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Thinking of living at WF2 8ST? 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 Lawefield Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource | Primary | 1.2 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School | Primary | 1.2 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| St Michael's CofE Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 1.2 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Trinity Academy Cathedral | Secondary | 950 m | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 38.8 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Horbury Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Grange Academy | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 47.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield | Independent | 1.2 km | 36.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ivy Lane School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Holmfield Park/BJD Crown Green Bowls Club | 960 m | 16 |
| Football | Blind Pig | 890 m | 11 |
| Cricket | Wakefield St Michael's Cricket Club | 710 m | 10 |
| Swimming | Sun Lane Leisure | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Tennis | Wakefield Sports Club | 1.5 km | 7 |
| Athletics | Thornes Park Athletics Stadium | 470 m | 4 |
| Golf | City Of Wakefield Golf Club | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Billiards | St Michaels Snooker Club | 250 m | 3 |
| Cycling | St Thomas A Becket Catholic Secondary School | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Thornes Park Skate Park | 460 m | 2 |
| Fitness | Thornes Park Stadium | 490 m | 2 |
| Sky sports | The Counting House | 770 m | 2 |
| Rugby | The Raven | 980 m | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Thornes Park Stadium | 490 m | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Thornes Park Stadium | 490 m | 1 |
| Spinning | Thornes Park Stadium | 490 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 33. 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 5-minute walk (550 m), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Westgate End, 150 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes 122, 126, 268, 104); 87 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Wakefield Lawefield Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 53% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Trinity Academy Cathedral, 950 m 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 Poundstretcher, 450 m away, with M & S Newsagents closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Drury Lane Health And Wellbeing Center (650 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Milan is 100 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.
Westys is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Waterloo the nearest pub (150 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 Thornes Park, 600 m away; for exercise, PureGym (300 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.
44 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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| Independent |
| 2.2 km |
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| Silcoates School | Independent | 2.2 km | 24.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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Every primary near WF2 8ST, 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.
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.