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WF2 9JA

Wakefield North · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Wakefield
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 9JB 53 m
WF2 9DA 142 m
WF2 9JJ 144 m
WF2 9DB 164 m
WF2 9DF 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 9JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 9
Latitude
53.679888
Longitude
-1.528118
British National Grid easting
431,267
British National Grid northing
420,482

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
E00060128
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 022D · E01011921
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 022 · E02002459

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
327, Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA 16 October 2023 £321,500
307, Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA 26 March 2021 £260,000
327, Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA 8 September 2020 £247,500

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

    11 m

  2. English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    291 m

  3. Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School

    Community school

    727 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,289
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,051
  • Shoplifting 347
  • Anti social behaviour 328
  • Public order 297
  • Criminal damage and arson 297

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

12 female, 12 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF2 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
73.3%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    674 m

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    873 m

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    890 m

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    2.1 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

    2.5 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    2.6 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.8 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    3.6 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.6 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    3.6 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    4.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • George A Green Road

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Flanshaw Hotel

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Flanshaw View

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles

  • George A Green Road

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles

  • Haselden Road

    BCT · Flanshaw

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 022D, 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

11,870 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £321,500 from 1 recorded sale in WF2 9JA. 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

Published establishments

63 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Michael's CofE Academy is the nearest published school at 11 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,289 published events cover 12 months, averaging 357.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,051 events.

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