WF1 2UU

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 2UB 3 m
WF1 2UA 39 m
WF1 2AW 46 m
WF1 2AP 95 m
WF1 2GR 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF1 2UU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF1
Postcode sector
WF1 2
Latitude
53.696349
Longitude
-1.513273
British National Grid easting
432,235
British National Grid northing
422,320

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
E00180019
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 008B · E01011887
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 008 · E02002445

Postcode source versions

Explore WF1

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

    744 m
  2. Wrenthorpe Academy

    Academy converter

    758 m
  3. Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    809 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,164
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,503
  • Anti social behaviour 246
  • Public order 221
  • Criminal damage and arson 219
  • Shoplifting 214

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    722 m

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.3 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.6 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    1.6 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.1 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    2.2 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.5 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    2.8 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.1 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    3.3 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    3.9 km

  • LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code B86064

    4.7 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.7 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Whitegates Close

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Whitegates Close

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Fox Lane

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Fox Lane

    BCT · Newton Bar

    0.1 miles
  • Whitehall Crescent

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 6 secondary schools. Pinderfields Hospital PRU is the nearest published school at 744 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,164 published events cover 12 months, averaging 263.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,503 events.

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