WF2 9AQ

Wakefield North · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 9AF 50 m
WF2 9AG 88 m
WF2 9FP 162 m
WF1 2QN 186 m
WF1 2GD 187 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 9AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 March 2009
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 9
Latitude
53.683609
Longitude
-1.508060
British National Grid easting
432,589
British National Grid northing
420,905

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
E00168743
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 019A · E01011920
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 019 · E02002456

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Staff College, Love Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9AQ 28 July 2014 £680,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
38
Secondary
7
  1. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

    Further education

    357 m
  2. CAPA College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    433 m
  3. Wakefield Girls' High School

    Other independent school

    465 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,246
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,908
  • Shoplifting 1,001
  • Public order 619
  • Anti social behaviour 479
  • Other theft 424

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

    720 m

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    721 m

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    963 m

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    1.1 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.1 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.6 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.9 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.2 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.1 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.8 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.0 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.3 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Wakefield Westgate Rail Station

    RSE · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Wakefield Westgate Rail Station

    RLY · Wakefield

    0.1 miles
  • Westgate G Station

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Westgate H

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.2 miles
  • Henry Street

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 019A, 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

10,499 of 33,755

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

59 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 7 secondary schools. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group is the nearest published school at 357 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,246 published events cover 12 months, averaging 603.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,908 events.

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