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This is a profile for the central postcode in Wakefield which is WF2 9NJ. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be older people living in rented terraces.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found predominantly in northern English towns such as Oldham, Salford, Liverpool, Huddersfield and Gateshead, as well as in Belfast and some towns in the south including Basildon.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The West Yorkshire Police force is responsible for policing the Wakefield Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Wakefield council is £904.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Local news

Refuse collectors return to work

25/11/2009 10:56:33

Refuse collectors and street cleaners in Leeds march back to their work, marking the end of an 11-week bin strike in the city.
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Probe after death in house fire

25/11/2009 08:30:43

An investigation starts into the cause of an early morning fire at a house in Leeds in which one person has died.
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Bailiffs evict school protesters

24/11/2009 17:30:50

Leeds residents who occupied a council-owned former school over concerns the building was falling into disrepair are evicted.
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Boy dies after quad bike accident

25/11/2009 08:54:19

A 16-year-old boy dies in hospital after the quad bike he was travelling on collides with a car in Bradford.
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Bin strike ends as offer accepted

23/11/2009 14:21:00

An 11-week bin strike in Leeds comes to an end after council and union officials reach an agreement over pay.
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Got a story?

07/07/2003 11:48:13

Contact BBC News Interactive's West Yorkshire team
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More news sites

19/10/2004 08:53:17

Links to other local news internet sites in West Yorkshire
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Award for Henry

24/11/2009 12:15:24

Lenny Henry wins an award for his role as Othello
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Railway Stations

Wakefield Westgate (0.46 miles away), National Express East Coast

Wakefield Kirkgate (1.11 miles away), Northern Rail

Sandal & Agbrigg (1.81 miles away), Northern Rail

Outwood (2.41 miles away), Northern Rail

Normanton (4.12 miles away), Northern Rail

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