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Thinking of living at WF2 8DZ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource | Primary | 500 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Trinity Academy Cathedral | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 38.8 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield | Independent | 1.6 km | 36.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ivy Lane School | Independent | 2.1 km | – |
| Meadowcroft School | Independent | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 1.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near WF2 8DZ, 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 | Holmfield Park/BJD Crown Green Bowls Club | 610 m | 14 |
| Swimming | Nuffield Health (Wakefield) | 1.1 km | 9 |
| Cricket | Thornes Cricket Club | 640 m | 8 |
| Tennis | Wakefield Sports Club | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Football | Wakefield Football Centre | 740 m | 6 |
| Golf | City Of Wakefield Golf Club | 1.8 km | 5 |
| Billiards | Pockets | 720 m | 3 |
| Athletics | Thornes Park Athletics Stadium | 950 m | 3 |
| Cycling | St Thomas A Becket Catholic Secondary School | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Thornes Park Skate Park | 860 m | 2 |
| Sky sports | The Counting House | 950 m | 2 |
| Rugby | The Raven | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | Chuldow | 750 m | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Thornes Park Stadium | 950 m | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Thornes Park Stadium | 950 m | 1 |
| Fitness | Thornes Park Stadium | 950 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 28. 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 Kirkgate, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 612k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Clarence Park, 150 m away, with a bus about every 35 minutes on weekdays (routes X1, 120, 120A); 11 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Trinity Academy Cathedral, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Horbury Academy (2.4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (10.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 400 m away, with Astar and Muscle Fitness closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Trinity Medical Centre (750 m), with Trinity - Pharmacy Plus Health the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Faith Hair and Beauty is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 2.9 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: 17 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Thornes Lane Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Queens Arms the nearest pub (450 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 218 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 17 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 21% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Clarence Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Utopia Active (800 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 24 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 61 km.
28 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
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.