Latitude: 53.671 / 53°40'15"N
Longitude: -1.4979 / 1°29'52"W
OS Eastings: 433273
OS Northings: 419505
OS Grid: SE332195
Mapcode National: GBR KTZZ.JS
Mapcode Global: WHC9Z.YZXN
Plus Code: 9C5WMGC2+9V
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93gq01
What Three Birds: pintail.dunlin.puffin
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WF2 7RJ is a residential postcode in Thornes, Wakefield. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is C.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly bungalows and houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £120,814 to £483,194 with an average of £199,497.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1967 and 1975 and between 1950 and 1966.
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.
Wakefield is a city, which had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 57 people resident in WF2 7RJ, of which 31 were male and 26 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
WF2 7RJ is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF2 7RJ is approximately 26m (85ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF2 7RJ
6b3: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - Semi-Detached Ageing
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF2 7RJ
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near WF2 7RJ include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF2 7RJ 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 West
Councillors
Hilary Mitchell (Labour)
Kevin Swift (Labour)
Michael Graham (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Wakefield
MP
Imran Ahmad Khan (Independent)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WF2 7RJ.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF2 7RJ.
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 Lawefield Primary School
Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8ST
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Sandal Magna Community Academy
Belle Vue Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5NF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Charles Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4PE
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
Wakefield the Mount Junior and Infant School
The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QW
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Cathedral Academy
Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
St Thomas a Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6EQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Wakefield City Academy
Warmfield View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4SF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
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
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2PF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Crofton Academy
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1NF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Freeston Academy
Favell Avenue, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1HZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
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.