WF2 6TW maps, stats, and open data

WF2 6TW lies on Howcroft Gardens in Wakefield. WF2 6TW 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 December 1999.

WF2 6TW maps

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

WF2 6TW 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 6TW geodata

Easting	434116
Northing	417287
Latitude	53.650977
Longitude	-1.485335

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 6TW?

Street	Howcroft Gardens
Town/City	Wakefield
Country	England
Postcode District	WF2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF2 6TW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF2 6TW 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 6TW

7, HOWCROFT GARDENS, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6TW 2021 27 SEP £475,000
10, HOWCROFT GARDENS, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6TW 2020 31 JUL £500,000
17, HOWCROFT GARDENS, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6TW 2019 1 NOV £540,000
8, HOWCROFT GARDENS, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6TW 2018 20 AUG £350,000
4, HOWCROFT GARDENS, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6TW 2018 31 JUL £490,000
15, HOWCROFT GARDENS, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6TW 2018 11 MAY £445,000
19, HOWCROFT GARDENS, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6TW 2018 30 JAN £470,000
26, HOWCROFT GARDENS, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6TW 2017 1 DEC £460,000
10, HOWCROFT GARDENS, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6TW 2016 12 DEC £425,000
12, HOWCROFT GARDENS, WAKEFIELD, WF2 6TW 2016 14 OCT £343,000

➜ 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 6TW

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bishops Croft	82m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fennell Court	142m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Fennell Court	142m
➜ Howcroft Gardens crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 6TW

Milnthorpe Crescent (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	284m
Milnthorpe Crescent (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	312m
Barnsley Road Standbridge Ln (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	367m
Barnsley Road Standbridge Ln (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	387m
Barnsley Road Chevet Ln (Barnsley Road)	Sandal	413m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 6TW

Sandal & Agbrigg Station	1.4km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station	3.1km
Wakefield Westgate Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 6TW

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

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Median download speed	36.4Mbps
Average download speed	36.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	71.93Mbps

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Median upload speed	6.6Mbps
Average upload speed	7.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	17.43Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 6TW (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 6TW

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Source: Ofcom
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WF2 6TW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	604,100
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	23,235
Median (kWh/meter)	23,059

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	114,212
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,191
Median (kWh/meter)	5,206

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Forecatering Ltd @ Wakefield Golf Club

28 Woodthorpe Lane

349m

Wakefield Golf Club

28 Woodthorpe Lane

349m

The Three Houses

Barnsley Road

412m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Chevet Lane / Chevet Grove	17:30	11:15	288m
Milnthorpe P.o.	17:45	12:00	495m
Three Houses	17:30	11:30	502m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF2 6TW

Facility	Distance
Walnut Tree Inn Barnsley Road, Wakefield Grass Pitches	356m
Wakefield Golf Club Woodthorpe Lane, Wakefield Golf	446m
Sandal Castle Va Community Primary School Barnsley Road, Wakefield Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool	547m

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Nearest schools to WF2 6TW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 6AS	Primary	549m
Kettlethorpe High School Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 7EL	Secondary	960m
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, WF2 6EQ	Secondary	1.1km

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WF2 6TW ITL and WF2 6TW 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 6TW:

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 6TW 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 6TW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00060239
LSOA	E01011948	Wakefield 033D
MSOA	E02002470	Wakefield 033

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF2 6TW

WF2 6TP	Howcroft Court	69m
WF2 6GU	Bishops Croft	95m
WF2 6NF	Woodthorpe Glades	113m
WF2 6HX	Woodthorpe Drive	113m
WF2 6TS	Fennell Court	123m
WF2 6HJ	Carr Lane	131m
WF2 6HY	Woodthorpe Park Drive	171m
WF2 6HZ	Woodthorpe Park Drive	175m
WF2 6NE	Woodthorpe Park Drive	181m
WF2 6QR	Chevet Croft	189m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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