Latitude: 53.6893 / 53°41'21"N
Longitude: -1.5318 / 1°31'54"W
OS Eastings: 431019
OS Northings: 421523
OS Grid: SE310215
Mapcode National: GBR KTRS.57
Mapcode Global: WHC9Z.FJTL
Plus Code: 9C5WMFQ9+P7
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq65
What Three Birds: kingfisher.razorbill.dunlin
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WF2 9AB is a primarily residential postcode in Alverthorpe, Wakefield. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are B and A.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached, terraced (including end-terrace) and detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £3,491 to £318,825 with an average of £190,470.
Residential buildings were typically constructed before 1900.
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 B and D.
Commercial rateable values range from £4,900 to £7,600 with an average of £6,250. The most common recorded business types are Offices and Club.
Wakefield is a city, which had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 8 people resident in WF2 9AB, of which 4 were male and 4 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 9AB is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF2 9AB is approximately 44m (144ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WF2 9AB
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF2 9AB
8c1: Hard-Pressed Living - Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers - Ageing Industrious Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF2 9AB
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WF2 9AB include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF2 9AB 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
Wrenthorpe and Outwood West
Councillors
Annemarie Glover (Independent)
Nic Stansby (Conservative)
Nadiah Sharp (Independent)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Morley and Outwood
MP
Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WF2 9AB.
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 9AB.
Alverthorpe St Paul's CofE (VA) School 3-11yrs
St Paul's Drive, Alverthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0BT
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
Flanshaw Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0AS
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Michael's CofE Academy
Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 9JA
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 2 - 11
Good
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 9DD
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Ages 3 - 11
Good
Jerry Clay Academy
Jerry Clay Lane, Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 0NP
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Ages 4 - 11
Good
Cathedral Academy
Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QF
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Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2PF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
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Ages 11 - 16
Good
Wakefield City Academy
Warmfield View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4SF
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Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
St Thomas a Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6EQ
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Ages 11 - 16
Good
Rodillian Academy
Longthorpe Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 3PS
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Ages 11 - 18
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
Manor Croft Academy
Old Bank Road, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF12 7DW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Woodkirk Academy
Rein Road, Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 1JQ
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.