Does WF2 flood?

Yes — parts of the WF2 district carry real flood risk: 30 of its 253 at-risk postcodes reach the Environment Agency's High likelihood band. The WF2 postcode district covers Wrenthorpe and Outwood West, close to Wakefield, Wakefield Brooks Bank, Hedon Westlands Drain, and surrounding villages in parts of West Yorkshire and South Yorkshire.

253 postcodes in the WF2 district appear in the Environment Agency's rivers-and-sea flood-risk dataset — worst bands: 30 high, 79 medium, 112 low, 32 very low. A postcode not listed here has no properties in any recorded risk band (which is good news, but never proof it cannot flood).

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Which WF2 postcodes are at risk?

WF2 0JJ up to High WF2 0JY up to High WF2 0LE up to High WF2 0LL up to High WF2 0NA up to High WF2 0NF up to High WF2 0NG up to High WF2 0NH up to High WF2 0NT up to High WF2 0RH up to High WF2 6EA up to High WF2 6QG up to High WF2 7AW up to High WF2 9AH up to High WF2 9AJ up to High WF2 9HP up to High WF2 9HX up to High WF2 9JF up to High WF2 9JG up to High WF2 9LD up to High WF2 9LP up to High WF2 9LS up to High WF2 9LW up to High WF2 9ND up to High WF2 9NL up to High WF2 9NX up to High WF2 9PL up to High WF2 9QS up to High WF2 9RH up to High WF2 9UZ up to High WF2 0LN up to Medium WF2 0RJ up to Medium WF2 6BP up to Medium WF2 6QP up to Medium WF2 7AD up to Medium WF2 7AE up to Medium WF2 7AF up to Medium WF2 7AG up to Medium WF2 7AL up to Medium WF2 7AS up to Medium WF2 7AZ up to Medium WF2 7BH up to Medium WF2 7DH up to Medium WF2 7EF up to Medium WF2 7EG up to Medium WF2 7EH up to Medium WF2 7JA up to Medium WF2 7QU up to Medium WF2 7QX up to Medium WF2 7QY up to Medium WF2 7QZ up to Medium WF2 7RA up to Medium WF2 7RB up to Medium WF2 7RD up to Medium WF2 7RE up to Medium WF2 7RF up to Medium WF2 7RG up to Medium WF2 7RJ up to Medium WF2 7RL up to Medium WF2 7RN up to Medium WF2 7RQ up to Medium WF2 7RT up to Medium WF2 7RU up to Medium WF2 7RX up to Medium WF2 7RY up to Medium WF2 7RZ up to Medium WF2 7SA up to Medium WF2 7SB up to Medium WF2 7SE up to Medium WF2 7SF up to Medium WF2 7SH up to Medium WF2 7SQ up to Medium WF2 8DP up to Medium WF2 8SP up to Medium WF2 8TJ up to Medium WF2 8TL up to Medium WF2 8TN up to Medium WF2 8TQ up to Medium WF2 9BL up to Medium WF2 9BS up to Medium WF2 9NG up to Medium WF2 9NU up to Medium WF2 9NW up to Medium WF2 9NY up to Medium WF2 9NZ up to Medium WF2 9PA up to Medium WF2 9PD up to Medium WF2 9QB up to Medium WF2 9QD up to Medium WF2 9QE up to Medium WF2 9QF up to Medium WF2 9QG up to Medium WF2 9QL up to Medium WF2 9QN up to Medium WF2 9QQ up to Medium WF2 9QT up to Medium WF2 9QU up to Medium WF2 9QX up to Medium WF2 9QY up to Medium WF2 9QZ up to Medium WF2 9RA up to Medium WF2 9RB up to Medium WF2 9RD up to Medium WF2 9RE up to Medium WF2 9RF up to Medium WF2 9RG up to Medium WF2 9RL up to Medium WF2 9RP up to Medium WF2 9SD up to Medium WF2 0DX up to Low WF2 0EP up to Low WF2 0FL up to Low WF2 0FN up to Low WF2 0FX up to Low WF2 0FY up to Low WF2 0HH up to Low WF2 0HN up to Low WF2 0HW up to Low WF2 0JE up to Low WF2 0JZ up to Low WF2 0NE up to Low WF2 0NQ up to Low WF2 0NR up to Low WF2 0NS up to Low WF2 0QA up to Low WF2 6BW up to Low WF2 6QQ up to Low WF2 6RY up to Low WF2 6SS up to Low WF2 7AJ up to Low WF2 7AN up to Low WF2 7BE up to Low WF2 7BN up to Low WF2 7BQ up to Low WF2 7EA up to Low WF2 7EB up to Low WF2 7EE up to Low WF2 7JB up to Low WF2 7QE up to Low WF2 7RH up to Low WF2 7RP up to Low WF2 7RR up to Low WF2 7RS up to Low WF2 7RW up to Low WF2 7SD up to Low WF2 7SG up to Low WF2 7SU up to Low WF2 7SX up to Low WF2 7TG up to Low WF2 7UA up to Low WF2 8AJ up to Low WF2 8DH up to Low WF2 8DJ up to Low WF2 8DR up to Low WF2 8DW up to Low WF2 8DZ up to Low WF2 8EA up to Low WF2 8EB up to Low WF2 8ED up to Low WF2 8EE up to Low WF2 8EF up to Low WF2 8FF up to Low WF2 8FH up to Low WF2 8PH up to Low WF2 8SN up to Low WF2 8SS up to Low WF2 8ST up to Low WF2 8SU up to Low WF2 8SX up to Low WF2 8SZ up to Low WF2 8TA up to Low WF2 8TB up to Low WF2 8TD up to Low WF2 8TF up to Low WF2 8TG up to Low WF2 8TP up to Low WF2 8TR up to Low WF2 8TS up to Low WF2 8TT up to Low WF2 8TU up to Low WF2 8TW up to Low WF2 8UD up to Low WF2 8WJ up to Low WF2 8WL up to Low WF2 9AN up to Low WF2 9AT up to Low WF2 9BE up to Low WF2 9BH up to Low WF2 9BP up to Low WF2 9BT up to Low WF2 9BW up to Low WF2 9EF up to Low WF2 9EX up to Low WF2 9EZ up to Low WF2 9FS up to Low WF2 9HB up to Low WF2 9HJ up to Low WF2 9HL up to Low WF2 9HW up to Low WF2 9JH up to Low WF2 9JP up to Low WF2 9JQ up to Low WF2 9NB up to Low WF2 9NN up to Low WF2 9NS up to Low WF2 9PB up to Low WF2 9PE up to Low WF2 9PF up to Low WF2 9PG up to Low WF2 9PH up to Low WF2 9PJ up to Low WF2 9PN up to Low WF2 9PQ up to Low WF2 9QH up to Low WF2 9RQ up to Low WF2 9RW up to Low WF2 9SE up to Low WF2 9SH up to Low WF2 9SL up to Low WF2 9SP up to Low WF2 9SY up to Low WF2 0DG up to Very low WF2 0DL up to Very low WF2 0DU up to Very low WF2 0EA up to Very low WF2 0EN up to Very low WF2 0ES up to Very low WF2 0HL up to Very low WF2 0SR up to Very low WF2 0UG up to Very low WF2 7AH up to Very low WF2 7AR up to Very low WF2 7AX up to Very low WF2 7BJ up to Very low WF2 7BT up to Very low WF2 7EQ up to Very low WF2 7JE up to Very low WF2 7JJ up to Very low WF2 7JL up to Very low WF2 8PL up to Very low WF2 8TY up to Very low WF2 9AS up to Very low WF2 9EB up to Very low WF2 9HA up to Very low WF2 9NJ up to Very low WF2 9SN up to Very low WF2 9TA up to Very low WF2 9TD up to Very low WF2 9TF up to Very low WF2 9TG up to Very low WF2 9TJ up to Very low WF2 9UB up to Very low WF2 9UE up to Very low

Rivers and flooding history near WF2

The rivers that matter here, each monitored live on FloodRadar:

260 official flood warnings and alerts have been raised within ~10 km of the district's centre since 2006 (99 at warning level or above), most recently 4 September 2026. Warnings cover flood areas, not individual addresses.

Recorded flood extents near the district (Environment Agency record):

Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.

🏠 Buying or renting in WF2? The full property flood-risk report covers any postcode here — the official likelihood band, every recorded flood nearby with distances, warning history year by year, how the local rivers behave, and an insurance outlook, print-ready for £19. See what's in the report →

Flood risk in nearby postcode districts

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Band = the worst likelihood band of any property in that postcode (EA Risk of Flooding from Rivers & Sea, defence-adjusted, area-level). Check any postcode in detail — or get the full £19 property report — at the property flood-risk report. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some features of this map are based on digital spatial data from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, © NERC (CEH). © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. This product is produced in part from PAF® and Multiple Residence Data, the copyright in which is owned by Royal Mail Group Limited and/or Royal Mail Group plc. All rights reserved. Licence number AC0000807064.