WF2 8FF

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 8FH 30 m
WF2 8FD 40 m
WF2 9SH 81 m
WF2 8FG 84 m
WF2 8SY 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 8FF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 8
Latitude
53.676520
Longitude
-1.506629
British National Grid easting
432,689
British National Grid northing
420,117

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
E00060019
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 028D · E01011907
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 028 · E02002465

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Lawefield Way, Wakefield, WF2 8FF 30 August 2018 £208,000
24, Lawefield Way, Wakefield, WF2 8FF 30 January 2017 £65,000
26, Lawefield Way, Wakefield, WF2 8FF 30 January 2017 £75,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
39
Secondary
7
  1. Wakefield Lawefield Primary School

    Community school

    325 m
  2. CAPA College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    647 m
  3. Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource

    Voluntary controlled school

    912 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,739
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,664
  • Shoplifting 905
  • Public order 568
  • Anti social behaviour 449
  • Other theft 403

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

23 female, 15 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.3% 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
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

12

within 5 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    868 m

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.0 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.2 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.2 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.3 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.3 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    1.8 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.5 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.4 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    3.6 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.9 km

  • STANLEY

    STANLEY HEALTH CENTRE, LAKE LOCK ROAD, STANLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 4HS

    ODS code B87019

    4.6 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

  • Lawefield Lane School

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles
  • Lawefield Lane School

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles
  • Retail Parks E

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Lawefield Lane Park Ave

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles
  • Lawefield Lane Park Ave

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 028D, 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

5,645 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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
8
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

61 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 7 secondary schools. Wakefield Lawefield Primary School is the nearest published school at 325 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,739 published events cover 12 months, averaging 561.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,664 events.

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