WF postcode area
The WF postcode area, also known as the Wakefield postcode area, is a group of 17 postcode districts in north-east England, which are subdivisions of eleven post towns. These cover much of southern and eastern West Yorkshire (including Wakefield, Pontefract, Dewsbury, Batley, Castleford, Heckmondwike, Knottingley, Liversedge, Mirfield, Normanton and Ossett), plus small parts of South and North Yorkshire. Mail for the WF postcode area is processed at Leeds Mail Centre, along with mail for the BD, HD, HG, HX, LS and YO postcode areas.
Wakefield | |
|---|---|
  WF | |
| Coordinates: 53°41′06″N 1°29′49″W / 53.685°N 1.497°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | WF |
| Postcode area name | Wakefield |
| Post towns | 11 |
| Postcode districts | 18 |
| Postcode sectors | 75 |
| Postcodes (live) | 14,415 |
| Postcodes (total) | 18,237 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The WF postcode area, also known as the Wakefield postcode area,[2] is a group of 17 postcode districts in north-east England, which are subdivisions of eleven post towns. These cover much of southern and eastern West Yorkshire (including Wakefield, Pontefract, Dewsbury, Batley, Castleford, Heckmondwike, Knottingley, Liversedge, Mirfield, Normanton and Ossett), plus small parts of South and North Yorkshire.
Mail for the WF postcode area is processed at Leeds Mail Centre, along with mail for the BD, HD, HG, HX, LS and YO postcode areas.
Coverage
[edit]The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| WF1 | WAKEFIELD | Agbrigg, Belle Vue, Eastmoor, Kirkthorpe, Newton Hill, Outwood, Wakefield City Centre | Wakefield |
| WF2 | WAKEFIELD | Alverthorpe, Carr Gate, Flanshaw, Hall Green, Kirkhamgate, Kettlethorpe, Lupset, Newmillerdam, Portobello, Sandal, Thornes, Walton (Wakefield), Wrenthorpe, Woolgreaves, Peacock, Pledwick | Wakefield |
| WF3 | WAKEFIELD | Bottom Boat, Carlton, East Ardsley, Lofthouse, Lofthouse Gate, Robin Hood, Stanley, Thorpe, Tingley, West Ardsley | Leeds, Wakefield |
| WF4 | WAKEFIELD | Crigglestone, Crofton, Durkar, Flockton, Havercroft, Horbury, Middlestown. Netherton, New Crofton, Notton, Ryhill, West Bretton, Wintersett, Woolley | Wakefield, Kirklees |
| WF5 | OSSETT | Gawthorpe, Healey, Ossett (very small area around Wakefield Road falls in the Kirklees district) | Wakefield, Kirklees |
| WF6 | NORMANTON | Altofts, Normanton | Wakefield |
| WF7 | PONTEFRACT | Ackworth Moor Top, Ackton, Featherstone, Purston Jaglin, Streethouse | Wakefield |
| WF8 | PONTEFRACT | Darrington, Kirk Smeaton, Little Smeaton, Pontefract (Monkhill), Thorpe Audlin | Wakefield, North Yorkshire, Doncaster |
| WF9 | PONTEFRACT | Badsworth, Fitzwilliam, Hemsworth, Kinsley, South Elmsall, South Kirkby, Upton, Wentbridge | Wakefield, Doncaster |
| WF10 | CASTLEFORD | Airedale, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, Glasshoughton, Ledston, New Fryston | Wakefield, Leeds |
| WF11 | KNOTTINGLEY | Brotherton, Byram, Cridling Stubbs, Fairburn, Kellingley, Knottingley | Wakefield, North Yorkshire |
| WF12 | DEWSBURY | Briestfield, Chickenley, Dewsbury, Savile Town, Shaw Cross, Thornhill, Thornhill Lees, Whitley Lower | Kirklees, Leeds |
| WF13 | DEWSBURY | Dewsbury Moor, Ravensthorpe, Staincliffe | Kirklees |
| WF14 | MIRFIELD | Battyeford, Hopton, Mirfield | Kirklees |
| WF15 | LIVERSEDGE | Hartshead, Hightown, Roberttown, Liversedge | Kirklees |
| WF16 | HECKMONDWIKE | Heckmondwike | Kirklees |
| WF17 | BATLEY | Birstall, Batley, Hanging Heaton, Soothill, Staincliffe | Kirklees |
| WF90 | WAKEFIELD | La Redoute | non-geographic[3] |
Map
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
- ^ "Non Geographic Codes" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.