Map of WF1 2RX postcode

General information
Postcode WF1 2RX
Post Town Wakefield
Nearest station Wakefield Westgate (1 km)
Bus stops
Wentworth Street St Johns North (NW)
Leeds Road St Johns North (NW)
Leeds Rd Belgravia Road (SE)
Leeds Rd Kensington Road (NW)
Wentworth Street Girls High School (N)
Northgate Albion Street (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 2 View
Known addresses
Wentworth House, 2 Wentworth Street, Wakefield
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 53.688502
Longitude -1.504672
Easting 432809
Northing 421453
Grid reference SE328214
UTM reference 30U 598745 5949903
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Plus code 9C5WMFQW+C4
Altitude 63 metres (206 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:56
Sunset (today) 21:11
Distance away
Distance to sea 52.9 KMs (32.9 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
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
26,587 / 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)E00060144
Census output area (2011)E00060144
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wakefield 019BE01011923
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wakefield 019BE01011923
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 £194,966
Annual change 2.8%
View all properties sold in the WF postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Wentworth House, 2 Wentworth Street, WakefieldDetached (freehold)Feb 1999£165,000


View all properties sold in the WF1 2 sector

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