# WF2 8RQ: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF2 8RQ 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 WF2 8RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf2) › [WF2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 42% on July. Wakefield 026C: 99 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ
- **Wakefield Westgate, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ
- **No property in WF2 8RQ 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=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 026C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF2 8RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WF2 8RQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ
- **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=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-mount-junior-infant-and-nursery-school-e108215) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e141595) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wakefield-snapethorpe-primary-school-e133758) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Trinity Academy Cathedral](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-academy-cathedral-e145579) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Michael's CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-academy-e139279) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Evolve Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/evolve-academy-e148771) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Wakefield Lawefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wakefield-lawefield-primary-school-e131734) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wakefield-flanshaw-junior-and-infant-school-e108216) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2023 | £117,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £110,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2025 | £92,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| November 2024 | £99,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2026 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| February 2024 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE (170 m)
- Pharmacies: HORBURY ROAD PHARMACY (560 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Lupset Wakefield (220 m, Farmfoods); Asda Lupset Express Petrol (660 m, Asda); Sainsburys Lupset Local (760 m, Sainsburys); Morrisons Lupset Wakefield (770 m, Morrisons); Asda Wakefield Dewsbury Road Supermarket (840 m, Asda)

## 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 026C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 51.8** (2025). Wakefield 026C has a deprivation score of 51.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,058th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,721** (2021). Wakefield 026C had 1,721 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,669th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 026C, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.4%** (August 2026). In Wakefield 026C, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WF2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £244,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF2 was £244,000 in 2025. 702nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 53,646** (2021). WF2 had 53,646 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 148th 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 WF2 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In WF2, 98.6% 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: 53.6724, -1.5266

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=-1.5266,53.6724,WF28RQ

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