# WF8 2AW: area report for a postcode in Wakefield

WF8 2AW 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 WF8 2AW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wakefield](https://openindex.co.uk/wakefield) › [WF8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8) › [WF8 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wf8-2)

## Around this postcode

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Wakefield 018B: 107 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW
- **Pontefract Baghill, 680 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW
- **No property in WF8 2AW 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=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wakefield 018B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW
- **£199,347 average price**: For the whole of Wakefield, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WF8 2AW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW
- **Low road and rail noise at WF8 2AW**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ark De Lacy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-de-lacy-primary-school-e140023) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harewood Centre Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harewood-centre-nursery-school-e108134) | Nursery | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | – |
| [High Well School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/high-well-school-e131526) | Special | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | – |
| [Ark The Rookeries Carleton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-the-rookeries-carleton-primary-school-e139504) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Carleton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-carleton-park-primary-school-e140337) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cherry Tree Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-tree-academy-e144400) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2024 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ark Carleton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ark-carleton-high-school-e139501) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-and-st-michaels-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e141594) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £173,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £158,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2024 | £197,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £202,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| January 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Pontefract Baghill (680 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FRIARWOOD SURGERY (530 m)
- Pharmacies: CHEQUERFIELD PHARMACY (70 m); FRIARWOOD PHARMACY (530 m)
- Dental practices: P R JONES AND ASSOCIATES (840 m); ONE SMILE DENTAL - PONTEFRACT (950 m); ROPERGATE DENTAL PRACTICE (980 m); PONTEFRACT DENTAL CLINIC (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Pontefract Express (260 m, Tesco); Spar - Baghill (740 m, Spar); Farmfoods Carleton Pontefract (950 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 018B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 50.7** (2025). Wakefield 018B has a deprivation score of 50.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,243rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £156,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wakefield 018B was £156,000 in 2025. Joint 2,833rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,606** (2021). Wakefield 018B had 1,606 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,807th 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Wakefield 018B, 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.

## WF8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WF8 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,077** (2021). WF8 had 36,077 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 589th 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 WF8 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: 88.2%** (January 2026). In WF8, 88.2% 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: 53.6861, -1.3000

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

## Your MP

- [Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pontefract-castleford-and-knottingley): Yvette Cooper (Labour), 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=-1.3000,53.6861,WF82AW

## How to cite

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