WF9 2AS postcode in South Elmsall, Wakefield

WF9 2AS is a postcode in South Elmsall, in the South Elmsall & South Kirkby ward of Wakefield. It is in the Normanton and Hemsworth 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 can get it. Wakefield: 95% Typical price £166,500 Homes sold in WF9 2, last 12 months. ▲ 0.9% on the year before Nearest station Moorthorpe 350 m in a straight line

Where WF9 2AS is, and what is near it

Map of WF9 2AS and what is near it Map of WF9 2AS: its centre point, with the 317 other postcodes in the WF9 2 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WF9 2AA: also in WF9 2WF9 2AD: also in WF9 2WF9 2AE: also in WF9 2WF9 2AL: also in WF9 2WF9 2AP: also in WF9 2WF9 2AR: also in WF9 2WF9 2AU: also in WF9 2WF9 2AW: also in WF9 2WF9 2AX: also in WF9 2WF9 2AY: also in WF9 2WF9 2AZ: also in WF9 2WF9 2BA: also in WF9 2WF9 2BB: also in WF9 2WF9 2BD: also in WF9 2WF9 2BE: also in WF9 2WF9 2BG: also in WF9 2WF9 2BH: also in WF9 2WF9 2BL: also in WF9 2WF9 2BN: also in WF9 2WF9 2BP: also in WF9 2WF9 2BQ: also in WF9 2WF9 2BS: also in WF9 2WF9 2BW: also in WF9 2WF9 2FD: also in WF9 2WF9 2GH: also in WF9 2WF9 2GL: also in WF9 2WF9 2GS: also in WF9 2WF9 2LD: also in WF9 2WF9 2NJ: also in WF9 2WF9 2NL: also in WF9 2WF9 2NU: also in WF9 2WF9 2NW: also in WF9 2WF9 2NX: also in WF9 2WF9 2NY: also in WF9 2WF9 2PA: also in WF9 2WF9 2PB: also in WF9 2WF9 2PD: also in WF9 2WF9 2PE: also in WF9 2WF9 2PF: also in WF9 2WF9 2PG: also in WF9 2WF9 2PH: also in WF9 2WF9 2PJ: also in WF9 2WF9 2PL: also in WF9 2WF9 2PN: also in WF9 2WF9 2PQ: also in WF9 2WF9 2PU: also in WF9 2WF9 2PW: also in WF9 2WF9 2PX: also in WF9 2WF9 2QA: also in WF9 2WF9 2QQ: also in WF9 2WF9 2QW: also in WF9 2WF9 2RA: also in WF9 2WF9 2RD: also in WF9 2WF9 2RF: also in WF9 2WF9 2RL: also in WF9 2WF9 2RN: also in WF9 2WF9 2RR: also in WF9 2WF9 2RS: also in WF9 2WF9 2RT: also in WF9 2WF9 2RU: also in WF9 2WF9 2RX: also in WF9 2WF9 2RY: also in WF9 2WF9 2RZ: also in WF9 2WF9 2SA: also in WF9 2WF9 2UZ: also in WF9 2WF9 2XA: also in WF9 2WF9 2XB: also in WF9 2WF9 2XD: also in WF9 2WF9 2XE: also in WF9 2WF9 2XF: also in WF9 2WF9 2XG: also in WF9 2WF9 2XH: also in WF9 2WF9 2XJ: also in WF9 2WF9 2XQ: also in WF9 2 EVBOX 600 mSchool 750 m2 GP practices, 1.0 kmSchool 4.0 kmSouth Elmsall & South Kirkby WF9 2AS Map of WF9 2AS and what is near it Map of WF9 2AS: its centre point, with the 317 other postcodes in the WF9 2 sector, 4 schools (1 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), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 4.0 kmSouth Elmsall& South Kirkby WF9 2AS
  • WF9 2AS
  • Other postcodes in WF9 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 2 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 53.5975, longitude -1.3016)

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 WF9 2AS?

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 WF9 2AS?

Every home and business at WF9 2AS 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 WF9 2AS?

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 WF9 2AS 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 WF9 2AS.

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 WF9 2AS: 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 WF9 2AS 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 WF9 2AS?

Homes in WF9 2 sold for a typical £166,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 100 sales, up 0.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£166,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£165,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £254,595 19 sales
  • Semi-detached £171,500 45 sales
  • Terraced £125,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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

Across the whole WF9 district: a typical £174,000 from 394 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 WF9 2AS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WF9 2AS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 21 June 2024. 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 WF9 2AS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around WF9 2AS. Over half of them (97%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (68%). 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 WF9 2AS

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 £1,786 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,531.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 720 (97%)£1,531
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,786
Band Cwithheld£2,042
Band Dfewer than 5£2,297
Band Efewer than 5£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. 5% Before 1900
  2. 68% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 2010 to 2019: 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 WF9 2AS is in (ONS area E01011869), 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 WF9 2AS?

The nearest open schools to WF9 2AS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WF9 2AS, 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 WF9 2AS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF9 2AS is Moorthorpe Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Moorthorpe Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • South Elmsall Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cambridge Street, 44 m away.

More stations near WF9 2AS, 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 WF9 2AS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WF9 2AS, 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 WF9 2AS?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WF9 2AS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 550 mWalk
  • EVBOX Charging point · 2 chargers 600 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 WF9 2AS?

The nearest to the centre of WF9 2AS, 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 WF9 2AS?

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 WF9 2AS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WF9 2AS, 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 WF9 2AS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WF9 2AS, 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 WF9 2AS?

The nearest vets to the centre of WF9 2AS 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 WF9 2AS in a conservation area?

The centre of WF9 2AS 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 WF9 2AS?

Police.uk records 151 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF9 2AS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences60 reports
Shoplifting21 reports
Criminal damage and arson15 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Public order8 reports
Burglary7 reports

Also: other theft 7, other crime 7, vehicle crime 4, drugs 4, robbery 4, theft from the person 3, possession of weapons 2.

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 WF9 2AS

Ward
South Elmsall & South Kirkby
Parish
South Kirkby and Moorthorpe
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
Built-up area
South Elmsall
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.

WF9 2AR60 mWF9 2BE60 mWF9 2NY60 mWF9 2BS80 mWF9 2PA80 mWF9 2PB90 m
All of WF9

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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