WF2 8FA postcode in Wakefield, England

WF2 8FA is a postcode in Wakefield, in the Wakefield West ward. It is in the Wakefield and Rothwell parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since June 2014.

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 0% of homes and businesses at WF2 8FA can get it Across Wakefield: 95% Typical price £200,000 Homes sold in WF2 8, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Wakefield Westgate 2.2 km in a straight line

Where WF2 8FA is, and what is near it

Map of WF2 8FA and what is near it Map of WF2 8FA: its centre point, with the 298 other postcodes in the WF2 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WF2 8AA: also in WF2 8WF2 8BB: also in WF2 8WF2 8BD: also in WF2 8WF2 8BG: also in WF2 8WF2 8BH: also in WF2 8WF2 8BL: also in WF2 8WF2 8BN: also in WF2 8WF2 8BP: also in WF2 8WF2 8BS: also in WF2 8WF2 8BT: also in WF2 8WF2 8ES: also in WF2 8WF2 8FB: also in WF2 8WF2 8FE: also in WF2 8WF2 8FJ: also in WF2 8WF2 8FX: also in WF2 8WF2 8FY: also in WF2 8WF2 8HB: also in WF2 8WF2 8HE: also in WF2 8WF2 8JD: also in WF2 8WF2 8JF: also in WF2 8WF2 8JG: also in WF2 8WF2 8JH: also in WF2 8WF2 8JJ: also in WF2 8WF2 8JL: also in WF2 8WF2 8JN: also in WF2 8WF2 8JP: also in WF2 8WF2 8JQ: also in WF2 8WF2 8JR: also in WF2 8WF2 8JS: also in WF2 8WF2 8JT: also in WF2 8WF2 8JU: also in WF2 8WF2 8JW: also in WF2 8WF2 8JX: also in WF2 8WF2 8JY: also in WF2 8WF2 8JZ: also in WF2 8WF2 8LA: also in WF2 8WF2 8LB: also in WF2 8WF2 8LD: also in WF2 8WF2 8LE: also in WF2 8WF2 8LF: also in WF2 8WF2 8LG: also in WF2 8WF2 8LH: also in WF2 8WF2 8LJ: also in WF2 8WF2 8LL: also in WF2 8WF2 8LN: also in WF2 8WF2 8LP: also in WF2 8WF2 8LQ: also in WF2 8WF2 8LR: also in WF2 8WF2 8LT: also in WF2 8WF2 8LU: also in WF2 8WF2 8LW: also in WF2 8WF2 8LX: also in WF2 8WF2 8LY: also in WF2 8WF2 8NP: also in WF2 8WF2 8NX: also in WF2 8WF2 8NY: also in WF2 8WF2 8NZ: also in WF2 8WF2 8PA: also in WF2 8WF2 8PB: also in WF2 8WF2 8PD: also in WF2 8WF2 8PF: also in WF2 8WF2 8PP: also in WF2 8WF2 8PQ: also in WF2 8WF2 8PS: also in WF2 8WF2 8PT: also in WF2 8WF2 8PX: also in WF2 8WF2 8PY: also in WF2 8WF2 8PZ: also in WF2 8WF2 8QA: also in WF2 8WF2 8QB: also in WF2 8WF2 8QD: also in WF2 8WF2 8QE: also in WF2 8WF2 8QF: also in WF2 8WF2 8QG: also in WF2 8WF2 8QH: also in WF2 8WF2 8QJ: also in WF2 8WF2 8QL: also in WF2 8WF2 8QN: also in WF2 8WF2 8QP: also in WF2 8WF2 8QQ: also in WF2 8WF2 8QR: also in WF2 8WF2 8QU: also in WF2 8WF2 8QW: also in WF2 8WF2 8QX: also in WF2 8WF2 8QZ: also in WF2 8WF2 8RB: also in WF2 8WF2 8RD: also in WF2 8WF2 8RE: also in WF2 8WF2 8RF: also in WF2 8WF2 8RG: also in WF2 8WF2 8RH: also in WF2 8WF2 8RJ: also in WF2 8WF2 8RL: also in WF2 8WF2 8RN: also in WF2 8WF2 8RP: also in WF2 8WF2 8RQ: also in WF2 8WF2 8RR: also in WF2 8WF2 8RS: also in WF2 8WF2 8RT: also in WF2 8WF2 8RU: also in WF2 8WF2 8RW: also in WF2 8WF2 8RX: also in WF2 8WF2 8RY: also in WF2 8WF2 8RZ: also in WF2 8WF2 8SB: also in WF2 8WF2 8SD: also in WF2 8WF2 8SE: also in WF2 8WF2 8SF: also in WF2 8WF2 8SG: also in WF2 8WF2 8SH: also in WF2 8WF2 8SQ: also in WF2 8WF2 8SW: also in WF2 8WF2 8UE: also in WF2 8WF2 8UF: also in WF2 8WF2 8UG: also in WF2 8WF2 8UH: also in WF2 8WF2 8UJ: also in WF2 8WF2 8UL: also in WF2 8WF2 8UN: also in WF2 8WF2 8UP: also in WF2 8WF2 8UQ: also in WF2 8WF2 8UR: also in WF2 8WF2 8WA: also in WF2 8WF2 8WB: also in WF2 8WF2 8WD: also in WF2 8WF2 8WE: also in WF2 8WF2 8WF: also in WF2 8WF2 8ZA: also in WF2 8WF2 8ZB: also in WF2 8 2 places, 1.6–1.8 kmWakefield Westgate station 2.2 kmWakefield West WF2 8FA Map of WF2 8FA and what is near it Map of WF2 8FA: its centre point, with the 298 other postcodes in the WF2 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 850 m2 places, 1.6–1.8 kmWakefield West WF2 8FA
  • WF2 8FA
  • Other postcodes in WF2 8: 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 53.6661, longitude -1.5241)

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 8FA?

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 8FA?

Every home and business at WF2 8FA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WF2 8FA 0% Wakefield 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WF2 8FA 100% Wakefield 99%
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 8FA?

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 8FA 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 8FA.

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 8FA: 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 8FA 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 8FA?

Homes in WF2 8 sold for a typical £200,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 91 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£200,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£200,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £323,750 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £199,000 49 sales
  • Terraced £170,000 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £89,000 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 8FA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF2 8FA 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 8FA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around WF2 8FA. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (32%). 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 8FA

Band D in Wakefield for 2026‑27: £2,297. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,786 (band B) to £2,807 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,042.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,531
Band Babout 120 (17%)£1,786
Band Cabout 310 (44%)£2,042
Band Dabout 160 (23%)£2,297
Band Eabout 120 (17%)£2,807
Band Fwithheld£3,318
Band Gwithheld£3,828
Band Hfewer than 5£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 32% 1945 to 1964
  5. 22% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918: 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 8FA is in (ONS area E01011905), 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 8FA?

The nearest open schools to WF2 8FA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF2 8FA, 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 8FA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF2 8FA is Wakefield Westgate Rail Station, 2.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Wakefield Westgate Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
  • Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station Railway station 2.7 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 8FA, 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 8FA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF2 8FA, 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 8FA?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF2 8FA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle
  • EV On The Move Charging point · 10 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.5 kmCycle
  • EVBox Charging point · 2 chargers 2.2 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 8FA?

The nearest to the centre of WF2 8FA, 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 8FA?

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 8FA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF2 8FA, 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 8FA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF2 8FA, 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 8FA?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF2 8FA 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 8FA in a conservation area?

The centre of WF2 8FA 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 8FA?

Police.uk records 203 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF2 8FA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences81 reports
Anti-social behaviour30 reports
Shoplifting25 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports
Public order11 reports
Other theft11 reports

Also: burglary 10, drugs 7, vehicle crime 4, other crime 4, theft from the person 3, robbery 3.

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 8FA

Ward
Wakefield West
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
June 2014

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

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Nearby postcodes

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

WF2 8LG100 mWF2 8FJ270 mWF2 8ZA270 mWF2 8JP350 mWF2 8ZB350 mWF2 8UR360 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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