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WF2 6DR

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 6DX 83 m
WF2 6DY 107 m
WF2 6DA 114 m
WF2 6DS 120 m
WF2 6DP 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 6DR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 6
Latitude
53.647001
Longitude
-1.490983
British National Grid easting
433,746
British National Grid northing
416,840

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
E00060214
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 033A · E01011939
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 033 · E02002470

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

Property

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
35, Woolgreaves Drive, Wakefield, WF2 6DR 7 November 2025 £237,500
32, Woolgreaves Drive, Wakefield, WF2 6DR 28 May 2025 £230,000
58, Woolgreaves Drive, Wakefield, WF2 6DR 14 February 2025 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
25
Secondary
6

  1. Kettlethorpe High School

    Community school

    466 m

  2. Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

  3. Hendal Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
768
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 330
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Public order 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Other theft 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

18 female, 15 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF2 6 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+
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
52.6%

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

10

within 5 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    1.1 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.6 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.6 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    3.7 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.0 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.2 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    4.3 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    4.4 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    4.7 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.9 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

  • Woodland Drive

    BCT · Pledwick

    0.1 miles

  • Woodland Drive

    BCT · Pledwick

    0.2 miles

  • Sandal Castle Med Centre

    BCT · Sandal

    0.2 miles

  • Sandal Rugby Club

    BCT · Sandal

    0.2 miles

  • Sandal Rugby Club

    BCT · Sandal

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 033A, 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

29,568 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £232,000 from 8 recorded sales in WF2 6DR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Kettlethorpe High School is the nearest published school at 466 m.

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

Recorded crime

768 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 330 events.

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