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WF2 7BG

Wakefield Rural · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wakefield Rural
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 8SH 343 m
WF2 7BT 354 m
WF2 8LR 372 m
WF2 8SW 386 m
WF2 8WB 393 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 7BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2009
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 7
Latitude
53.662603
Longitude
-1.516613
British National Grid easting
432,040
British National Grid northing
418,564

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield Rural · E05016541
Parish or community
E04013423
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00060175
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 036D · E01011937
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 036 · E02002473

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
37
Secondary
6

  1. The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School

    Community school

    689 m

  2. Trinity Academy Cathedral

    Academy converter

    784 m

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,543
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 696
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 113
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Other theft 109

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.2 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.0 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    2.1 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    2.2 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    2.2 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    2.4 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    2.5 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.8 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.5 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.0 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Pugneys Country Park

    BCT · Thornes

    0.3 miles

  • Pugneys Country Park

    BCT · Thornes

    0.3 miles

  • Calder Bridge

    BCT · Thornes

    0.3 miles

  • Calder Bridge

    BCT · Thornes

    0.3 miles

  • Peel Avenue

    BCT · Durkar

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 036D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,645 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 689 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,543 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 696 events.

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