Map of WF1 2BG postcode

General information
Postcode WF1 2BG
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Outwood (1 km)
Bus stops
Bradford Road Ruskin Ave (N)
Bradford Road Bowling Ave (S)
Bradford Road Bowling Ave (N)
Potovens Lane Mount Ave (SW)
Potovens Ln Thompson Drive (NE)
Bradford Rd Potovens Lane (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 45 View
Known addresses
38 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
40 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
42 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
43 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
48 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
50 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
51 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
52 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
53 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
55 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
58 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
59 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
60 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
61 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
62 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
63 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
64 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
67 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
69 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
70 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
72 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
74 Ruskin Avenue, Wakefield
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.703273
Longitude -1.514193
Easting 432169
Northing 423092
Grid reference SE321230
UTM reference 30U 598081 5951533
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Plus code 9C5WPF3P+88
Altitude 66 metres (216 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:48
Sunset (today) 21:21
Distance away
Distance to sea 53.6 KMs (33.3 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWakefield, unparished areaE43000190
Ward Wrenthorpe and Outwood West E05001464
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) 108
Households (2011) 42
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
25,062 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£47,100
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)WakefieldE63008062
Census output area (2021)E00180006
Census output area (2011)E00059972
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 014BE01011886
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 014BE01011886
Middle layer super output area (2021)Wrenthorpe & KirkhamgateE02002451
Middle layer super output area (2011)Wrenthorpe & KirkhamgateE02002451
Travel to work areaWakefield and CastlefordE30000283
Property sales
Average property price in Wakefield £194,966
Annual change 2.8%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
64 Ruskin Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Apr 2023£245,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2022£178,000
43 Ruskin Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2022£223,000
38 Ruskin Avenue, WakefieldDetached (freehold)Jun 2022£300,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 2019£185,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 2007£220,000
40 Ruskin Avenue, WakefieldDetached (freehold)Nov 2021£448,800
Detached (freehold)Jul 2007£210,000
63 Ruskin Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2021£180,000
59 Ruskin Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 2020£205,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2005£135,000
51 Ruskin Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2019£260,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 2011£180,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 1997£64,000
50 Ruskin Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Dec 2018£245,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2016£176,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 1995£59,500
74 Ruskin Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2018£155,000
72 Ruskin Avenue, WakefieldSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2018£175,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Mar 2014£149,500


View all properties sold in the WF1 2 sector

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