WF2 8BG maps, stats, and open data
WF2 8BG lies on Horbury Road in Wakefield. WF2 8BG 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 8BG maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WF2 8BG geodata
| Easting | 431894 |
| Northing | 419750 |
| Latitude | 53.673254 |
| Longitude | -1.518698 |
Where is WF2 8BG?
| Street | Horbury Road |
| Town/City | Wakefield |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WF2 |
WF2 8BG Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WF2 8BG 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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Politics
| Ward | Wakefield West |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Wakefield |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WF2 8BG
2025 16 JUL £332,000 |
2024 14 JUN £175,000 |
153, HORBURY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8BG 2022 9 DEC £190,000 |
2020 4 SEP £205,000 |
2018 21 MAY £220,000 |
2017 9 NOV £215,000 |
2016 16 DEC £245,000 |
2014 2 MAY £180,000 |
2011 7 JAN £170,000 |
2006 7 DEC £177,500 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WF2 8BG
| Horbury Rd Gill Sike Road (Horbury Road) | Thornes | 66m |
| Horbury Rd Gill Sike Road (Horbury Road) | Thornes | 86m |
| Horbury Road Esther Ave (Horbury Road) | Lupset | 125m |
| Horbury Rd Thornbury Road (Horbury Road) | Lupset | 126m |
| Thornbury Road Thornbury Park (Thornbury Road) | Lupset | 158m |
Nearest railway stations to WF2 8BG
| Wakefield Westgate Station | 1.4km |
| Wakefield Kirkgate Station | 2.1km |
| Sandal & Agbrigg Station | 2.7km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WF2 8BG (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 8BG (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 13.7Mbps |
| Average download speed | 35.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 100.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 1.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 1.15Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WF2 8BG (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% |
WF2 8BG gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WF2 8BG by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 174,253 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 10 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 17,425 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,710 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 28,497 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 9 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,166 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,611 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8BG, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8BG.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
87.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 8BG:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF2 8BG (metres)
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Nearest post box to WF2 8BG
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Whinney Moor P.o. | 17:30 | 12:00 | 249m |
| Thornes Road | 18:00 | 12:30 | 261m |
| Gill Syke Road | 17:30 | 11:00 | 315m |
WF2 8BG ITL and WF2 8BG 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 8BG:
| 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 |
WF2 8BG 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 8BG:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00060034 | |
| LSOA | E01011900 | Wakefield 026B |
| MSOA | E02002463 | Wakefield 026 |
Nearest postcodes to WF2 8BG
| WF2 8BT | Gill Sike Road | 48m |
| WF2 8BQ | Horbury Road | 101m |
| WF2 8BW | Thornbury Road | 121m |
| WF2 8BU | Cobb Avenue | 148m |
| WF2 8BL | Thornbury Road | 158m |
| WF2 8BP | Gill Sike Bungalows | 174m |
| WF2 8BX | Esther Avenue | 180m |
| WF2 8BH | Thornbury Road | 193m |
| WF2 8BZ | Esther Grove | 216m |
| WF2 8BY | Esther Avenue | 217m |
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