Latitude: 53.658 / 53°39'28"N
Longitude: -1.4777 / 1°28'39"W
OS Eastings: 434612
OS Northings: 418067
OS Grid: SE346180
Mapcode National: GBR LV34.WG
Mapcode Global: WHDCB.8BK2
Plus Code: 9C5WMG5C+5W
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93gp27
What Three Birds: auk.kite.kittiwake
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WF2 6ER is a primarily residential postcode in Sandal, Wakefield. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is B.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £77,258 to £363,711 with an average of £214,983.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1950 and 1966 and between 1967 and 1975.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and E.
The average commercial rateable value is £26,000. The most common recorded business type is Club.
Wakefield is a city, which had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 69 people resident in WF2 6ER, of which 32 were male and 37 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
WF2 6ER is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF2 6ER is approximately 34m (112ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WF2 6ER
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF2 6ER
6a4: Suburbanites - Suburban Achievers - Ageing in Suburbia
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF2 6ER
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near WF2 6ER include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF2 6ER are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Wakefield City Council
Ward
Wakefield South
Councillors
Katrina Law (Labour)
Nadeem Ahmed (Conservative)
Richard Hunt (Independent)
Karl Johnson (Independent)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Hemsworth
MP
Jon Trickett (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WF2 6ER.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF2 6ER.
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School
Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6AS
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Sandal Magna Community Academy
Belle Vue Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5NF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Walton Primary Academy
The Grove, Walton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6LD
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Field Lane, Thornes, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 7RU
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Charles Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4PE
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
St Thomas a Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6EQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Kettlethorpe High School, A Specialist Maths and Computing College
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 7EL
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Cathedral Academy
Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Crofton Academy
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1NF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Wakefield City Academy
Warmfield View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4SF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
The Freeston Academy
Favell Avenue, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1HZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2PF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Rodillian Academy
Longthorpe Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 3PS
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.