Map of the WF postcode area
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Overview
This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the WF postcode area, also known as the Wakefield postal area.
The WF postcode area covers Wakefield in Yorkshire and the Humber.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: HD - Huddersfield, BD - Bradford, YO - York, S - Sheffield, DN - Doncaster and LS - Leeds and is located inland.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: West Yorkshire (98.94%), North Yorkshire (1.04%), South Yorkshire (0.02%).
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 23.82 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 13.09 mi |
| Area | 191.50 mi² |
| Maximum width | 23.88 mi |
| Perimeter | 103.58 mi |
| Postcode districts | 18 |
| Postcode sectors | 75 |
| Post towns | 11 |
| Postcodes | 14,498 |
| Population | 512,657 |
The WF postcode area has a population of 512,657 and covers 495,996 hectares. Roughly 0.79% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the WF postcode area?
How built up is the postcode area?
This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is WF4 and the most urban is WF13.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF4 | 91,950,215 | 2,333,599 | 2.54% |
| WF11 | 44,630,013 | 1,246,648 | 2.79% |
| WF8 | 61,043,122 | 1,708,383 | 2.80% |
| WF7 | 26,153,394 | 1,158,529 | 4.43% |
| WF9 | 45,685,512 | 2,334,738 | 5.11% |
| WF3 | 30,464,608 | 1,705,676 | 5.60% |
| WF14 | 16,604,881 | 1,035,197 | 6.23% |
| WF12 | 24,516,925 | 1,691,547 | 6.90% |
| WF2 | 36,456,128 | 2,809,715 | 7.71% |
| WF10 | 32,703,262 | 2,561,988 | 7.83% |
| WF15 | 10,843,560 | 865,411 | 7.98% |
| WF5 | 12,801,726 | 1,163,326 | 9.09% |
| WF1 | 20,494,218 | 1,864,418 | 9.10% |
| WF6 | 15,273,319 | 1,533,060 | 10.04% |
| WF17 | 16,105,767 | 1,997,785 | 12.40% |
| WF16 | 3,598,586 | 578,916 | 16.09% |
| WF13 | 6,671,077 | 1,135,362 | 17.02% |
| Total | 495,996,313 | 27,724,298 | 5.59% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 495,996 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 1,915.05 |
| Square feet | 53,388,513,444.00 |
| Square kilometres | 4,959.96 |
Postal delivery offices
- Batley Delivery Office
- Caldergrove Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Calderway Delivery Office
- Crigglestone Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Crofton Scale Payment Delivery Office
- East Ardsley Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Flockton Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Heckmondwike Delivery Office
- Hemsworth Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Middlestown Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Notton Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Ossett Delivery Office
- Pontefract Delivery Office
- Robin Hood Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Ryhill Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Sharlston Common Scale Payment Delivery Office
- South Elmsall Scale Payment Delivery Office
- South Kirkby Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Stanley Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Upton (wf) Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Wakefield Delivery Office
- Whitwood Delivery Office
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 11 visitor attractions within the Wakefield postcode area.
| Bagshaw Museum |
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| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Dewsbury Minster |
| Places of Worship |
| Place of Worship (still in use) |
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| Yorkshire Sculpture Park |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Wakefield Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| The Hepworth Wakefield |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Walton Colliery Nature Park |
| Wildlife |
| Nature Reserve / Wetlands / Wildlife Trips |
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| Anglers Country Park |
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
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| Nostell Priory & Parkland |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Castleford Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Pontefract Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Treasurer's House (Wess) |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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Towns and villages within the area
- Ackton — village
- Ackworth Moor Top — village
- Allerton Bywater — village
- Badsworth — village
- Batley — town
- Birkin — village
- Bottom Boat — village
- Briestfield — village
- Brotherton — village
- Burton Salmon — village
- Byram — village
- Calder Grove — village
- Carlton — village
- Castleford — town
- Chapelthorpe — village
- Cleckheaton — town
- Coxley — village
- Cridling Stubbs — village
- Crigglestone — village
- Crofton — village
- Darrington — village
- Dewsbury — town
- Durkar — village
- East Ardsley — village
- East Hardwick — village
- Fairburn — village
- Featherstone — town
- Ferrybridge — village
- Fitzwilliam — village
- Flockton — village
- Flockton Green — village
- Gomersal — village
- Grange Moor — village
- Hall Green — village
- Havercroft — village
- Heath — village
- Heckmondwike — town
- Hemsworth — town
- High Ackworth — village
- Holmfield — village
- Horbury — town
- Kellingley — village
- Kinsley — village
- Kirk Smeaton — village
- Kirkhamgate — village
- Kirkthorpe — village
- Knottingley — town
- Ledston — village
- Leeds — city
- Little Smeaton — village
- Liversedge — town
- Lofthouse — village
- Low Ackworth — village
- Middlestown — village
- Midgley — village
- Mirfield — town
- Morley — town
- Netherton — village
- Newmillerdam — village
- Normanton — town
- North Elmsall — village
- Notton — village
- Old Snydale — village
- Ossett — town
- Overton — village
- Pontefract — town
- Robin Hood — village
- Rothwell — town
- Ryhill — village
- Sharlston — village
- South Elmsall — town
- South Kirkby — town
- Streethouse — village
- Thorpe Audlin — village
- Thorpe on the Hill — village
- Upton — village
- Wakefield — city
- Walton — village
- Warmfield — village
- Wentbridge — village
- West Ardsley — village
- West Bretton — village
- Whitley Lower — village
- Woodend — village
- Woolley — village
- Wragby — village