WF2 0DD Wakefield
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Wakefield North. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Wakefield in 2026-27: Band D £2,297 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,531 | £1,786 | £2,042 | £2,297 | £2,807 | £3,318 | £3,828 | £4,594 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (45% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Registry of Deeds, Wakefield: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Victoria Works, Wakefield: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- St John's Avenue/St John's Mews (land At), Wakefield, permissioned (360 m)
- Merchantgate Cliffe Lane, Wakefield: up to 23 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- 18 St John's North, Wakefield, permissioned (460 m)
- Former Clayton Hospital, Wakefield: up to 122 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- 8-14 St Johns North, Wakefield, permissioned (490 m)
- Kings Street Health Centre, Wakefield: up to 23 homes, permissioned (570 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 6 addresses are between 34 m and 36 m above sea level (35 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wakefield Westgate 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m |
| Wakefield Kirkgate 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Sandal and Agbrigg 202,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 62 within 800 m; nearest Lincoln Street St Johns | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wakefield Bus Station Wakefield City Centre | 760 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Former Pub Car Park - 5 mins from Westgag | 80 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 22.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Alverthorpe | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 740 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newstead House (Dental Surgery) | 410 m |
| Hospital | Pinderfields Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | National Police Air Service HQ | 490 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Wakefield Station NatWest | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Balne Lane Fields 7.6 ha | 10 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Wrenthorpe Park 24 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 770 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 750 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Johns Allotment Gardens 7,690 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 32 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m north-east. 120 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north-east |
| 2-24 St John's North | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m north-east |
| The former Milnes' Orangery, formerly the Unitarian Chapel Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south-east |
| County Hall (Offices of West Yorkshire County Council) | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m east |
| Thornes Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km south |
| Lowe Hill motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Wakefield Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | Hill | 1.6 km north |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.8 km east |
| Old Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km south-east |
| Stennard Island | Island | 2.0 km south-east |
| Fall Ings Cut | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
| Old Hall Wood | Wood | 2.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 3 |
2 of the postcode's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.