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WF2 8SR

Wakefield West · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8WL 29 m
WF2 8SS 34 m
WF2 8SU 43 m
WF2 8SZ 62 m
WF2 8WJ 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 8SR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2004
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 8
Latitude
53.677133
Longitude
-1.511481
British National Grid easting
432,368
British National Grid northing
420,183

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
E00060011
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 028D · E01011907
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 028 · E02002465

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
40
Secondary
7

  1. Wakefield Lawefield Primary School

    Community school

    205 m

  2. CAPA College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    793 m

  3. Trinity Academy Cathedral

    Academy converter

    883 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,771
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,704
  • Shoplifting 944
  • Public order 560
  • Anti social behaviour 458
  • Criminal damage and arson 407

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    748 m

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    980 m

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.0 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    1.1 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.5 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.7 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

    2.7 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.2 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

    3.8 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.7 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Lawefield Lane

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles

  • Lawefield Lane

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles

  • Park Grove Rd Horbury Road

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles

  • Park Grove Rd Horbury Road

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles

  • Westgate End

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

62 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 7 secondary schools. Wakefield Lawefield Primary School is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,771 published events cover 12 months, averaging 564.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,704 events.

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