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WF2 9BD

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 9EP 23 m
WF2 9ES 115 m
WF2 9EL 134 m
WF2 9ER 135 m
WF2 9ET 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 9BD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 November 2000
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 9
Latitude
53.682517
Longitude
-1.524909
British National Grid easting
431,477
British National Grid northing
420,776

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
E00060119
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 022C · E01011919
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
63
Primary
41
Secondary
7

  1. St Michael's CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    365 m

  2. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    374 m

  3. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    651 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,884
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,354
  • Anti social behaviour 359
  • Shoplifting 355
  • Public order 345
  • Criminal damage and arson 329

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

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    408 m

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    537 m

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.1 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

    2.0 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.3 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.7 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.0 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.3 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.3 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    3.8 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.4 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Flanshaw Road Thirlmere Rd

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Flanshaw Avenue

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Flanshaw Road Derwent Rd

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Flanshaw Hotel

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Flanshaw View

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 022C, 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

6,165 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Michael's CofE Academy is the nearest published school at 365 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,884 published events cover 12 months, averaging 407 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,354 events.

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