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WF2 6BB

Wakefield South · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wakefield
Ward
Wakefield South
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 6BL 70 m
WF2 6BA 74 m
WF2 7HZ 78 m
WF2 7HX 108 m
WF2 6BE 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 6BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 6
Latitude
53.653312
Longitude
-1.489046
British National Grid easting
433,869
British National Grid northing
417,543

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield South · E05016542
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00060233
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 033D · E01011948
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 033 · E02002470

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
334, Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6BB 25 June 2021 £992,500
322, Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6BB 31 May 2013 £167,650
334a, Barnsley Road, Wakefield, WF2 6BB 19 January 2011 £282,750

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
25
Secondary
6

  1. Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    372 m

  2. St Thomas � Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    930 m

  3. Kettlethorpe High School

    Community school

    937 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,271
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 572
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Public order 105
  • Criminal damage and arson 95
  • Other theft 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

10 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.5
WF2 6 residents
8,435

Age bands in WF2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

1,105 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

669 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

1,476 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

2,421 residents

Age 65 and over
32%

2,665 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    1.6 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.9 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    3.0 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.1 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    3.3 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    3.8 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    4.1 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.1 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    4.1 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.2 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Milnthorpe Crescent

    BCT · Sandal

    0.0 miles

  • Milnthorpe Crescent

    BCT · Sandal

    0.1 miles

  • Chevet Lane

    BCT · Sandal

    0.1 miles

  • Chevet Lane

    BCT · Sandal

    0.2 miles

  • Sandal Rugby Club

    BCT · Sandal

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 033D, 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

32,810 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

44 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 372 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,271 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 572 events.

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