# WF1 2UZ: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF1 2UZ is a postcode in Wakefield.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wakefield. Open the map at WF1 2UZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf1) › [WF1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 30% on July. Wakefield 008B: 91 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ
- **Wakefield Westgate, 1.6 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ
- **No property in WF1 2UZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ
- **No gigabit broadband at WF1 2UZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ
- **Low road and rail noise at WF1 2UZ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ
- **12.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Newton Hill Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-hill-community-school-e108164) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wakefield-st-johns-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-junior-and-infant-school-e108255) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wrenthorpe Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wrenthorpe-academy-e144237) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-elizabeths-school-wakefield-e108306) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Pinderfields Hospital PRU](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pinderfields-hospital-pru-e139560) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Heart of Yorkshire Education Group](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heart-of-yorkshire-education-group-e130549) | Sixth form and further education | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Outwood Grange Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/outwood-grange-academy-e135961) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Meadowcroft School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowcroft-school-e135216) | Special | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2023 | £188,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2024 | £322,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NEW SOUTHGATE SURGERY (520 m)
- Pharmacies: PHARMACY EXPRESS (360 m); WELL (520 m)
- Dental practices: SMILE DESIGN STUDIO (780 m); DENTAL SURGERY, NEWTON LODGE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Wakefield Food Warehouse (50 m, Iceland); Aldi Outwood (100 m, Aldi); Spar Snowhill (250 m, Spar); Spar Wentworth Street (840 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £199,347** (July 2026). Wakefield’s average house price was £199,347 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,400** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wakefield earned a median of £34,400 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 41st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Wakefield costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 27.2** (2025). Wakefield has a deprivation score of 27.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 59th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wakefield 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.8** (2025). Wakefield 008B has a deprivation score of 4.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,584th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 008B was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,572** (2021). Wakefield 008B had 2,572 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 771st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.9%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 008B, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WF1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF1 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,931** (2021). WF1 had 39,931 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 461st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WF1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.4%** (January 2026). In WF1, 90.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield)
- Centre: 53.6970, -1.5073

Council: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wakefield and Rothwell](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wakefield-and-rothwell): Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.5073,53.6970,WF12UZ

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