WF2 7LB House Prices & Local Information

WF2 7LB is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.2km from Portobello in Wakefield. Administratively it sits within Wakefield East ward and the Wakefield constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WF2 7LB is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a industrial units zone — non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 35) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 80% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 93 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for WF2 7LB are sourced from Output Area E00060006 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.