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WF2 7DD

Wakefield South · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 7JZ 22 m
WF2 7LB 93 m
WF2 7JU 101 m
WF2 7JX 103 m
WF2 7LG 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 7DD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 7
Latitude
53.663728
Longitude
-1.492991
British National Grid easting
433,600
British National Grid northing
418,700

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
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00059998
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 030B · E01011906
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 030 · E02002467

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
31
Secondary
6

  1. The Castle Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    607 m

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

    Academy converter

    710 m

  3. Sandal Magna Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    735 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,311
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,042
  • Criminal damage and arson 192
  • Anti social behaviour 169
  • Public order 166
  • Other theft 156

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

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    769 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.8 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.1 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    2.3 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    2.3 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    2.7 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    2.9 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.1 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.3 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.8 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Hastings Avenue End

    BCT · Portobello

    0.1 miles

  • Rutland Avenue

    BCT · Portobello

    0.1 miles

  • Portobello Shops

    BCT · Portobello

    0.1 miles

  • Hastings Avenue

    BCT · Portobello

    0.1 miles

  • Rutland Avenue End

    BCT · Portobello

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 030B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,277 of 33,755

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

53 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Castle Nursery School is the nearest published school at 607 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,311 published events cover 12 months, averaging 192.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,042 events.

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