WF2 9SP postcode in Wakefield, England

WF2 9SP is a postcode in Wakefield, in the Wakefield North ward. It is in the Wakefield and Rothwell parliamentary constituency and the West Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 2004.

Flooding Low flood risk 5 of 28 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Wakefield: 95% Typical price £184,000 Homes sold in WF2 9, last 12 months. ▲ 11.5% on the year before Nearest station Wakefield Westgate 650 m in a straight line

Where WF2 9SP is, and what is near it

Map of WF2 9SP and what is near it Map of WF2 9SP: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the WF2 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 19 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WF2 9AF: also in WF2 9WF2 9AG: also in WF2 9WF2 9AJ: also in WF2 9WF2 9AP: also in WF2 9WF2 9BA: also in WF2 9WF2 9BE: also in WF2 9WF2 9BG: also in WF2 9WF2 9BH: also in WF2 9WF2 9BL: also in WF2 9WF2 9BP: also in WF2 9WF2 9BQ: also in WF2 9WF2 9BS: also in WF2 9WF2 9BT: also in WF2 9WF2 9BW: also in WF2 9WF2 9BY: also in WF2 9WF2 9BZ: also in WF2 9WF2 9EB: also in WF2 9WF2 9ED: also in WF2 9WF2 9EE: also in WF2 9WF2 9EF: also in WF2 9WF2 9EG: also in WF2 9WF2 9EH: also in WF2 9WF2 9EJ: also in WF2 9WF2 9EL: also in WF2 9WF2 9EN: also in WF2 9WF2 9EP: also in WF2 9WF2 9EQ: also in WF2 9WF2 9ER: also in WF2 9WF2 9ES: also in WF2 9WF2 9ET: also in WF2 9WF2 9EW: also in WF2 9WF2 9FJ: also in WF2 9WF2 9FQ: also in WF2 9WF2 9GB: also in WF2 9WF2 9HP: also in WF2 9WF2 9HW: also in WF2 9WF2 9JA: also in WF2 9WF2 9JJ: also in WF2 9WF2 9LF: also in WF2 9WF2 9NB: also in WF2 9WF2 9NG: also in WF2 9WF2 9NJ: also in WF2 9WF2 9NL: also in WF2 9WF2 9NN: also in WF2 9WF2 9NS: also in WF2 9WF2 9NU: also in WF2 9WF2 9NW: also in WF2 9WF2 9NX: also in WF2 9WF2 9NY: also in WF2 9WF2 9NZ: also in WF2 9WF2 9PA: also in WF2 9WF2 9PB: also in WF2 9WF2 9PD: also in WF2 9WF2 9PE: also in WF2 9WF2 9PG: also in WF2 9WF2 9PH: also in WF2 9WF2 9PJ: also in WF2 9WF2 9PL: also in WF2 9WF2 9PN: also in WF2 9WF2 9PQ: also in WF2 9WF2 9PY: also in WF2 9WF2 9QB: also in WF2 9WF2 9QD: also in WF2 9WF2 9QE: also in WF2 9WF2 9QF: also in WF2 9WF2 9QG: also in WF2 9WF2 9QH: also in WF2 9WF2 9QL: also in WF2 9WF2 9QN: also in WF2 9WF2 9QQ: also in WF2 9WF2 9QS: also in WF2 9WF2 9QT: also in WF2 9WF2 9QU: also in WF2 9WF2 9QX: also in WF2 9WF2 9QY: also in WF2 9WF2 9QZ: also in WF2 9WF2 9RA: also in WF2 9WF2 9RB: also in WF2 9WF2 9RD: also in WF2 9WF2 9RE: also in WF2 9WF2 9RF: also in WF2 9WF2 9RG: also in WF2 9WF2 9RH: also in WF2 9WF2 9RL: also in WF2 9WF2 9RP: also in WF2 9WF2 9RQ: also in WF2 9WF2 9RW: also in WF2 9WF2 9RY: also in WF2 9WF2 9SA: also in WF2 9WF2 9SD: also in WF2 9WF2 9SE: also in WF2 9WF2 9SF: also in WF2 9WF2 9SH: also in WF2 9WF2 9SJ: also in WF2 9WF2 9SL: also in WF2 9WF2 9SN: also in WF2 9WF2 9SR: also in WF2 9WF2 9SU: also in WF2 9WF2 9SY: also in WF2 9WF2 9SZ: also in WF2 9 School 850 mSchool 1.0 kmSchool 1.3 kmWakefield WF2 9SP Map of WF2 9SP and what is near it Map of WF2 9SP: its centre point, with the 235 other postcodes in the WF2 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 19 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.0 kmWakefield North WF2 9SP
  • WF2 9SP
  • Other postcodes in WF2 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 19 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • 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 53.6801, longitude -1.5150)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WF2 9SP?

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 9SP?

Every home and business at WF2 9SP 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 9SP?

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 9SP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 28 homes and businesses at WF2 9SP. 5 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 4 more at a lower risk.

28 homes and businesses at WF2 9SP Low: 5Very low: 4Not in an area at risk: 19

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 9SP: 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 9SP is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 10:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 10:11 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WF2 9SP?

Homes in WF2 9 sold for a typical £184,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 98 sales, up 11.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£184,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£165,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £355,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £227,500 36 sales
  • Terraced £147,500 46 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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 9SP

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in WF2 9SP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 January 2026. The middle sale was £157,000, from £110,000 to £210,000. Across WF2 9, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £184,000. 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 9SP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around WF2 9SP. Over half of them (76%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (38%). 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 9SP

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 £2,297 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,531.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 680 (76%)£1,531
Band Babout 170 (19%)£1,786
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,042
Band Dabout 40 (4%)£2,297
Band Ewithheld£2,807
Band Ffewer than 5£3,318
Band Gfewer than 5£3,828
Band Hfewer than 5£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 38% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 9SP is in (ONS area E01011919), 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 9SP?

The nearest open schools to WF2 9SP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF2 9SP, 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 9SP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF2 9SP is Wakefield Westgate Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Wakefield Westgate Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

19 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Westgate Common, 137 m away.

More stations near WF2 9SP, 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 9SP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF2 9SP, 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 9SP?

3 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF2 9SP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers 700 mWalk
  • EVBox Charging point · 2 chargers 850 mWalk
  • The Granary Charging point · No details mapped 900 mWalk

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 9SP?

The nearest to the centre of WF2 9SP, 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 9SP?

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 9SP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF2 9SP, 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 9SP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF2 9SP, 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 9SP?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF2 9SP 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 9SP in a conservation area?

The centre of WF2 9SP 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 9SP?

Police.uk records 597 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF2 9SP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences232 reports
Anti-social behaviour77 reports
Shoplifting70 reports
Public order48 reports
Criminal damage and arson36 reports
Other theft31 reports

Also: drugs 31, vehicle crime 16, burglary 15, other crime 15, robbery 9, possession of weapons 8, theft from the person 6, bicycle theft 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 9SP

Ward
Wakefield North
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 2004

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 9BT50 mWF2 9NL60 mWF2 9SN60 mWF2 9NS70 mWF2 9NW80 mWF2 9BP80 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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