Latitude: 53.6792 / 53°40'44"N
Longitude: -1.5097 / 1°30'34"W
OS Eastings: 432486
OS Northings: 420410
OS Grid: SE324204
Mapcode National: GBR KTWW.YV
Mapcode Global: WHC9Z.SS9C
Plus Code: 9C5WMFHR+M4
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq83
What Three Birds: siskin.swan.fieldfare
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WF2 8AJ is a postcode in Wakefield City Centre, Wakefield. It was first introduced in March 2012.
Wakefield is a city, which had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.
WF2 8AJ is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF2 8AJ is approximately at sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF2 8AJ
4b2: Multicultural Metropolitans - Challenged Asian Terraces - Pakistani Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF2 8AJ
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near WF2 8AJ include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF2 8AJ 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 8AJ.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF2 8AJ.
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8ST
Community 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
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School
Belgravia Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 3JP
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St Michael's CofE Academy
Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 9JA
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 2 - 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
Cathedral Academy
Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Wakefield City Academy
Warmfield View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4SF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
St Thomas a Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6EQ
Academy Converter
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
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
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
Crofton Academy
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1NF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
The Freeston Academy
Favell Avenue, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1HZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.