Sold prices on this postcode

48 recorded sales on WF2 8WL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.

What's nearby

Nearest GP surgeries: HOMESTEAD (0.5 mi) · LUPSET HEALTH CENTRE (0.6 mi) · LCD WAKEFIELD WIC (0.6 mi)

Nearest hospitals: PINDERFIELDS HOSPITAL (1.4 mi) · PINDERFIELDS GENERAL HOSPITAL (1.4 mi) · PINDERFIELDS HOSPITAL PTS CONTROL (1.4 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: 51 AND 53, WESTGATE END (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · WALLS FLANKING NORTH WEST ENTRANCE TO THORNES PARK (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · WESTGATE WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH (Grade II) (0.2 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: HORBURY ROAD PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · BOOTS (0.5 mi) · TRINITY - PHARMACY PLUS HEALTH (0.7 mi)

Nearest stations: Wakefield Westgate (0.5 mi) · Wakefield Kirkgate (1.0 mi) · Sandal & Agbrigg (1.6 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.3 mi) · The Food Warehouse (0.3 mi) · Sainsbury's (0.5 mi)

Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).

Who lives here

Median age

39

One-person households

34%

Households with children

28%

Households

9,093

Owned 47% · Social rent 37% · Private rent 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), for WF2 8.

Recorded crime trend

Recorded crimes per month in WF2 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 167/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.

Flood risk

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →

Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.

How granular is this?

— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WF2 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.

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