WF2 6TZ

Crofton, Ryhill & Walton · 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 6PS 47 m
WF2 6PL 433 m
WF2 6TF 444 m
WF2 6TE 493 m
WF2 6TD 514 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 6TZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 6
Latitude
53.642513
Longitude
-1.471736
British National Grid easting
435,022
British National Grid northing
416,350

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E04013435
Westminster constituency
Normanton and Hemsworth · E14001383
Output area
E00060253
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 038B · E01011941
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 038 · E02002475

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Willows, Walton Grange, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6TZ 14 March 2023 £420,000
Laurels, Walton Grange, Walton, Wakefield, WF2 6TZ 14 March 2023 £420,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Walton Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    887 m
  2. Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km
  3. Kettlethorpe High School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
206
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 86
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Burglary 17
  • Other crime 17
  • Other theft 17

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

    2.4 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    3.3 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    3.3 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    4.4 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.6 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    4.8 km

  • ROYSTON GROUP PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, 65D MIDLAND ROAD, ROYSTON, BARNSLEY, S71 4QW

    ODS code C85005

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

Nearby transport

  • Walton Manor

    BCT · Walton

    0.4 miles
  • Greenside

    BCT · Walton

    0.4 miles
  • Walton School

    BCT · Walton

    0.5 miles
  • Thornhill Drive

    BCT · Walton

    0.5 miles
  • Walton Station Lane

    BCT · Walton

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 038B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,806 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £420,000 from 2 recorded sales in WF2 6TZ. 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Walton Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 887 m.

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

Recorded crime

206 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 86 events.

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