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 miles
- Leeds 9 miles
- Bradford 12.8 miles
- Huddersfield 11.3 miles
- Rotherham 17.9 miles
- Doncaster 19.7 miles
- Wakefield 0.8 miles
- Harrogate 22.1 miles
- Halifax 15 miles
- Barnsley 8 miles
- Castleford 8 miles
- Morley 6.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wakefield Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Wakefield North Ward 1 mile
- Wakefield East Ward 1.6 miles
- Wakefield South Ward 1.6 miles
- Horbury and South Ossett Ward 1.6 miles
- Horbury Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Crigglestone and Durkar Built-up area 2 miles
- Crigglestone Parish 2 miles
- Wrenthorpe and Outwood West Ward 2.1 miles
- Kirkhamgate Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Ossett Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Heath Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Wakefield West
WF2 8JZ, WF2 8DS, WF2 8TB, WF1 5RE, WF2 8LG, WF2 8FG, WF2 8HR, WF2 8PB, WF2 8HP … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 14.5 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 25 miles
- Wakefield Westgate Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Wakefield Kirkgate Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels in Wakefield West Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Wakefield 3
- Holiday Inn Leeds-Wakefield M1 Jct40 4
- Holmfield Arms
- Holmfield Arms
- Hotel Restaurant Campanile Wakefield 2
- The Kiln Hotel, Part of AG Collection 3
- Campanile Hotel Wakefield 2
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 miles
- Outwood Library Library 2.5 miles
- Stanley Library Library 3.4 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 5.6 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 7.5 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 8 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 8.6 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 8.6 miles
- Kirklees Priory Historic site 8.9 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 9.7 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 10.1 miles
- Galpharm Stadium Stadium 10.2 miles