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WF2 6WD

Wakefield South · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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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 6TW 2 m
WF2 6TP 67 m
WF2 6GU 96 m
WF2 6HX 111 m
WF2 6NF 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 6WD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2004
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 6
Latitude
53.650977
Longitude
-1.485322
British National Grid easting
434,117
British National Grid northing
417,285

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
E00060239
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 033D · E01011948
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 033 · E02002470

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
25
Secondary
6

  1. Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    549 m

  2. Kettlethorpe High School

    Community school

    960 m

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

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
894
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 392
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Other theft 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 75
  • Public order 69

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    2.2 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    3.3 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.5 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    3.5 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    3.9 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    4.1 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.4 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.4 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    4.4 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Milnthorpe Crescent

    BCT · Sandal

    0.2 miles

  • Milnthorpe Crescent

    BCT · Sandal

    0.2 miles

  • Sandal Rugby Club

    BCT · Sandal

    0.2 miles

  • Sandal Rugby Club

    BCT · Sandal

    0.2 miles

  • Chevet Lane

    BCT · Sandal

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 549 m.

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

Recorded crime

894 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 392 events.

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