WF2 6GU maps, stats, and open data

WF2 6GU lies on Bishops Croft in Wakefield. WF2 6GU 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 February 2008.

WF2 6GU maps

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

WF2 6GU 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 6GU geodata

Easting	434187
Northing	417350
Latitude	53.651539
Longitude	-1.484254

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 6GU?

Street	Bishops Croft
Town/City	Wakefield
Country	England
Postcode District	WF2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF2 6GU Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF2 6GU

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bishops Croft	16m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fennell Court	220m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fennell Court	220m
➜ Bishops Croft crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 6GU

Milnthorpe Crescent (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	314m
Milnthorpe Crescent (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	334m
Walton Station Lane	Sandal	347m
Barnsley Road Chevet Ln (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	390m
Barnsley Road Standbridge Ln (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	453m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 6GU

Sandal & Agbrigg Station	1.3km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station	3km
Wakefield Westgate Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 6GU

Broadband access in WF2 6GU (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 6GU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.2Mbps
Average download speed	41.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	74.32Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 6GU (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 6GU

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Source: Ofcom
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WF2 6GU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	121,465
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,676
Median (kWh/meter)	7,393

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	33,056
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,066
Median (kWh/meter)	1,938

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 6GU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 6GU.
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)
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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Three Houses

Barnsley Road

386m

Forecatering Ltd @ Wakefield Golf Club

28 Woodthorpe Lane

444m

Wakefield Golf Club

28 Woodthorpe Lane

444m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Chevet Lane / Chevet Grove	17:30	11:15	253m
Opp 5 Stillwell Drive	17:15	11:15	428m
Three Houses	17:30	11:30	476m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF2 6GU

Facility	Distance
Walnut Tree Inn Barnsley Road, Wakefield Grass Pitches	434m
Sandal Castle Va Community Primary School Barnsley Road, Wakefield Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool	492m
Wakefield Golf Club Woodthorpe Lane, Wakefield Golf	531m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF2 6GU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 6AS	Primary	494m
Kettlethorpe High School Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 7EL	Secondary	1.1km
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ	Secondary	1.1km

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WF2 6GU ITL and WF2 6GU 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 6GU:

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 6GU 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 6GU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00060233
LSOA	E01011948	Wakefield 033D
MSOA	E02002470	Wakefield 033

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF2 6GU

WF2 6TW	Howcroft Gardens	95m
WF2 6QR	Chevet Croft	98m
WF2 6TP	Howcroft Court	106m
WF2 6HX	Woodthorpe Drive	121m
WF2 6HR	Chevet Lane	158m
WF2 6HZ	Woodthorpe Park Drive	173m
WF2 6RE	Sinclair Garth	189m
WF2 6HL	Chevet Lane	191m
WF2 6HY	Woodthorpe Park Drive	206m
WF2 6NF	Woodthorpe Glades	208m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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