WF2 6RU postcode in Wakefield, England

WF2 6RU is a postcode in Wakefield, in the Crofton, Ryhill & Walton ward. It is in the Normanton and Hemsworth parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1991.

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 can get it. Wakefield: 95% Typical price £365,000 Homes sold in WF2 6, last 12 months. ▼ 1.4% on the year before Nearest station Sandal & Agbrigg 3.0 km in a straight line

Where WF2 6RU is, and what is near it

Map of WF2 6RU and what is near it Map of WF2 6RU: its centre point, with the 267 other postcodes in the WF2 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WF2 6JS: also in WF2 6WF2 6JT: also in WF2 6WF2 6JU: also in WF2 6WF2 6JX: also in WF2 6WF2 6JY: also in WF2 6WF2 6JZ: also in WF2 6WF2 6LA: also in WF2 6WF2 6LD: also in WF2 6WF2 6LE: also in WF2 6WF2 6LF: also in WF2 6WF2 6LG: also in WF2 6WF2 6LH: also in WF2 6WF2 6LJ: also in WF2 6WF2 6LL: also in WF2 6WF2 6LQ: also in WF2 6WF2 6LU: also in WF2 6WF2 6LX: also in WF2 6WF2 6LZ: also in WF2 6WF2 6NA: also in WF2 6WF2 6NP: also in WF2 6WF2 6NR: also in WF2 6WF2 6NY: also in WF2 6WF2 6PJ: also in WF2 6WF2 6PN: also in WF2 6WF2 6PP: also in WF2 6WF2 6PU: also in WF2 6WF2 6PW: also in WF2 6WF2 6QL: also in WF2 6WF2 6QT: also in WF2 6WF2 6TG: also in WF2 6WF2 6TH: also in WF2 6WF2 6TJ: also in WF2 6WF2 6TN: also in WF2 6WF2 6TQ: also in WF2 6WF2 6TR: also in WF2 6WF2 6UA: also in WF2 6WF2 6UB: also in WF2 6WF2 6UD: also in WF2 6WF2 6UE: also in WF2 6WF2 6UF: also in WF2 6WF2 6UG: also in WF2 6WF2 6UH: also in WF2 6WF2 6UJ: also in WF2 6WF2 6UL: also in WF2 6 School 2.9 kmChapelthorpe 3.7 kmWakefield South WF2 6RU Map of WF2 6RU and what is near it Map of WF2 6RU: its centre point, with the 267 other postcodes in the WF2 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 2.1–2.2 kmWakefield South WF2 6RU
  • WF2 6RU
  • Other postcodes in WF2 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 53.6431, longitude -1.4514)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WF2 6RU?

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 6RU?

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

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Wakefield: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wakefield: 99%

The line marks the figure across Wakefield.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 6RU?

BinDayBuddy does not read Wakefield Metropolitan District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council's bin days

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 6RU 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 6RU.

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 6RU: 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 6RU 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 6RU?

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 6RU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF2 6RU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 6RU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around WF2 6RU. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (24%). 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 6RU

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 £3,828 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,531.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 250 (32%)£1,531
Band Babout 90 (11%)£1,786
Band Cabout 190 (24%)£2,042
Band Dabout 60 (8%)£2,297
Band Eabout 130 (16%)£2,807
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,318
Band Gabout 40 (5%)£3,828
Band Hwithheld£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 2020 or later

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 6RU is in (ONS area E01011941), 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 6RU?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF2 6RU, 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 6RU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF2 6RU is Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near WF2 6RU, 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 6RU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF2 6RU, 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 6RU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WF2 6RU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 6RU?

The nearest to the centre of WF2 6RU, 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 6RU?

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 6RU?

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

  • Walton Manor Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2025 · Phone 01924 249777 1.2 kmCycle
  • Ashgrove House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01924 255540 2.8 kmCycle
  • Cherry Garth Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01226 755070 2.9 kmCycle

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 6RU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF2 6RU, 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 6RU?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF2 6RU 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 6RU in a conservation area?

The centre of WF2 6RU is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 6RU?

Police.uk records 12 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF2 6RU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences4 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Other theft1 report
Other crime1 report

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 6RU

Ward
Crofton, Ryhill & Walton
Parish
Walton
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1991

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

Where to check what we do not hold

Around WF2 6RU

Go wider

Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

WF2 6 sector WF2 district WF postcode area

Questions about a postcode

Nearby postcodes

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

WF2 6PW60 mWF2 6QL340 mWF2 6UF570 mWF2 6UG580 mWF2 6PP590 mWF2 6UB600 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

Check another postcode

Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.