Wakefield (WF) power cuts

1 live incident affecting the WF postcode area right now.

The WF postcode area covers Wakefield and the surrounding postcodes.

Active incidents

active Northern Powergrid

WF13 3JR, WF13 3JW, WF13 3JS, WF13 3NA, WF13 3

Started: 08 Oct, 10:37

Restoration estimate (operator's own, not guaranteed): between 09 Oct, 01:30 and 09 Oct, 02:30

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~8

The power cut affecting your property has been caused by an unexpected problem with the cables or equipment that serve your area. If you need to report an emergency, please call 105

Planned work

No planned work currently affects the WF postcode area.

Recently restored

restored Northern Powergrid

WF17 0BA, WF17 0AY, WF17 0BE, WF17 0AT, WF17 0AG, WF17 0AJ

Started: 08 Oct, 08:58

Restored: 09 Oct, 00:14

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~4

The power cut affecting your property has been caused by an unexpected problem with the cables or equipment that serve your area. If you need to report an emergency, please call 105
restored Northern Powergrid

WF15 8AJ, WF15 8AP, WF15 8AH, WF15 8AW, WF15 8AR, WF15 8AL

Started: 08 Oct, 04:33

Restored: 08 Oct, 17:46

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~5

The power cut affecting your property has been caused by an unexpected problem with the cables or equipment that serve your area. If you need to report an emergency, please call 105
restored Planned work Northern Powergrid

WF10 2AT, WF10 2EW, WF10 2

Started: 08 Oct, 09:00

Restored: 08 Oct, 17:36

Customers affected (operator's estimate): ~2

We need to temporarily turn the power off to carry out maintenance on our network in the area.

Last 14 days

Operator	Power cuts	Typical time to fix
Northern Powergrid	40	8h 17m
Total	40	8h 17m

Postcode districts in the WF area

District	Current	Total (14d)	Planned (14d)	Last power cut
Wakefield WF1	0	1	1	—
Wakefield WF2	0	6	2	06 Oct, 18:42
Wakefield WF3	0	1	0	05 Oct, 09:37
Wakefield WF4	0	10	2	07 Oct, 11:39
Pontefract WF7	0	1	0	30 Sept, 08:45
Pontefract WF8	0	1	1	—
Pontefract WF9	0	4	2	06 Oct, 05:11
Castleford WF10	0	12	2	07 Oct, 19:06
Knottingley WF11	0	5	0	07 Oct, 18:52
Dewsbury WF12	0	2	0	07 Oct, 18:17
Dewsbury WF13	1	2	1	08 Oct, 10:37
Mirfield WF14	0	4	1	28 Sept, 11:15
Liversedge WF15	0	3	0	08 Oct, 04:33
Heckmondwike WF16	0	1	0	25 Sept, 09:14
Batley WF17	0	5	0	08 Oct, 12:43

If your power is off right now, call 105, free, 24/7 -- we're an information service, not the operator. See the operator directory for who covers your area, or our FAQ if you think you may be due compensation.

We've been collecting outage data since 12 September 2026.

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