WF2 7LP

Wakefield South · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wakefield
Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 7NQ 19 m
WF2 7LR 57 m
WF2 6EL 58 m
WF2 7LS 86 m
WF2 6EQ 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 7LP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 7
Latitude
53.660438
Longitude
-1.484571
British National Grid easting
434,159
British National Grid northing
418,338

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00060227
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 033B · E01011945
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 033 · E02002470

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1a, Sandal Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 7LP 20 November 2020 £399,950
3a, Sandal Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 7LP 2 January 2018 £615,000
3, Sandal Avenue, Wakefield, WF2 7LP 5 February 2016 £435,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
28
Secondary
6
  1. St Thomas � Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    100 m
  2. Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    507 m
  3. The Castle Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    613 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,032
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 905
  • Criminal damage and arson 181
  • Public order 147
  • Other theft 144
  • Anti social behaviour 143

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

7 female, 16 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.8
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF2 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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

11

within 5 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.1 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    2.3 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    2.3 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.5 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    2.9 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    3.3 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.3 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    3.6 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.8 km

  • CROFTON AND SHARLSTON MED PRAC

    SLACK LANE, CROFTON, WAKEFIELD, WF4 1HJ

    ODS code B87028

    3.8 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.3 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

  • St Thomas A Becket School

    BCT · Sandal

    0.0 miles
  • St. Thomas a Becket School

    BCT · Sandal

    0.1 miles
  • Walton Lane End

    BCT · Sandal

    0.1 miles
  • St Thomas A Becket School

    BCT · Sandal

    0.1 miles
  • Walton Lane End

    BCT · Sandal

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 033B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,944 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 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
0
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

48 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Thomas � Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 100 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,032 published events cover 12 months, averaging 169.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 905 events.

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