WF2 9EX

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 9HJ 84 m
WF2 9EY 86 m
WF2 9HL 129 m
WF2 9EZ 135 m
WF2 9LE 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 9EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 9
Latitude
53.684846
Longitude
-1.527396
British National Grid easting
431,311
British National Grid northing
421,034

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
E00060150
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 022F · E01011927
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 022 · E02002459

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Wasdale Road, Wakefield, WF2 9EX 22 June 2026 £190,000
56, Wasdale Road, Wakefield, WF2 9EX 13 September 2024 £150,000
30, Wasdale Road, Wakefield, WF2 9EX 23 September 2021 £145,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
42
Secondary
7
  1. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    295 m
  2. St Michael's CofE Academy

    Academy sponsor led

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

    Voluntary aided school

    778 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,119
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,972
  • Shoplifting 314
  • Anti social behaviour 307
  • Criminal damage and arson 285
  • Public order 272

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
97

54 female, 43 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
2.3
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF2 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

13

within 5 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    593 m

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    638 m

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    1.4 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

    2.2 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.4 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    3.0 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

    3.1 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.4 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    3.7 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.7 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    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

  • Derwent Road

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles
  • Flanshaw Road Derwent Rd

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles
  • Flanshaw Avenue

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles
  • Flanshaw Road Thirlmere Rd

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles
  • Flanshaw School

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 022F, 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

6,249 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
17
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £147,500 from 4 recorded sales in WF2 9EX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wakefield is £198,519 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 7 secondary schools. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School is the nearest published school at 295 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,119 published events cover 12 months, averaging 343.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,972 events.

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