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WF1 2AY

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 2BX 35 m
WF1 2AX 69 m
WF1 2AZ 82 m
WF1 2AU 83 m
WF1 2BB 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 2AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 2
Latitude
53.698646
Longitude
-1.514580
British National Grid easting
432,147
British National Grid northing
422,575

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
E00059976
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 008B · E01011887
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 008 · E02002445

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Orchard Croft, Broomhall Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 2AY 19 December 2018 £450,000
1, Broomhall Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 2AY 23 March 2017 £342,500
4, Broomhall Crescent, Wakefield, WF1 2AY 11 December 2009 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
37
Secondary
6

  1. Pinderfields Hospital PRU

    Pupil referral unit

    521 m

  2. Wrenthorpe Academy

    Academy converter

    525 m

  3. Newton Hill Community School

    Community school

    835 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,336
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,178
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 159
  • Public order 147
  • Vehicle crime 147

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

13 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
88.9%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    949 m

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    1.4 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.5 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.8 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.4 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    2.5 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.7 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.0 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.0 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    3.6 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    3.7 km

  • LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86064

    4.4 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.9 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Bowling Avenue

    BCT · Wrenthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Bowling Avenue

    BCT · Wrenthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Whitegates Close

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.2 miles

  • Coronation Street The Green

    BCT · Wrenthorpe

    0.2 miles

  • Whitegates Close

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 008B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,158 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

58 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 6 secondary schools. Pinderfields Hospital PRU is the nearest published school at 521 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,336 published events cover 12 months, averaging 194.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,178 events.

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