WF2 6FA

Wakefield South · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 6QB 47 m
WF2 6SX 53 m
WF2 6QA 89 m
WF2 6PY 104 m
WF2 6QD 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 6FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 6
Latitude
53.639195
Longitude
-1.496219
British National Grid easting
433,406
British National Grid northing
415,969

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00060210
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 038C · E01011942
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 038 · E02002475

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
5
  1. Kettlethorpe High School

    Community school

    854 m
  2. Hendal Primary School

    Community school

    875 m
  3. Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)

    Special post 16 institution

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
805
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 378
  • Anti social behaviour 95
  • Public order 78
  • Vehicle crime 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

7

within 5 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    944 m

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    3.5 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    4.1 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.2 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    4.5 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.8 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hill Top Road

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.1 miles
  • Hill Top Road

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.1 miles
  • Newmillerdam Lake

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.2 miles
  • Newmillerdam Lake

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.2 miles
  • School Hill Crab Lane

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 038C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,239 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Kettlethorpe High School is the nearest published school at 854 m.

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

Recorded crime

805 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 378 events.

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