Map of WF2 6JU postcode

General information
Postcode WF2 6JU
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Sandal and Agbrigg (2 km)
Bus stops
Shay Lane The Grove (NE)
Shay Lane Memorial (SE)
Shay Lane The Grove (SW)
Shay Ln Thornhill Drive (SW)
Shay Ln Cherry Tree Drive (E)
School Ln Beech Croft (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 23 View
Known addresses
Orchard House, 14 The Balk, Walton
18 The Balk, Walton
20 The Balk, Walton
26 The Balk, Walton
28 The Balk, Walton
32 The Balk, Walton
42 The Balk, Walton
44 The Balk, Walton
50 The Balk, Walton
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.645884
Longitude -1.463372
Easting 435572
Northing 416731
Grid reference SE355167
UTM reference 30U 601574 5945220
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Plus code 9C5WJGWP+9M
Altitude 63 metres (207 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:23
Sunset (today) 15:51
Distance away
Distance to sea 50.5 KMs (31.3 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWaltonE04000247
Ward Crofton, Ryhill and Walton E05001448
Metropolitan District Wakefield E08000036
County West Yorkshire E11000019
Constituency (2024) Normanton and Hemsworth E14001383
MPJon TrickettLabour
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 December 2024
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) 52
Households (2011) 23
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
17,701 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£53,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)Walton (Wakefield)E63008117
Census output area (2021)E00060244
Census output area (2011)E00060244
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 038BE01011941
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 038BE01011941
Middle layer super output area (2021)Walton, Woolley & BrettonE02002475
Middle layer super output area (2011)Walton, Woolley & BrettonE02002475
Travel to work areaWakefield and CastlefordE30000283
Property sales
Average property price in Wakefield £188,550
Annual change 0.1%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
20 The Balk, WaltonDetached (freehold)Jul 2022£770,000
Detached (freehold)Mar 2002£213,000
Orchard House, 14 The Balk, WaltonDetached (freehold)Aug 2019£558,000
44 The Balk, WaltonDetached (freehold)Nov 2016£540,000
32 The Balk, WaltonDetached (freehold)Jun 2015£346,000
28 The Balk, WaltonDetached (freehold)Jan 2005£422,500
18 The Balk, WaltonDetached (freehold)Nov 2003£472,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 1997£160,000
50 The Balk, WaltonDetached (freehold)Jul 2000£265,000
42 The Balk, WaltonDetached (freehold)Oct 1999£315,000
26 The Balk, WaltonDetached (freehold)Mar 1995£130,000


View all properties sold in the WF2 6 sector

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