryston has more green space nearby (18% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Airedale & Ferry Fryston has 17,006 residents in 7,011 households; Pontefract North has 17,613 in 7,793. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (17% and 16%). Pontefract North has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 4.3 percentage points more than Airedale & Ferry Fryston (Wakefield: 30%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 65% of homes in Airedale & Ferry Fryston and 47% in Pontefract North. Pontefract North has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 6.3 percentage points more than Airedale & Ferry Fryston (Wakefield: 63%). Pontefract North has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 7.2 percentage points more than Airedale & Ferry Fryston (Wakefield: 15%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £185,000 in Airedale & Ferry Fryston and £215,000 in Pontefract North, against £205,000 across Wakefield.
Surroundings
Airedale & Ferry Fryston has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 18%, 1.7 percentage points more than Pontefract North (Wakefield: 15%). A typical postcode has 58 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Airedale & Ferry Fryston, and 147 in Pontefract North. The typical postcode is 536 m from the nearest school in Airedale & Ferry Fryston and 379 m in Pontefract North. The typical postcode is 2,283 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Airedale & Ferry Fryston and 584 m in Pontefract North. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Airedale & Ferry Fryston and 77% in Pontefract North.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 132 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Airedale & Ferry Fryston and 164 in Pontefract North, against 121 across Wakefield. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Airedale & Ferry Fryston is one of 21 wards in Wakefield, home to 17,006 people in 7,011 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £185,000 over the past two years, 10% below the Wakefield median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% above the Wakefield average.
Pontefract North is one of 21 wards in Wakefield, home to 17,613 people in 7,793 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 5% above the Wakefield median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 11% above the Wakefield average.
More comparisons.
Airedale & Ferry Fryston and Pontefract North next to other wards of Wakefield.