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AREA GUIDES
Wakefield Area Guide
WF2 9FT · Wakefield · Yorkshire and The Humber
A clearer picture of local life, the housing market and the things that shape your day.
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WEATHER
Weather this week
Forecast for WF2 9FT.
OVERVIEW
Overview
A concise snapshot before the detail below.
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE
Around Wakefield
WF2 9FT is in the Wakefield local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Wakefield Westgate, about 1.3 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.
HOUSING MARKET
Explore house prices →Housing market
Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.
18 Sep 2025 – 22 Jul 2026
June 2026
June 2026 compared with a year earlier
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?
Take a recorded price into the mortgage calculator. Adjust the property price, deposit, rate and term for the home you have in mind.
PLANNING
View all planning →Planning
Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.
203 Flanshaw Lane Wakefield West Yorkshire WF2 9JEDischarge of Condition 1 (Boundaries), Condition 2 (Materials) and Condition 3 (Works Made Good) from approved application 26/00903/LBCAwaiting decision›203 Flanshaw Lane Wakefield WF2 9JEDischarge of Condition 2 (Details of Fencing) from approved application 26/00902/FULAwaiting decision›Unit 1 Plp Wakefield The Willfred Ossett WF5 9EEThe solar PV system has been installed more than four yearsAwaiting decision›Unit 2 Plp Wakefield The Willfred Ossett Wakefield WF5 9EEThe solar PV system was installed by a previous owner approximately five years ago and has remained in continuous use since installation. The current owners are seeking to regularise and clarify the planning position, as the PV installation was not included within the scope of the relevant planning application relating to the property at that time. No alterations to the existing installation are proposed as part of this application.Awaiting decision›
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LOCAL LIFE
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What’s around here?
A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.
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.
- Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.7 mi
- Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrsPrimary · Ages 3–110.7 mi
- Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–110.9 mi
- Silcoates SchoolOther independent school · Ages 2–190.9 mi
Population of the small statistical area surrounding WF2 9FT—not the whole town. 2024.
What area does this cover?
Wakefield 026E (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.
Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.
Unemployment estimate for Wakefield · Latest available period.
REPRESENTATION
Who represents this area?
Current representation and recent general-election history for Wakefield and Rothwell.
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
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.
NEARBY CAR PARKS
View all →Nearby car parks
The closest useful mapped car parks.
Nearby fuel prices
View allUp to four forecourts within 5 miles of WF2 9FT, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.
- Jet Chidswell3.0 mi Unleaded (E10)148.9p16 JulDiesel159.9p16 Jul
- BSB Motors5.0 mi Unleaded (E10)155.9p12 AprDiesel189.9p12 Apr
- SAINSBURYS DEWSBURY3.5 mi Unleaded (E10)160.9p18 SepDiesel182.9p18 Sep
- ASDA DEWSBURY SUPERSTORE3.8 mi Unleaded (E10)161.7p17 SepDiesel180.7p16 Sep
Official UK Fuel Finder data
EV CHARGING
View all →Nearby EV charging
Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.
No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.
NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT
Leeds Bradford Airport
About 13.6 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.
View airport map & nearby parking →NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS
Nearby places & outdoors
Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.
Useful nearby places
HMP Wakefield1.2 miles away
Green space and walks
- Pugneys2.0 mi
- Walton3.4 mi
- Peak District13.0 mi
- Pennine Way16.4 mi
- Pennine Bridleway19.2 mi
Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.
Vets near this area
Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around WF2 9FT.
- Calder Vets in WakefieldOssett WF5 9ABAbout 0.3 miles away
- Chantry Vets Alverthorpe SurgeryOssett WF2 0AJAbout 0.6 miles away
- Wakefield Vets for PetsOssett WF2 8UBAbout 1.0 miles away
- Companion Care Vets WakefieldWakefield WF2 9SDAbout 1.4 miles away
- Vets4Pets – Wakefield WestgateWakefield WF2 9SDAbout 1.4 miles away
- Palmer & Duncan Veterinary SurgeonsOssett WF5 9JBAbout 1.5 miles away
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.
Find and compare vets near WF2 9FTCoverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around WF2 9FT
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O2
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Vodafone
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UTILITIES & BROADBAND
Utilities & broadband
BIN DAYS
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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: 17 Sep 2026, 23:23
- Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 22 Jul 2026
- Reported crime: 2026-07