WF2 6QD postcode in Wakefield, England

WF2 6QD is a postcode in Wakefield, in the Wakefield South ward. It is in the Ossett and Denby Dale parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WF2 6QD can get it Across Wakefield: 95% Typical price £365,000 Homes sold in WF2 6, last 12 months. ▼ 1.4% on the year before Nearest station Sandal & Agbrigg 2.9 km in a straight line

Where WF2 6QD is, and what is near it

Map of WF2 6QD and what is near it Map of WF2 6QD: its centre point, with the 267 other postcodes in the WF2 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WF2 6BS: also in WF2 6WF2 6DB: also in WF2 6WF2 6DD: also in WF2 6WF2 6DE: also in WF2 6WF2 6DF: also in WF2 6WF2 6DG: also in WF2 6WF2 6DH: also in WF2 6WF2 6DJ: also in WF2 6WF2 6DL: also in WF2 6WF2 6DN: also in WF2 6WF2 6DQ: also in WF2 6WF2 6DT: also in WF2 6WF2 6DU: also in WF2 6WF2 6DW: also in WF2 6WF2 6EA: also in WF2 6WF2 6FA: also in WF2 6WF2 6PS: also in WF2 6WF2 6PT: also in WF2 6WF2 6PX: also in WF2 6WF2 6PY: also in WF2 6WF2 6PZ: also in WF2 6WF2 6QA: also in WF2 6WF2 6QB: also in WF2 6WF2 6QE: also in WF2 6WF2 6QF: also in WF2 6WF2 6QG: also in WF2 6WF2 6QJ: also in WF2 6WF2 6QN: also in WF2 6WF2 6QP: also in WF2 6WF2 6QQ: also in WF2 6WF2 6QS: also in WF2 6WF2 6RZ: also in WF2 6WF2 6SA: also in WF2 6WF2 6SB: also in WF2 6WF2 6SD: also in WF2 6WF2 6SE: also in WF2 6WF2 6SF: also in WF2 6WF2 6SG: also in WF2 6WF2 6SH: also in WF2 6WF2 6SJ: also in WF2 6WF2 6SL: also in WF2 6WF2 6SN: also in WF2 6WF2 6SP: also in WF2 6WF2 6SQ: also in WF2 6WF2 6SR: also in WF2 6WF2 6SW: also in WF2 6WF2 6SX: also in WF2 6WF2 6TZ: also in WF2 6 School 850 mHall Green WF2 6QD Map of WF2 6QD and what is near it Map of WF2 6QD: its centre point, with the 267 other postcodes in the WF2 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 3 places, 2.7–3.6 kmWakefield South WF2 6QD
  • WF2 6QD
  • Other postcodes in WF2 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.6384, longitude -1.4972)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WF2 6QD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WF2 6QD?

Every home and business at WF2 6QD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF2 6QD 100% Wakefield 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF2 6QD 100% Wakefield 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WF2 6QD?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WF2 6QD.

Check the bin days for WF2 6QD on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WF2 6QD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WF2 6QD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Wakefield

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WF2 6QD: 4,425 properties in Wakefield are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Wakefield

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WF2 6QD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WF2 6QD?

Homes in WF2 6 sold for a typical £365,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 97 sales, down 1.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£365,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£370,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £422,500 60 sales
  • Semi-detached £270,000 23 sales
  • Terraced £275,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £137,500 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WF2 district: a typical £235,000 from 465 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WF2 6QD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WF2 6QD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 June 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WF2 6QD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around WF2 6QD. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (28%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WF2 6QD

Band D in Wakefield for 2026‑27: £2,297. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,531 (band A) to £4,594 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,807.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (10%)£1,531
Band Babout 90 (15%)£1,786
Band Cabout 50 (8%)£2,042
Band Dabout 50 (8%)£2,297
Band Eabout 130 (22%)£2,807
Band Fabout 80 (14%)£3,318
Band Gabout 120 (20%)£3,828
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 28% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 7% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Wakefield before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WF2 6QD is in (ONS area E01011942), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WF2 6QD?

The nearest open schools to WF2 6QD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF2 6QD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WF2 6QD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF2 6QD is Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hill Top Road, 74 m away.

More stations near WF2 6QD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WF2 6QD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF2 6QD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WF2 6QD?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF2 6QD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EV On The Move Charging point · 10 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WF2 6QD?

The nearest to the centre of WF2 6QD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WF2 6QD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WF2 6QD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF2 6QD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WF2 6QD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF2 6QD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WF2 6QD?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF2 6QD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WF2 6QD in a conservation area?

The centre of WF2 6QD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WF2 6QD?

Police.uk records 64 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF2 6QD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences28 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Burglary6 reports
Other theft6 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Public order3 reports

Also: vehicle crime 3, shoplifting 2, drugs 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WF2 6QD

Ward
Wakefield South
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
Wakefield
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WF2 6QG40 mWF2 6QB70 mWF2 6PY100 mWF2 6FA110 mWF2 6QA110 mWF2 6SX160 m
All of WF2

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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