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WF2 7YS

Wakefield South · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 7BS 57 m
WF2 7FD 62 m
WF2 7FA 86 m
WF2 7FB 102 m
WF2 7LJ 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 7YS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 7
Latitude
53.642257
Longitude
-1.517450
British National Grid easting
432,000
British National Grid northing
416,300

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
Ossett and Denby Dale · E14001418
Output area
E00180130
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 037D · E01011943
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
35
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Crigglestone Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    406 m

  2. Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    539 m

  3. Hendal Primary School

    Community school

    601 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,294
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 641
  • Anti social behaviour 145
  • Public order 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 94
  • Vehicle crime 62

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    719 m

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    2.9 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    3.4 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    3.6 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    4.5 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    4.5 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    4.8 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Standbridge Lane Standbridge Garth

    BCT · Crigglestone

    0.1 miles

  • Standbridge Lane Standbridge Garth

    BCT · Crigglestone

    0.1 miles

  • Betty Eastwood Park

    BCT · Crigglestone

    0.1 miles

  • Betty Eastwood Park

    BCT · Crigglestone

    0.1 miles

  • Standbridge Lane Standbridge Close

    BCT · Kettlethorpe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 037D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,378 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
8 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Crigglestone Nursery School is the nearest published school at 406 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,294 published events cover 12 months, averaging 107.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 641 events.

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