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WF2 6SW

Postcode

A postcode in Wakefield 033A, Wakefield South ward, Wakefield.

This report describes the area around WF2 6SW, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around WF2 6SW

Schools near WF2 6SW

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Kettlethorpe High School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional)
510 m
6 minutes on foot
Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met
Hendal Primary School
Primary. 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
830 m
10 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
Camphill Wakefield (Pennine Camphill Community Ltd)
Special
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
No outcome in Ofsted's file
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Primary. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.6 km
21 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade
Crigglestone Nursery School
Nursery
1.8 km
23 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, February 2025
Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy
Primary. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.9 km
24 minutes on foot
Good (overall), November 2023

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near WF2 6SW

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £560,000Heron Drive, WF2 6SWOctober 2025, detached, established, freehold10 m
  • £269,000Pledwick Grove, WF2 6DWMay 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold80 m
  • £325,000Wren Garth, WF2 6SLOctober 2025, detached, established, freehold90 m
  • £560,000Heron Drive, WF2 6SNMay 2024, detached, established, freehold120 m
  • £445,000Heron Drive, WF2 6SPJuly 2026, detached, established, freehold150 m
  • £400,000Swallow Garth, WF2 6SJJuly 2024, detached, established, freehold150 m
  • £435,000Mallard Avenue, WF2 6SHApril 2026, detached, established, freehold160 m
  • £355,000Pledwick Lane, WF2 6DLAugust 2026, detached, established, freehold160 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of WF2 6SW

In a straight line

GP practices

  • CHAPELTHORPE790 m

Pharmacies

  • LO'S PHARMACY790 m
  • LO'S PHARMACY800 m
  • ASDA PHARMACY930 m

Dental practices

  • SANDAL DENTAL CARE800 m

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Sandal WakefieldAldi860 m
  • Asda Wakefield SuperstoreAsda930 m

The neighbourhood: Wakefield 033A

Everything about Wakefield 033A
Deprivation score
6.2
Joint 4,180th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£358,000
Joint 11,178th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,430
Joint 19,561st least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: WF2

Everything about WF2
Median sale price
£244,000
702nd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
53,646
148th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.