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Thinking of living at WF1 2JB? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane | Primary | 450 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Rooks Nest Academy | Primary | 550 m | 85% met the expected standard |
| Newton Hill Community School | Primary | 700 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| Outwood Grange Academy | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 47.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Rodillian Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 12.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 38.8 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity Academy Cathedral | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oulton Academy | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 44.9 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Meadowcroft School | Independent | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 1.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hall Cliffe Primary School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield | Independent | 1.9 km | 36.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near WF1 2JB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Outwood Wmc Crown Green Bowls Club | 590 m | 12 |
| Cricket | Newton Hill Cricket Club | 140 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Bannatyne Health Club (Wakefield) | 760 m | 6 |
| Football | The Strafford Arms | 2.5 km | 6 |
| Golf | Normanton Golf Club | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Athletics | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Playing Field | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Billiards | Shooters Pool Bar | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Squash | Wakefield Sports Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Tennis | Wakefield Sports Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Sky sports | The Raven | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Rugby | The Raven | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Division 24 | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Astroturf | 680 m | 1 |
| Clubhouse | Stanley Sports And Social Club | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Boxing | The Raven | 2.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Outwood, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 310k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Wilson Drive, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 175); 23 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 72% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate (1.5 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Outwood Grange Academy, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 47.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Cathedral (4.1 km) and Oulton Academy (4.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (10.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 450 m away, with Newton General Store closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Outwood Park Medical Centre (700 m), with Outwood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Divine is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 2.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 15 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Jack In A Box is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Victoria the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 90 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Hedleys AFC, 200 m away; for exercise, BoFit (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 20 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 64 km.
Most households own their home, 12% rent privately.
33 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.