WF2 8BJ maps, stats, and open data

WF2 8BJ 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 July 1986.

WF2 8BJ maps

WF2 8BJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WF2 8BJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WF2 8BJ geodata

Easting431400
Northing420220
Latitude53.677508
Longitude-1.526128

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 8BJ?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF2
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WF2 8BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF2 8BJ 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 West
ConstituencyWakefield

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF2 8BJ

January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Petrol Station105m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Petrol Station105m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Petrol Station105m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8BJ

Dewsbury Road Waterton Rd (Dewsbury Road)Flanshaw106m
Dewsbury Rd George A Green Rd (Dewsbury Road)Flanshaw150m
Dewsbury Rd Flanshaw Lane (George A Green Road)Flanshaw164m
George A Green Rd Haselden Road (George A Green Road)Flanshaw164m
George A Green Road Waterton Rd (George A Green Road)Flanshaw228m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8BJ

Wakefield Westgate Station1.5km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station2.5km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station3.4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8BJ

Broadband access in WF2 8BJ (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 8BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed7.5Mbps
Average download speed16.8Mbps
Maximum download speed39.88Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed4.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8BJ (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 8BJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WF2 8BJ by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)29,383
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)1,224
Median (kWh/meter)1,111
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8BJ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8BJ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

92.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 8BJ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF2 8BJ (meters)

Dewsbury Road Post Office
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
225 Dewsbury Road
92m
Morrisons Petrol Filling Station
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Dewsbury Road
105m
Lupset Mini Market
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
11 Waterton Road
186m

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Nearest post box to WF2 8BJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Dewsbury Road P.o.17:3012:15101m
50 George-a-green Road18:0011:00270m
Garden City17:3011:00538m

Nearest sports facilities to WF2 8BJ

FacilityDistance
Wakefield St Michaels Cricket Club
Cross Lane, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
374m
Denhale Active Recreation Centre
Denhale Avenue, Wakefield
Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall
604m
Edward Sutch Playing Field
Denhale Avenue, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
626m

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Nearest schools to WF2 8BJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Michael's CofE Academy
Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA
Primary283m
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DD
Primary336m
Wakefield Flanshaw Junior and Infant School
Flanshaw Road, Flanshaw, Wakefield, WF2 0AS
Primary932m

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WF2 8BJ ITL and WF2 8BJ 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 8BJ:

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

WF2 8BJ 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 8BJ:

CodeName
OAE00060012
LSOAE01011901Wakefield 026C
MSOAE02002463Wakefield 026

Nearest postcodes to WF2 8BJ

WF2 8HPChantry Road57m
WF2 9BZDewsbury Road73m
WF2 8JAAugusta Court111m
WF2 8HWGeorge A Green Road140m
WF2 8HUFrobisher Grove147m
WF2 8HTWaterton Road153m
WF2 8HRWaterton Grove167m
WF2 8HXGeorge A Green Road171m
WF2 8HSWaterton Road187m
WF2 8DGSycamore Copse210m