WF90 8AF

Wakefield West · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wakefield
Postcode district
WF90
Postcode sector
WF90 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF2 8ZB 15 m
WF2 8FX 79 m
WF2 8FJ 103 m
WF2 8ZA 103 m
WF2 8QU 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF90 8AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2010
Terminated
1 April 2012
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF90
Postcode sector
WF90 8
Latitude
53.668863
Longitude
-1.526849
British National Grid easting
431,359
British National Grid northing
419,256

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
E00059997
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 026D · E01011904
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 026 · E02002463

Postcode source versions

Explore WF90

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
39
Secondary
7
  1. The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School

    Community school

    491 m
  2. Trinity Academy Cathedral

    Academy converter

    736 m
  3. Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School

    Community school

    782 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,902
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,353
  • Anti social behaviour 223
  • Public order 221
  • Shoplifting 217
  • Criminal damage and arson 211

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87008

    439 m

  • HOMESTEAD

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

    ODS code B87022

    1.6 km

  • ORCHARD CROFT

    CLUNTERGATE, HORBURY, WAKEFIELD, WF4 5BY

    ODS code B87002

    1.8 km

  • ALVERTHORPE

    BALNE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 0DP

    ODS code B87044

    1.9 km

  • TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE

    THORNHILL STREET, WAKEFIELD, WF1 1PG

    ODS code B87017

    2.4 km

  • MAYBUSH MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code B87012

    2.5 km

  • WARRENGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    78 UPPER WARRENGATE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4PR

    ODS code B87004

    2.8 km

  • CHAPELTHORPE

    STANDBRIDGE LANE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 7GP

    ODS code B87020

    3.0 km

  • NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY

    BUXTON PLACE, WAKEFIELD, WF1 3JQ

    ODS code B87027

    3.1 km

  • OSSETT SURGERY

    OSSETT HEALTH VILLAGE, KINGSWAY, OSSETT, WF5 8DF

    ODS code B87031

    4.0 km

  • EASTMOOR HEALTH CENTRE

    WINDHILL ROAD, EASTMOOR, WAKEFIELD, WF1 4SD

    ODS code B87604

    4.1 km

  • OUTWOOD PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    POTOVENS LANE, OUTWOOD, WAKEFIELD, WF1 2PE

    ODS code B87013

    4.8 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

  • Thornes Road

    BCT · Lupset

    0.1 miles
  • Thornes Road

    BCT · Lupset

    0.1 miles
  • Cumbrian Way

    BCT · Lupset

    0.1 miles
  • Cumbrian Way

    BCT · Lupset

    0.1 miles
  • Thornes Rd Horbury Road

    BCT · Lupset

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 026D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,580 of 33,755

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

62 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,902 published events cover 12 months, averaging 241.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,353 events.

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