WF2 6BJ maps, stats, and open data

WF2 6BJ lies on Barnsley Road in Wakefield. WF2 6BJ is located in the Wakefield South electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wakefield and the English Parliamentary constituency of Hemsworth. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS West Yorkshire ICB - 03R and the police force is West Yorkshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WF2 6BJ maps

WF2 6BJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WF2 6BJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WF2 6BJ geodata

Easting	433750
Northing	417158
Latitude	53.649842
Longitude	-1.490886

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 6BJ?

Street	Barnsley Road
Town/City	Wakefield
Country	England
Postcode District	WF2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF2 6BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF2 6BJ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Wakefield South
Constituency	Hemsworth

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF2 6BJ

449, BARNSLEY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6BJ 2016 25 OCT £312,150
449, BARNSLEY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6BJ 2009 20 APR £350,000
439A, BARNSLEY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6BJ 2003 20 OCT £275,000
439A, BARNSLEY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6BJ 2003 28 MAY £300,000
439A, BARNSLEY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6BJ 2002 26 SEP £250,000
439A, BARNSLEY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6BJ 2002 5 APR £250,000
439A, BARNSLEY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6BJ 1995 15 SEP £120,000

➜ Wakefield house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF2 6BJ

January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Knightsway	476m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Knightsway	476m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Knightsway	476m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 6BJ

Barnsley Road Standbridge Ln (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	46m
Barnsley Road Standbridge Ln (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	47m
Standbridge Lane Kingsley Avenue (Standbridge Lane)	Sandal	325m
Milnthorpe Crescent (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	340m
Milnthorpe Crescent (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	371m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 6BJ

Sandal & Agbrigg Station	1.6km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station	3.2km
Wakefield Westgate Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 6BJ

Broadband access in WF2 6BJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WF2 6BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	66.5Mbps
Average download speed	55.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.11Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	15.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 6BJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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WF2 6BJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WF2 6BJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	226,859
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	28,357
Median (kWh/meter)	23,679

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	48,896
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,985
Median (kWh/meter)	5,901

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 6BJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 6BJ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

6.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 6BJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF2 6BJ (meters)

Walnut Tree Inn

Barnsley Road

73m

Shammu Traders One

Walnut Filling Station

73m

Forecatering Ltd @ Wakefield Golf Club

28 Woodthorpe Lane

137m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WF2 6BJ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Milnthorpe P.o.	17:45	12:00	107m
Sandal Castle Cen Standbridge	16:45	12:30	456m
Woodland Drive/Barnsley Road	17:15	12:00	469m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF2 6BJ

Facility	Distance
Walnut Tree Inn Barnsley Road, Wakefield Grass Pitches	111m
Sandal Rufc Standbridge Lane, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio	182m
The Works Fitness Standbridge Lane, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym	182m

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Nearest schools to WF2 6BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Kettlethorpe High School Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 7EL	Secondary	582m
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 6AS	Primary	762m
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ	Secondary	1.3km

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WF2 6BJ ITL and WF2 6BJ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WF2 6BJ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLE	Yorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLE4	West Yorkshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLE45	Wakefield
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000036	Wakefield

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WF2 6BJ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WF2 6BJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00060206
LSOA	E01011948	Wakefield 033D
MSOA	E02002470	Wakefield 033

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF2 6BJ

WF2 6BH	Barnsley Road	60m
WF2 6BQ	Barnsley Road	109m
WF2 6BN	Barnsley Road	123m
WF2 6DZ	Woolgreaves Close	128m
WF2 6JH	Woodthorpe Lane	139m
WF2 6JG	Woodthorpe Lane	150m
WF2 7DZ	Standbridge Lane	191m
WF2 6DP	Woolgreaves Drive	204m
WF2 7DY	Standbridge Lane	209m
WF2 6DA	Carlton Croft	209m

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