WF2 9SB

Wakefield West · 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 9SD 104 m
WF2 9SH 130 m
WF2 9SE 178 m
WF2 8FH 183 m
WF2 8FG 189 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF2 9SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF2
Postcode sector
WF2 9
Latitude
53.678168
Longitude
-1.505217
British National Grid easting
432,781
British National Grid northing
420,301

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
E00060011
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 028D · E01011907
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 028 · E02002465

Postcode source versions

Explore WF2

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Charlesworth Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9SB 3 July 1995 £125,000
4, Charlesworth Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9SB 8 June 1995 £100,000
3, Charlesworth Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9SB 10 January 1995 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
39
Secondary
7
  1. Wakefield Lawefield Primary School

    Community school

    314 m
  2. CAPA College

    Free schools 16 to 19

    441 m
  3. Heart of Yorkshire Education Group

    Further education

    934 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,996
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,738
  • Shoplifting 956
  • Public order 592
  • Anti social behaviour 473
  • Other theft 417

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    714 m

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.0 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    1.1 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.2 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    1.4 km

  • 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

    1.6 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    2.3 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    3.6 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    3.7 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    3.7 km

  • STANLEY

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

    ODS code B87019

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Retail Parks F

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Retail Parks H

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Retail Parks E

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Retail Parks G

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Retail Parks J

    BCT · Wakefield City Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 028D, 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

5,645 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
1 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 39 primary and 7 secondary schools. Wakefield Lawefield Primary School is the nearest published school at 314 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,996 published events cover 12 months, averaging 583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,738 events.

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