WF2 0DF

Wakefield North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wakefield
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 0DA 72 m
WF2 0DB 76 m
WF2 0DD 78 m
WF2 9FS 113 m
WF2 9FP 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 0DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 0
Latitude
53.685540
Longitude
-1.509961
British National Grid easting
432,462
British National Grid northing
421,119

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
E00180061
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 019A · E01011920
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 019 · E02002456

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Balne Lane, Wakefield, WF2 0DF 12 June 2015 £100,000
32, Balne Lane, Wakefield, WF2 0DF 21 July 2006 £92,000
36, Balne Lane, Wakefield, WF2 0DF 14 September 2005 £126,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
38
Secondary
7
  1. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

    Further education

    291 m
  2. Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    378 m
  3. Wakefield Girls' High School

    Other independent school

    440 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,295
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,968
  • Shoplifting 981
  • Public order 630
  • Anti social behaviour 481
  • Criminal damage and arson 433

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

8 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.3
WF2 0 residents
12,606

Age bands in WF2 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

2,023 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,282 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

3,019 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

3,495 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

2,460 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF2 0 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+
92.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.3%
Gigabit-capable
92.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
92.3%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
69.2%

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

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    563 m

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    684 m

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    892 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.2 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.3 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.7 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.2 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.2 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    2.8 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    3.9 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.9 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.6 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    4.9 km

  • LOFTHOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code B86020

    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

  • Lincoln Street

    BCT · St Johns

    0.2 miles
  • Wakefield Westgate Rail Station

    RSE · Wakefield City Centre

    0.2 miles
  • Moorhouse Avenue

    BCT · St Johns

    0.2 miles
  • Wakefield Westgate Rail Station

    RLY · Wakefield

    0.2 miles
  • Henry Street

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.3 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.

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

Schools

61 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 7 secondary schools. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group is the nearest published school at 291 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,295 published events cover 12 months, averaging 607.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,968 events.

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