Map of WF1 2EL postcode

General information
Postcode WF1 2EL
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Wakefield Westgate (0 km)
Bus stops
Westgate (E)
Westgate (W)
Northgate (S)
Rishworth Street (SW)
Union Street Smallpage Yard (SW)
Union Street (N)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 34 View
Known addresses
Apartment 3, 7A Wood Street, Wakefield
Apartment 4, 7A Wood Street, Wakefield
1 Wood Street, Wakefield
5 Wood Street, Wakefield
9 Wood Street, Wakefield
Main property type Other
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.683297
Longitude -1.499978
Easting 433123
Northing 420876
Grid reference SE331208
UTM reference 30U 599067 5949331
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Plus code 9C5WMGM2+82
Altitude 55 metres (179 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:22
Sunset (today) 18:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 52.6 KMs (32.7 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWakefield, unparished areaE43000190
Ward Wakefield North E05001460
Metropolitan District Wakefield E08000036
County West Yorkshire E11000019
Constituency (2024) Wakefield and Rothwell E14001560
MPSimon LightwoodLabour
Police forceWest Yorkshire
Water companyYorkshire Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Wakefield
NUTS/ITL 2 West Yorkshire
NUTS/ITL 1 Yorkshire and The Humber
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 12
Households (2011) 1
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
7,274 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£41,700
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)WakefieldE63008062
Census output area (2021)E00060121
Census output area (2011)E00060121
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 019AE01011920
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 019AE01011920
Middle layer super output area (2021)Wakefield St John'sE02002456
Middle layer super output area (2011)Wakefield St John'sE02002456
Travel to work areaWakefield and CastlefordE30000283
Property sales
Average property price in Wakefield £191,774
Annual change 2.0%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Apartment 3, 7A Wood Street, WakefieldFlat (leasehold)Jun 2023£100,000
Apartment 4, 7A Wood Street, WakefieldFlat (leasehold)Jun 2023£100,000
5 Wood Street, WakefieldOther (leasehold)Oct 2017£52,500
Other (freehold)Feb 2017£100,000
9 Wood Street, WakefieldOther (leasehold)Nov 2016£85,000
Other (freehold)May 2016£150,000
1 Wood Street, WakefieldOther (freehold)Jun 2016£215,000


View all properties sold in the WF1 2 sector

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