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WF2 7LU lies on Castle Road in Wakefield. WF2 7LU 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 7LU maps

WF2 7LU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WF2 7LU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WF2 7LU geodata

Easting434198
Northing418142
Latitude53.658657
Longitude-1.484001

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 7LU?

StreetCastle Road
Town/CityWakefield
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF2

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WF2 7LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF2 7LU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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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Politics

WardWakefield South
ConstituencyHemsworth

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF2 7LU

2023
4 DEC
£300,000
2021
22 JUN
£259,995
2018
9 NOV
£172,500
2017
8 DEC
£400,000
2005
21 OCT
£399,950
2003
27 JUN
£190,000
1998
18 JUN
£64,600
1998
16 MAR
£146,050

➜ Wakefield house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 7LU

Walton Lane End Castle Rd (Barnsley Road)Sandal79m
Walton Lane Barnsley Rd (Walton Lane)Sandal130m
The Castle Ph (Barnsley Road)Sandal142m
The Castle Ph (Barnsley Road)Sandal152m
Barnsley Road Sandal Ave (Barnsley Road)Sandal259m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 7LU

Sandal & Agbrigg Station0.5km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station2.2km
Wakefield Westgate Station3.1km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WF2 7LU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF2 7LU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed22.1Mbps
Average download speed22.9Mbps
Maximum download speed35.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed2.6Mbps
Average upload speed3.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed7.91Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 7LU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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WF2 7LU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WF2 7LU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)259,104
Meter count11
Mean (kWh/meter)23,555
Median (kWh/meter)19,591

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)36,002
Meter count9
Mean (kWh/meter)4,000
Median (kWh/meter)3,066

Deprivation

24.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 7LU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF2 7LU (metres)

The Spring Community Shop & Cafe
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
299 Barnsley Road
151m
Dolce
Food Hygiene Rating: 1 (Major Improvement Necessary)
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Secondary School
270m
The Castle
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
343 Barnsley Road
310m

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Nearest post box to WF2 7LU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Castle Road/South Drive17:3011:3083m
Sandal P.o.18:0011:45295m
Castle Lodge17:4512:00355m

WF2 7LU ITL and WF2 7LU 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 7LU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLEYorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 CodeName
TLE4West Yorkshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLE45Wakefield
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000036Wakefield

WF2 7LU 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 7LU:

CodeName
OAE00060232
LSOAE01011945Wakefield 033B
MSOAE02002470Wakefield 033

Nearest postcodes to WF2 7LU

WF2 7NACleevethorpe Grove51m
WF2 7LHWoodlands Croft57m
WF2 7LYCastle Road71m
WF2 7NBSouth Drive74m
WF2 7LLMalt Kiln Croft86m
WF2 6ANBarnsley Road101m
WF2 7LTShaw Fold111m
WF2 6ENBarnsley Road128m
WF2 7LSWoodcroft133m
WF2 6ARThe Wickets146m