WF2 0DQ

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 9AH 21 m
WF2 9FS 31 m
WF2 0DG 82 m
WF2 9FP 107 m
WF2 0DF 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 0DQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2013
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 0
Latitude
53.684944
Longitude
-1.511451
British National Grid easting
432,364
British National Grid northing
421,052

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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Library Headquarters, Balne Lane, Wakefield, WF2 0DQ 21 October 2013 £595,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
38
Secondary
7
  1. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

    Further education

    408 m
  2. Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    496 m
  3. Wakefield Girls' High School

    Other independent school

    556 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,284
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,939
  • Shoplifting 1,004
  • Public order 619
  • Anti social behaviour 490
  • Other theft 425

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    469 m

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    566 m

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    996 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

    1.4 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.6 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

    2.4 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    2.9 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.8 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.0 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.5 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Moorhouse Avenue

    BCT · St Johns

    0.2 miles
  • Moorhouse Avenue

    BCT · St Johns

    0.2 miles
  • Victoria Avenue

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.2 miles
  • Lincoln Street

    BCT · St Johns

    0.2 miles
  • Victoria Avenue

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.2 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

60 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 7 secondary schools. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group is the nearest published school at 408 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,284 published events cover 12 months, averaging 607 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,939 events.

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