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WF2 7BL

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
WF4 3AD 91 m
WF4 3BH 130 m
WF4 3AX 150 m
WF4 3BN 199 m
WF4 3QF 201 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 7BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 7
Latitude
53.652017
Longitude
-1.524011
British National Grid easting
431,559
British National Grid northing
417,383

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
E00060176
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
51
Primary
34
Secondary
5

  1. Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    788 m

  2. Crigglestone Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.0 km

  3. Hendal Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
844
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 421
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Public order 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 63
  • Other theft 40

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
87.5%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
62.5%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    1.4 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    1.9 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    2.3 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    3.1 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    3.4 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    3.7 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.7 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.1 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    4.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Durkar Roundabout

    BCT · Durkar

    0.0 miles

  • Durkar Roundabout

    BCT · Durkar

    0.1 miles

  • Denby Dale Road East Otters Holt

    BCT · Durkar

    0.1 miles

  • Denby Dale Road East Otters Holt

    BCT · Durkar

    0.1 miles

  • Ledgard Drive

    BCT · Durkar

    0.1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

51 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 5 secondary schools. Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 788 m.

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

Recorded crime

844 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 421 events.

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