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WF2 7AU

Wakefield West · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wakefield West
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 7AS 4 m
WF2 7AN 125 m
WF2 7AL 147 m
WF2 7AZ 163 m
WF2 7AJ 229 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 7AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2005
Terminated
1 February 2006
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 7
Latitude
53.666053
Longitude
-1.507553
British National Grid easting
432,636
British National Grid northing
418,952

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield West · E05016543
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00060030
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 028A · E01011902
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 028 · E02002465

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
40
Secondary
7

  1. Trinity Academy Cathedral

    Academy converter

    674 m

  2. Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource

    Voluntary controlled school

    695 m

  3. The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School

    Community school

    834 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,617
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,054
  • Shoplifting 295
  • Anti social behaviour 210
  • Public order 195
  • Criminal damage and arson 168

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF2 7 residents
8,569

Age bands in WF2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,611 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

836 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

2,192 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,319 residents

Age 65 and over
18.3%

1,554 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.3 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.3 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.8 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    2.0 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.2 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    2.3 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    2.4 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    2.9 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.0 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Wakefield Business Park

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles

  • Wakefield Business Park

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles

  • Calder Island Way

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles

  • Calder Island Way

    BCT · Thornes

    0.2 miles

  • Holmfield Lane

    BCT · Thornes

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 028A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,317 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 7 secondary schools. Trinity Academy Cathedral is the nearest published school at 674 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,617 published events cover 12 months, averaging 218.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,054 events.

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