WF2 postcode area guide — Leeds
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WF2 postcode district in Leeds — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WF2
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
90.6%
Gigabit-capable
90.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WF2 postcode district (Leeds) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,318 postcodes Ofcom measures in WF2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.6%.
Around 0% of premises in WF2 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WF2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WF2 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| WF2 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| WF2 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| WF2 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| WF2 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| WF2 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| WF2 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| WF2 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WF2 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| WF2 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Leeds
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Leeds district (394,701 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
96.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
86.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
97.6%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WF2
Police recorded 513 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WF2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 182 | 35.5% |
| Shoplifting | 77 | 15.0% |
| Public order | 48 | 9.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 47 | 9.2% |
| Other theft | 35 | 6.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 28 | 5.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 22 | 4.3% |
| Burglary | 21 | 4.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WF2
Based on 463 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WF2 is £225,000, up 2.3% on the previous year (£220,000).
Detached
£370,000
131 sales
Semi-detached
£221,000
189 sales
Terraced
£160,000
113 sales
Flat / maisonette
£115,000
23 sales
Latest recorded sales in WF2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £80,750 | Terraced | Queens Drive | WF2 0PY |
| 20 May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Dewsbury Road | WF2 9BL |
| 15 May 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached | Kettlethorpe Road | WF2 7EN |
| 15 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Thornes Moor Close | WF2 8QA |
| 15 May 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | Wingate Croft | WF2 6HB |
| 15 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Alverthorpe Road | WF2 9PQ |
| 14 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Grange Street | WF2 8TF |
| 11 May 2026 | £150,100 | Terraced | Silcoates Street | WF2 0EA |
| 7 May 2026 | £380,000 | Semi-detached | Shaw Fold | WF2 7LT |
| 6 May 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced | Bradford Road | WF2 0LY |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Leeds demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Leeds district (811,953 residents, 341,466 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.9% |
| 15–29 | 28.9% |
| 30–44 | 19.4% |
| 45–64 | 17.2% |
| 65+ | 15.6% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 57% |
| Private rented | 22% |
| Social rented | 5.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WF2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kettlethorpe High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,616 | WF2 7EL |
| Trinity Academy Cathedral | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,028 | WF2 8QF |
| St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 762 | WF2 6EQ |
| Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 608 | WF2 6AS |
| Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 601 | WF2 8AA |
| Silcoates School | Not applicable | 2–19 | 517 | WF2 0PD |
| St Michael's CofE Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 470 | WF2 9JA |
| Wakefield Lawefield Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 437 | WF2 8ST |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WF2
306 rated food businesses operate in WF2. 208 hold the top rating of 5, 58 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abduls, Aldi, Aldi, Alverthorpe Conservative Club, Alverthorpe Parochial Church Council.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WF2
From a sample of 186 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WF2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
18%
Band D
53%
Band E
16%
Band F
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Leeds
Landlines around WF2 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.