WF9 2BY postcode in South Elmsall, Wakefield

WF9 2BY 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 South Elmsall 300 m in a straight line

Where WF9 2BY is, and what is near it

Map of WF9 2BY and what is near it Map of WF9 2BY: its centre point, with the 317 other postcodes in the WF9 2 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), 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 2BT: also in WF9 2WF9 2BU: also in WF9 2WF9 2BX: also in WF9 2WF9 2BZ: also in WF9 2WF9 2DA: also in WF9 2WF9 2DB: also in WF9 2WF9 2DD: also in WF9 2WF9 2DE: also in WF9 2WF9 2DG: also in WF9 2WF9 2DH: also in WF9 2WF9 2DJ: also in WF9 2WF9 2DN: also in WF9 2WF9 2DP: also in WF9 2WF9 2DQ: also in WF9 2WF9 2DR: also in WF9 2WF9 2DS: also in WF9 2WF9 2DW: also in WF9 2WF9 2EA: also in WF9 2WF9 2GH: also in WF9 2WF9 2GT: also in WF9 2WF9 2GW: also in WF9 2WF9 2GX: also in WF9 2WF9 2HP: also in WF9 2WF9 2HR: also in WF9 2WF9 2HT: also in WF9 2WF9 2HU: also in WF9 2WF9 2NJ: also in WF9 2WF9 2PF: also in WF9 2WF9 2PG: also in WF9 2WF9 2PH: also in WF9 2WF9 2PQ: also in WF9 2WF9 2PU: also in WF9 2WF9 2PW: also in WF9 2WF9 2PX: also in WF9 2WF9 2PY: also in WF9 2WF9 2PZ: also in WF9 2WF9 2QA: also in WF9 2WF9 2QW: also in WF9 2WF9 2RA: also in WF9 2WF9 2RD: also in WF9 2WF9 2RF: also in WF9 2WF9 2RJ: 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 2SE: also in WF9 2WF9 2SF: also in WF9 2WF9 2SG: also in WF9 2WF9 2SH: also in WF9 2WF9 2SJ: also in WF9 2WF9 2SL: also in WF9 2WF9 2SN: also in WF9 2WF9 2SP: also in WF9 2WF9 2SQ: also in WF9 2WF9 2SR: also in WF9 2WF9 2SS: also in WF9 2WF9 2ST: also in WF9 2WF9 2SU: also in WF9 2WF9 2SW: also in WF9 2WF9 2SY: also in WF9 2WF9 2TA: also in WF9 2WF9 2TB: also in WF9 2WF9 2TD: also in WF9 2WF9 2TE: also in WF9 2WF9 2TF: also in WF9 2WF9 2TG: also in WF9 2WF9 2TH: also in WF9 2WF9 2TJ: also in WF9 2WF9 2TL: also in WF9 2WF9 2TP: also in WF9 2WF9 2TQ: also in WF9 2WF9 2TU: also in WF9 2WF9 2TX: also in WF9 2WF9 2UP: also in WF9 2WF9 2UR: also in WF9 2WF9 2UW: also in WF9 2WF9 2UX: also in WF9 2WF9 2UZ: also in WF9 2WF9 2XB: also in WF9 2WF9 2XE: also in WF9 2WF9 2XF: also in WF9 2 School 650 mSchool 750 mMoorthorpe station 1.4 kmSouth Elmsall & South Kirkby WF9 2BY Map of WF9 2BY and what is near it Map of WF9 2BY: 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. South Elmsall & South Kirkby WF9 2BY
  • WF9 2BY
  • 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 53.5972, longitude -1.2842)

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 2BY?

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 2BY?

Every home and business at WF9 2BY 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 2BY?

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 2BY 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 2BY.

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 2BY: 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 2BY 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 2BY?

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 2BY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WF9 2BY 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 WF9 2BY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around WF9 2BY. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (41%). 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 2BY

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 £2,807 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,531.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 300 (43%)£1,531
Band Babout 140 (20%)£1,786
Band Cabout 120 (17%)£2,042
Band Dabout 100 (14%)£2,297
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£2,807
Band Fwithheld£3,318
Band Gfewer than 5£3,828
Band Hfewer than 5£4,594

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 41% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 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 WF9 2BY is in (ONS area E01011860), 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 2BY?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of WF9 2BY is South Elmsall Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • South Elmsall Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Moorthorpe Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

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 Manor Farm Estate, 44 m away.

More stations near WF9 2BY, 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 2BY?

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

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers 750 mWalk
  • EVBOX Charging point · 2 chargers 800 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 2BY?

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

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 2BY?

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

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

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

The centre of WF9 2BY 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 2BY?

Police.uk records 103 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WF9 2BY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences38 reports
Shoplifting19 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Other theft6 reports
Burglary5 reports

Also: public order 4, other crime 4, bicycle theft 3, vehicle crime 2, drugs 2, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 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 WF9 2BY

Ward
South Elmsall & South Kirkby
Parish
South Elmsall
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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Nearby postcodes

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

WF9 2TA40 mWF9 2BX70 mWF9 2UX100 mWF9 2BZ110 mWF9 2SL120 mWF9 2SJ140 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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