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WF2 9AD

Wakefield North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wakefield North
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 9NF 17 m
WF2 9JH 48 m
WF2 9UF 67 m
WF2 9PF 76 m
WF2 9AA 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 9AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 9
Latitude
53.688148
Longitude
-1.530555
British National Grid easting
431,100
British National Grid northing
421,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Wakefield North · E05016540
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell · E14001560
Output area
E00059995
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 022B · E01011892
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 022 · E02002459

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
41
Secondary
6

  1. Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs

    Voluntary aided school

    360 m

  2. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    557 m

  3. Silcoates School

    Other independent school

    722 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,145
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,536
  • Anti social behaviour 237
  • Shoplifting 235
  • Criminal damage and arson 208
  • Other theft 188

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WF2 9 residents
10,589

Age bands in WF2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,913 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,037 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.2%

3,140 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,639 residents

Age 65 and over
13.3%

1,339 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

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    851 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

    1.8 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    1.8 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    2.5 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.7 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    2.8 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    3.4 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.4 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    3.6 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.6 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.6 km

  • LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEIGH VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE, BRADFORD ROAD, TINGLEY, WAKEFIELD, WF3 1RQ

    ODS code B86064

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Flanshaw Lane Weavers Chase

    BCT · Alverthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Wellington Street Batley Rd

    BCT · Alverthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Flanshaw Lane Weavers Chase

    BCT · Alverthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Phoenix Centre

    BCT · Alverthorpe

    0.1 miles

  • Phoenix Centre

    BCT · Alverthorpe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 022B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,336 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 6 secondary schools. Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs is the nearest published school at 360 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,145 published events cover 12 months, averaging 262.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,536 events.

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