WF1 2TY

Wrenthorpe & Outwood West · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF1 2AF 76 m
WF1 2AB 101 m
WF1 2TU 116 m
WF1 2GU 129 m
WF1 2AA 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 2TY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 2
Latitude
53.693214
Longitude
-1.509387
British National Grid easting
432,494
British National Grid northing
421,973

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00060106
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 019B · E01011923
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
57
Primary
36
Secondary
6
  1. Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    376 m
  2. Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    666 m
  3. Queen Elizabeth Grammar School

    Other independent school

    749 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,686
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,403
  • Shoplifting 683
  • Public order 501
  • Anti social behaviour 378
  • Criminal damage and arson 339

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

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    349 m

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.1 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.4 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.7 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.8 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    2.0 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.2 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

    2.9 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

    4.6 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

  • Link Road

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Whitehall Crescent

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Melbourne Rd Bradford Road

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Whitehall Crescent

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Melbourne Rd Bradford Road

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 019B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,449 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 376 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,686 published events cover 12 months, averaging 473.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,403 events.

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