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Thinking of living at WF2 9PL? 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 Flanshaw Junior and Infant School | Primary | 500 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 53% met the expected standard |
| St Michael's CofE Academy | Primary | 750 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School | Primary | 1.1 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| Trinity Academy Cathedral | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Grange Academy | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 47.2 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Outwood Academy City Fields | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 38.8 · 7.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Horbury Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 10.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Queen Elizabeths School Wakefield | Independent | 1.2 km | 36.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Silcoates School | Independent | 1.5 km | 24.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hall Cliffe Primary School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Wrenthorpe Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.4 km | 19 |
| Football | Grasmere Football Field | 920 m | 11 |
| Cricket | Wakefield St Michael's Cricket Club | 630 m | 10 |
| Swimming | Queen Elizabeth Grammar School | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Tennis | Wakefield Sports Club | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Athletics | Thornes Park Stadium | 840 m | 4 |
| Golf | City Of Wakefield Golf Club | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Billiards | St Michaels Snooker Club | 490 m | 3 |
| Cycling | St Thomas A Becket Catholic Secondary School | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Thornes Park Stadium | 880 m | 2 |
| Skateboard | Thornes Park Skate Park | 920 m | 2 |
| Sky sports | The Counting House | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Rugby | The Raven | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Thornes Park Stadium | 880 m | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Thornes Park Stadium | 880 m | 1 |
| Spinning | Thornes Park Stadium | 880 m | 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 (750 m), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Leeds.
The nearest bus stop is Rufford Street, 50 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 104, OG1); 23 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 53% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Jerry Clay Academy (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Trinity Academy Cathedral, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 48.7 · 12.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Horbury Academy (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Heckmondwike Grammar School (9.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Poundstretcher, 500 m away, with Sainsburys closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Homestead (100 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Envy is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Pinderfields Hospital, 2.8 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: 6 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Scufflers is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Balne Lane Wmc the nearest pub (250 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 130 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 16% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Coronation Gardens, 1.0 km away; for exercise, The Gym (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Leeds Bradford is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 62 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
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.
37 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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