WF2 8BZ

Wakefield West · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 8ES 67 m
WF2 8ET 92 m
WF2 8EX 126 m
WF2 8BX 138 m
WF2 8BY 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 8BZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 8
Latitude
53.673769
Longitude
-1.521859
British National Grid easting
431,685
British National Grid northing
419,804

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00060018
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 026B · E01011900
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 026 · E02002463

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Esther Grove, Wakefield, WF2 8BZ 12 July 2021 £155,000
8, Esther Grove, Wakefield, WF2 8BZ 26 February 2004 £89,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
40
Secondary
7
  1. The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School

    Community school

    601 m
  2. Trinity Academy Cathedral

    Academy converter

    611 m
  3. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    773 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,452
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,034
  • Shoplifting 441
  • Anti social behaviour 332
  • Public order 328
  • Criminal damage and arson 278

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

13 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.9
WF2 8 residents
14,295

Age bands in WF2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20%

2,967 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,715 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

3,882 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

3,778 residents

Age 65 and over
16.8%

2,484 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF2 8 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
100%

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

12

within 5 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    206 m

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    970 m

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.3 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.9 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.2 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.3 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    2.4 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    2.4 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    3.4 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.5 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    4.1 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    4.2 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • George A Green Rd Horbury Road

    BCT · Lupset

    0.1 miles
  • George A Green Rd Horbury Road

    BCT · Lupset

    0.1 miles
  • Gil Sike House

    BCT · Lupset

    0.1 miles
  • Gil Sike House

    BCT · Lupset

    0.1 miles
  • Lupset Health Centre

    BCT · Lupset

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 026B, 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

4,535 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 601 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,452 published events cover 12 months, averaging 371 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,034 events.

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