WF2 7RW maps, stats, and open data

WF2 7RW lies on Thornes Lane in Wakefield. WF2 7RW is located in the Wakefield West electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wakefield and the English Parliamentary constituency of Wakefield. 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 7RW maps

WF2 7RW map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WF2 7RW 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 7RW geodata

Easting	433097
Northing	419605
Latitude	53.671876
Longitude	-1.500505

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 7RW?

Street	Thornes Lane
Town/City	Wakefield
Country	England
Postcode District	WF2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF2 7RW Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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 West
Constituency	Wakefield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF2 7RW

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Symons Street	456m
September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Symons Street	456m
June 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Symons Street	456m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 7RW

Thornes Lane Field Ln (Thornes Lane)	Thornes	18m
Thornes Lane Field Ln (Thornes Lane)	Thornes	29m
Clarence Park (Denby Dale Road)	Thornes	167m
Thornes Lane Seymour St (Thornes Lane)	Thornes	201m
Thornes Lane Seymour St (Thornes Lane)	Thornes	203m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 7RW

Wakefield Kirkgate Station	1.1km
Wakefield Westgate Station	1.3km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station	1.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 7RW

Broadband access in WF2 7RW (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF2 7RW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	67.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	6.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 7RW (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 7RW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	148,352
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,835
Median (kWh/meter)	13,545

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	37,957
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,796
Median (kWh/meter)	3,088

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 7RW, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 7RW.
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

70.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 7RW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF2 7RW (meters)

Astar and Muscle Fitness

136 Thornes Lane

120m

Slimming World

24 Seymour Street

159m

ISS Facilities Services

Methodist Junior And Infant School

240m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WF2 7RW

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Jessop St	18:00	11:45	43m
Denby Dale Road / Avondale Road	17:45	11:45	402m
17 Thornes Road	18:00	11:45	498m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF2 7RW

Facility	Distance
Astar Muscle And Fitness Thornes Lane, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	126m
Wakefield Thornes Cricket Club Field Lane, Wakefield Grass Pitches	415m
Sporting Bodies Gym (Closed) New Brunswick Street, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym	462m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF2 7RW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Field Lane, Thornes, Wakefield, WF2 7RU	Primary	270m
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST	Primary	979m
Trinity Academy Cathedral Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF	Secondary	1km

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Environment

Risk of WF2 7RW flooding from rivers and sea	Very Low
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WF2 7RW ITL and WF2 7RW 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 7RW:

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 7RW 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 7RW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00060021
LSOA	E01011898	Wakefield 030A
MSOA	E02002467	Wakefield 030

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF2 7RW

WF2 7RS	Field Lane	77m
WF2 7RP	Jessop Street	79m
WF2 7RN	Thornleigh Drive	105m
WF2 7RQ	Thornleigh Drive	111m
WF2 7RE	Thornes Lane	121m
WF2 7RF	Thornes Lane	121m
WF2 7RR	Pilkington Street	126m
WF2 7RL	Thornleigh Crescent	130m
WF2 7SQ	Thornleigh Croft	136m
WF2 8PH	Thornes Lane	147m

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