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Thinking of living at WF2 6SW? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendal Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 51% met the expected standard |
| Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 45% met the expected standard |
| Crigglestone St James CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 1.8 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Crigglestone Dane Royd Junior and Infant School | Primary | 2.4 km | 91% met the expected standard |
| Kettlethorpe High School | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 46.9 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity Academy Cathedral | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Horbury Academy | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Crofton Academy | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hall Cliffe School | Independent | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 6.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near WF2 6SW, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Sandal Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.8 km | 9 |
| Cricket | Pledwick Cricket Club | 280 m | 7 |
| Tennis | Kettlethorpe High School | 500 m | 7 |
| Football | The Walnut Tree | 1000 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Sandal Castle Va Community Primary School | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Golf | Wakefield Golf Club | 630 m | 4 |
| Cycling | St Thomas A Becket Catholic Secondary School | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Billiards | Pockets | 4.3 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Belle Vue | 3.2 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Thornes Park Skate Park | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Thornes Park Athletics Stadium | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Sky sports | The Counting House | 4.5 km | 2 |
| Belle vue | Belle Vue | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Wakefield trinity rlfc | Belle Vue | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | Belle Vue Stadium | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Thornes Park Stadium | 3.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 26. 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Sandal & Agbrigg, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 202k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Pledwick Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 59, 59A); 4 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Hendal Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 51% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kettlethorpe High School, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 46.9 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Trinity Academy Cathedral (2.8 km) and Horbury Academy (4.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (13.5 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 800 m away, with A K Pugal Convenience Store closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Chapelthorpe (800 m), with Lo'S Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Hair 1 is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 4.4 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Durkar Football Club @ is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Pledwick Well Inn the nearest pub (50 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 74 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 33 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 64% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Newmillerdam Country Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Pugneys (1.9 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
11 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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For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 26 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 62 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 56% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 33% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
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.