WF postcode area
Postcode area within the United Kingdom
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.
01Coverage
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, Sharlston, 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 (formerly Redcats Empire Building) | Non-geographic |
02Map
Sources and credits
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