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WF2 8SY

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 8FD 98 m
WF2 8SX 104 m
WF2 8FF 137 m
WF2 8FH 160 m
WF2 8FG 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 8SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 8
Latitude
53.675373
Longitude
-1.507384
British National Grid easting
432,640
British National Grid northing
419,989

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
E00060019
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

    407 m

  2. CAPA College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    783 m

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    840 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,606
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,658
  • Shoplifting 875
  • Public order 550
  • Anti social behaviour 443
  • Criminal damage and arson 392

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.

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

    973 m

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.1 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.1 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.3 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.3 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.4 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    1.9 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.6 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.3 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    3.4 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    4.0 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.7 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

    0.0 miles

  • Lawefield Lane School

    BCT · Thornes

    0.0 miles

  • Lawefield Lane Park Ave

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles

  • Lawefield Lane Park Ave

    BCT · Thornes

    0.1 miles

  • Lawefield Lane

    BCT · Thornes

    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 407 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,606 published events cover 12 months, averaging 550.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,658 events.

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