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WF1 2AE

Wrenthorpe & Outwood West · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Wakefield
Ward
Wrenthorpe & Outwood West
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 2AQ 39 m
WF1 2AG 71 m
WF1 2AF 96 m
WF1 2AH 98 m
WF1 2AL 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 2AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 2
Latitude
53.693518
Longitude
-1.511383
British National Grid easting
432,362
British National Grid northing
422,006

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wrenthorpe & Outwood West · E05016544
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00060137
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 019C · E01011924
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 019 · E02002456

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
92, Bradford Road, Wakefield, WF1 2AE 20 October 2017 £166,000
92, Bradford Road, Wakefield, WF1 2AE 5 March 2007 £277,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
37
Secondary
6

  1. Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    490 m

  2. Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    755 m

  3. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

    Further education

    856 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,139
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,310
  • Shoplifting 473
  • Public order 442
  • Anti social behaviour 350
  • Criminal damage and arson 314

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
WF1 2 residents
10,278

Age bands in WF1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,005 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

1,126 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.2%

3,401 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

2,823 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

1,921 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    485 m

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.0 km

  • HOMESTEAD

    HOMESTEAD MEDICAL CENTRE, HOMESTEAD DRIVE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 9PE

    ODS code B87022

    1.3 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.8 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.9 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    1.9 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.3 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

    GEORGE-A-GREEN COURT, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8FE

    ODS code B87008

    2.5 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

    BELLE ISLE HEALTH PARK, PORTOBELLO ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 5PN

    ODS code B87012

    3.0 km

  • STANLEY

    STANLEY HEALTH CENTRE, LAKE LOCK ROAD, STANLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 4HS

    ODS code B87019

    3.2 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

    2 CHURCH FARM CLOSE, LEEDS ROAD, LOFTHOUSE, WAKEFIELD, WF3 3SA

    ODS code B86020

    4.1 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.5 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    4.9 km

  • LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE, BRADFORD ROAD, TINGLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 1RQ

    ODS code B86064

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whitehall Crescent

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.0 miles

  • Whitehall Crescent

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.0 miles

  • Melbourne Rd Bradford Road

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Melbourne Rd Bradford Road

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles

  • Fox Lane

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 019C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,529 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 490 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,139 published events cover 12 months, averaging 428.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,310 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.