WF2 6QJ

Wakefield Rural · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 6QQ 96 m
WF2 7ST 117 m
WF2 7SU 210 m
WF2 7SP 287 m
WF2 7SY 334 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 6QJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 6
Latitude
53.635092
Longitude
-1.503906
British National Grid easting
432,901
British National Grid northing
415,509

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E04013423
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00060168
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 037A · E01011934
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 037 · E02002474

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Miller Court, Newmillerdam, Wakefield, WF2 6QJ 7 December 2021 £140,000
1, Miller Court, Newmillerdam, Wakefield, WF2 6QJ 24 September 2021 £300,000
6, Miller Court, Newmillerdam, Wakefield, WF2 6QJ 3 November 2016 £165,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)

    Special post 16 institution

    512 m
  2. Hendal Primary School

    Community school

    857 m
  3. Kettlethorpe High School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
840
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 443
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Public order 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Vehicle crime 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

11 female, 13 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.6
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 0.3% 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
100%

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

4

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

    4.0 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.1 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    4.4 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

  • Hotel St Pierre

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.0 miles
  • Hotel St Pierre

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.1 miles
  • Wood Lane

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.1 miles
  • Wood Lane

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.2 miles
  • School Hill Crab Lane

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 037A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,754 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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 £220,000 from 2 recorded sales in WF2 6QJ. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd) is the nearest published school at 512 m.

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

Recorded crime

840 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 443 events.

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