WF2 7PA House Prices & Local Information

WF2 7PA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.3km from Kettlethorpe in Wakefield. Administratively it sits within Wakefield South ward and the Hemsworth constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WF2 7PA is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. The daytime character shifts — manufacturing, energy and utilities. The 35 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 49% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 68 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. 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 7PA are sourced from Output Area E00060217 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.