Wakefield West sits on the western side of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, close to the city centre and the course of the River Calder. It is largely a mix of suburban and inner‑urban neighbourhoods with a variety of housing from inter‑war terraces and council estates to more modern developments, and benefits from decent transport links into Wakefield and beyond.
The ward reflects much of the city's industrial past - coal and textile connections have shaped its communities - while residents draw on cultural amenities in the city such as The Hepworth and other museums and theatres. Local life tends to revolve around small shops, community centres and pockets of green space, with ongoing regeneration and housing renewal efforts shaping its social and economic character.
Postcode districts covering Wakefield West
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Leeds 9 miles14.5 km
- Bradford 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Huddersfield 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Rotherham 17.9 miles28.7 km
- Doncaster 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Wakefield 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Harrogate 22.1 miles35.5 km
- Halifax 15 miles24.2 km
- Barnsley 8 miles12.9 km
- Castleford 8 miles12.8 km
- Morley 6.3 miles10.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Wakefield Built-up area 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Wakefield North Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Wakefield East Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Wakefield South Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Horbury and South Ossett Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Horbury Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Crigglestone and Durkar Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Crigglestone Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Wrenthorpe and Outwood West Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Kirkhamgate Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ossett Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Heath Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Wakefield West
WF2 8HS, WF2 8PS, WF2 8RD, WF2 8PJ, WF2 8JP, WF2 7AJ, WF2 8RB, WF2 9DT, WF2 8PH … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 25 miles40.2 km
- Wakefield Westgate Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Wakefield Kirkgate Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
Hotels in Wakefield West Ad
- Holmfield Arms
- Holiday Inn Leeds Wakefield M1 Jct.40 4
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3
- Campanile Hotel Wakefield 3
Schools in Wakefield West
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School Primary
- Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Outwood Library Library 2.5 miles4 km
- Stanley Library Library 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 5.6 miles9 km
- Elland Road Stadium 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 8 miles12.8 km
- Oakwell Stadium 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 10.2 miles16.4 km