WF postcode area

The WF postcode area, also known as the Wakefield postcode area^[2], is a group of postal districts around Batley, Castleford, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Knottingley, Liversedge, Mirfield, Normanton, Ossett, Horbury, Pontefract and Wakefield in England.

[edit] Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district	Post town	Coverage	Local authority
WF1	WAKEFIELD	Alverthorpe, Eastmoor, Kirkthorpe, Outwood, Wakefield City Centre.	Wakefield
WF2	WAKEFIELD	Kirkhamgate, Kettlethorpe, Lupset, Newmillerdam, Sandal, Thornes, Walton (Wakefield).	Wakefield
WF3	WAKEFIELD	East Ardsley, Lofthouse, Lofthouse Gate, Robin Hood, Stanley, Tingley, West Ardsley	Leeds and Wakefield
WF4	WAKEFIELD	Crigglestone, Crofton, Durkar, Flockton, Havercroft, Horbury, Netherton, New Crofton, Ryhill, West Bretton, Woolley.	Wakefield and Kirklees.
WF5	OSSETT	Gawthorpe, Ossett.	Wakefield
WF6	NORMANTON	Altofts, Normanton	Wakefield
WF7	PONTEFRACT	Ackworth Moor Top, Featherstone, Purston Jaglin, Streethouse	Wakefield
WF8	PONTEFRACT	Darrington, Kirk Smeaton, Pontefract (Monkhill), Thorpe Audlin.	Wakefield, Selby and Doncaster.
WF9	PONTEFRACT	Badsworth, Fitzwilliam, Hemsworth, Kinsley, South Elmsall, South Kirkby, Upton.	Wakefield and Doncaster.
WF10	CASTLEFORD	Airedale, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, Glasshoughton.	Wakefield and Leeds
WF11	KNOTTINGLEY	Brotherton, Byram, Criddling Stubbs, Kellingley, Knottingley.	Wakefield and Selby.
WF12	DEWSBURY	Chickenley, Dewsbury, Savile Town, Shaw Cross, Thornhill, Thornhill Lees.	Kirklees and Wakefield
WF13	DEWSBURY	Dewsbury Moor, Ravensthorpe, Staincliffe.	Kirklees
WF14	MIRFIELD	Hopton, Mirfield	Kirklees
WF15	LIVERSEDGE	Roberttown, Liversedge	Kirklees
WF16	HECKMONDWIKE	Heckmondwike	Kirklees
WF17	BATLEY	Birstall, Batley, Staincliffe.	Kirklees

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - DN (Doncaster) - S (Sheffield) - HD (Huddersfield) - BD (Bradford) - LS (Leeds) - YO (York) .