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WF2 6YR

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 6EP 37 m
WF2 6HD 94 m
WF2 6EW 96 m
WF2 6AW 109 m
WF2 6RW 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 6YR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 6
Latitude
53.656486
Longitude
-1.480973
British National Grid easting
434,400
British National Grid northing
417,900

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
E00060235
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 033C · E01011947
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
44
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    306 m

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

    Academy converter

    520 m

  3. The Castle Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,735
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 780
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Anti social behaviour 136
  • Public order 132
  • Other theft 125

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

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.6 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    2.2 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    2.8 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    3.0 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.4 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    3.6 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.7 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    3.8 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    4.1 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    4.3 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Sandal Hall Close

    BCT · Sandal

    0.1 miles

  • Sandal Hall Close

    BCT · Sandal

    0.1 miles

  • Walton Lane End

    BCT · Sandal

    0.1 miles

  • The Castle

    BCT · Sandal

    0.1 miles

  • The Castle

    BCT · Sandal

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 033C, 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

32,557 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 306 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,735 published events cover 12 months, averaging 144.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 780 events.

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