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Thinking of living at WF1 2RF? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School | Primary | 150 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 51% met the expected standard |
| Newton Hill Community School | Primary | 1.1 km | 84% met the expected standard |
| Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School | Primary | 1.2 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School | Primary | 1.2 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Outwood Grange Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 47.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 38.8 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity Academy Cathedral | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield | Independent | 450 m | 36.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Meadowcroft School | Independent | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 1.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ivy Lane School | Independent | 1.6 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Wakefield Crown Green Bowls Club | 820 m | 14 |
| Swimming | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School | 420 m | 8 |
| Football | The Strafford Arms | 960 m | 8 |
| Tennis | Wakefield Sports Club | 810 m | 6 |
| Cricket | Wakefield St Michael's Cricket Club | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Golf | Normanton Golf Club | 2.0 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Playing Field | 550 m | 3 |
| Billiards | Shooters Pool Bar | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Cycling | St Thomas A Becket Catholic Secondary School | 3.6 km | 3 |
| Sky sports | The Counting House | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Rugby | The Raven | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Division 24 | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Thornes Park Stadium | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | Wakefield Sports Club | 810 m | 1 |
| Boxing | The Raven | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Tnt sports | The Raven | 1.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 34. 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 Wakefield Westgate, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is St Johns Mount Cyprus Street, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 101); 42 departures an hour from the 17 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 48% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Outwood Grange Academy, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 47.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Cathedral (1.8 km) and Horbury Academy (3.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (10.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Biedronka, 700 m away, with St John's Greengrocers closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is New Southgate Surgery (300 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Joseph Bespoke Hairdressing is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 1.4 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 52 restaurants and cafés and 23 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Coffee Club is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and College Inn the nearest pub (550 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 148 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 81 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 25% flats and 12% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 157 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is The Green, 100 m away; for exercise, Lightwaves Lesiure & Community Centre (750 m).
34 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 63 km.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.