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WF1 2QL

Wakefield North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wakefield North
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 2QW 0 m
WF1 9SG 0 m
WF1 9SA 67 m
WF1 9SB 67 m
WF1 9SD 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 2QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 2
Latitude
53.684711
Longitude
-1.502854
British National Grid easting
432,932
British National Grid northing
421,030

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield North · E05016540
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00168743
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 019A · E01011920
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 019 · E02002456

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
35
Secondary
6

  1. Wakefield Girls' High School

    Other independent school

    249 m

  2. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

    Further education

    286 m

  3. CAPA College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    333 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,228
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,908
  • Shoplifting 971
  • Public order 638
  • Anti social behaviour 465
  • Other theft 441

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    748 m

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    830 m

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    902 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

    1.1 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    1.8 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.8 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    2.0 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.0 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.7 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.1 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Westgate H

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Rishworth Street

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Wentworth Street Girls High School

    BCT · St Johns

    0.1 miles

  • Northgate

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Westgate G Station

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 019A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,499 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wakefield Girls' High School is the nearest published school at 249 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,228 published events cover 12 months, averaging 602.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,908 events.

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