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WF2 7TA

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 7SU 56 m
WF2 7SP 117 m
WF2 7SY 120 m
WF2 6QQ 122 m
WF2 7SN 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 7TA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2000
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 7
Latitude
53.636803
Longitude
-1.502388
British National Grid easting
433,000
British National Grid northing
415,700

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
E00060168
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 037A · E01011934
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 037 · E02002474

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)

    Special post 16 institution

    676 m

  2. Hendal Primary School

    Community school

    731 m

  3. Kettlethorpe High School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
924
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 460
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Public order 92
  • Vehicle crime 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 55

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    920 m

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    3.8 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    4.1 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    4.2 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • School Hill Crab Lane

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.0 miles

  • Newmillerdam Lake

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.1 miles

  • Newmillerdam Lake

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.1 miles

  • Hotel St Pierre

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.1 miles

  • Hotel St Pierre

    BCT · Newmillerdam

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 037A, 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

23,754 of 33,755

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

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd) is the nearest published school at 676 m.

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

Recorded crime

924 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 460 events.

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