Population Density in WakefieldWards Ranked
Wakefield has 358,000 people, about 1,060 per km².
All 21 wards in Wakefield, ranked by residents per km². Data: Office for National Statistics (2022), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Open the interactive map| Rank | Ward | Residents per km² | Residents | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wakefield NorthWakefield | 4,249 per km² | 17,749 | 4.18 km² |
| 2 | Wakefield EastWakefield | 3,254 per km² | 17,364 | 5.34 km² |
| 3 | Wakefield WestWakefield | 2,538 per km² | 16,735 | 6.59 km² |
| 4 | Castleford Central and GlasshoughtonWakefield | 2,417 per km² | 16,826 | 6.96 km² |
| 5 | Horbury and South OssettWakefield | 2,328 per km² | 15,143 | 6.5 km² |
| 6 | Airedale and Ferry FrystonWakefield | 2,089 per km² | 16,158 | 7.74 km² |
| 7 | Wakefield SouthWakefield | 1,850 per km² | 14,796 | 8 km² |
| 8 | Wrenthorpe and Outwood WestWakefield | 1,643 per km² | 17,643 | 10.7 km² |
| 9 | Pontefract NorthWakefield | 1,592 per km² | 19,662 | 12.4 km² |
| 10 | Altofts and WhitwoodWakefield | 1,501 per km² | 19,637 | 13.1 km² |
| 11 | OssettWakefield | 1,374 per km² | 16,341 | 11.9 km² |
| 12 | NormantonWakefield | 1,371 per km² | 17,594 | 12.8 km² |
| 13 | Stanley and Outwood EastWakefield | 1,272 per km² | 17,238 | 13.6 km² |
| 14 | South Elmsall and South KirkbyWakefield | 1,269 per km² | 19,255 | 15.2 km² |
| 15 | KnottingleyWakefield | 1,163 per km² | 14,445 | 12.4 km² |
| 16 | FeatherstoneWakefield | 833 per km² | 17,882 | 21.5 km² |
| 17 | HemsworthWakefield | 751 per km² | 16,114 | 21.5 km² |
| 18 | Pontefract SouthWakefield | 743 per km² | 15,360 | 20.7 km² |
| 19 | Crofton, Ryhill and WaltonWakefield | 435 per km² | 15,841 | 36.4 km² |
| 20 | Wakefield RuralWakefield | 422 per km² | 18,196 | 43.1 km² |
| 21 | Ackworth, North Elmsall and UptonWakefield | 378 per km² | 17,750 | 47 km² |