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Wakefield Area Guide

WF1 2DF · Wakefield · Yorkshire and The Humber

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for WF1 2DF.

Sun · 13 Sep
17°high
Cloudy17° low
Mon23°16° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Tue18°13° lowLight showers15 Sep
Wed17°11° lowCloudy16 Sep
Thu17°13° lowFair17 Sep
Fri15°11° lowLight showers18 Sep
Sat18°13° lowPartly cloudy19 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+4.8%Wakefield · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning32 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationOutwood1.0 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population3,050Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Wakefield

WF1 2DF is in the Wakefield local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Outwood, about 1.0 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£210,000WF1 postcode district

15 Sep 2025 – 24 Jul 2026

330 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£198,519Wakefield

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+4.8%Wakefield

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £210,000 Use area average: £198,519
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂11 Victoria Street Outwood Wakefield WF1 2NEProposed two storey side extension with loft conversion and rear dormer, Porch to frontAwaiting decision›⌂34 Newton Lane Outwood Wakefield WF1 3JBSingle storey rear extension and two storey side extension.Awaiting decision›⌂5 Windsor Road Wakefield WF1 2BTDetached garage, creation of new parking areas and associated boundary treatmentsAwaiting decision›⌂The Pharmacy Buxton Place Wakefield WF1 3QJNon illuminated signage schemeAwaiting decision›
PLANNING WATCH

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Wakefield.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

Got something to sell?

Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Newton Hill Community SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.2 mi
  2. Outwood Grange AcademySecondary · Ages 11–180.5 mi
  3. Rooks Nest AcademyPrimary · Ages 2–110.7 mi
  4. Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–110.8 mi
Immediate neighbourhood3,050 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding WF1 2DF—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 24.0%16–64 · 66.3%65+ · 9.7%
What area does this cover?

Wakefield 008B (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime233

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 103Shoplifting · 26Anti-social behaviour · 24
Employment4.0%

Unemployment estimate for Wakefield · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Wakefield and Rothwell.

Local councilWakefieldLocal authority for WF1 2DF
Latest general election · 2024Lab / Co-op43.7% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Lab / Co-op43.7% of votes54.2% turnout
2019Conservative44.9% of votes66.4% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM11.5 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.

Nearby fuel prices

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Up to four forecourts within 5 miles of WF1 2DF, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.

  1. Jet Chidswell3.8 mi Unleaded (E10)148.9p16 JulDiesel159.9p16 Jul
  2. BSB Motors3.6 mi Unleaded (E10)155.9p12 AprDiesel189.9p12 Apr
  3. SAINSBURYS DEWSBURY4.8 mi Unleaded (E10)160.9p18 SepDiesel182.9p18 Sep
  4. SAINSBURYS WHITE ROSE4.5 mi Unleaded (E10)162.9p18 SepDiesel184.9p20 Sep

Official UK Fuel Finder data

EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Leeds Bradford Airport

About 13.0 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Wakefield1.3 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Pugneys2.6 mi
  2. Walton3.2 mi
  3. Bradford Pennine Gateway14.7 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Pennine Way18.1 mi
  2. Pennine Bridleway20.9 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around WF1 2DF.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around WF1 2DF
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 13 Sep 2026, 22:09
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 24 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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