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WF2 8GH

Wakefield West · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Wakefield West
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 8EZ 1 m
WF2 8EU 52 m
WF2 8HA 74 m
WF2 8EY 102 m
WF2 8HS 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 8GH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2008
Terminated
1 October 2008
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 8
Latitude
53.675127
Longitude
-1.524447
British National Grid easting
431,513
British National Grid northing
419,954

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield West · E05016543
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00060027
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 026B · E01011900
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 026 · E02002463

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
39
Secondary
7

  1. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    546 m

  2. St Michael's CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    572 m

  3. The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School

    Community school

    802 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,430
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,075
  • Shoplifting 374
  • Anti social behaviour 332
  • Public order 324
  • Criminal damage and arson 290

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    302 m

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    881 m

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.2 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    2.0 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.4 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

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.4 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.6 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    3.6 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    3.9 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • George A Green Rd Waterton Road

    BCT · Lupset

    0.1 miles

  • George A Green Rd Waterton Road

    BCT · Lupset

    0.1 miles

  • Waterton Road

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Waterton Road

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles

  • George A Green Rd Horbury Road

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

62 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 7 secondary schools. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 546 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,430 published events cover 12 months, averaging 369.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,075 events.

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