WF2 8DU maps, stats, and open data

WF2 8DU lies on Symons Street in Wakefield. WF2 8DU 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 8DU maps

WF2 8DU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WF2 8DU 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 8DU geodata

Easting	432918
Northing	420034
Latitude	53.675743
Longitude	-1.503169

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 8DU?

Street	Symons Street
Town/City	Wakefield
Country	England
Postcode District	WF2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF2 8DU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF2 8DU 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 8DU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Symons Street	23m
September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Symons Street	23m
June 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Symons Street	23m
➜ Symons Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8DU

Charlesworth Way	Wakefield City Centre	92m
Lawefield Lane Park Ave (Lawefield Lane)	Thornes	99m
Lawefield Lane Park Ave (Lawefield Lane)	Thornes	102m
Denby Dale Road Avondale St (Denby Dale Road)	Wakefield City Centre	140m
Charlesworth Way Cineworld (Charlesworth Way)	Wakefield City Centre	181m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8DU

Wakefield Westgate Station	0.8km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station	1km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station	2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8DU

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

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	100.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	1.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.02Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8DU (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 8DU

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Source: Ofcom
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WF2 8DU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	218,951
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,842
Median (kWh/meter)	15,167

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,073
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,098
Median (kWh/meter)	3,645

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8DU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8DU.
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

80.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 8DU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Pizza Hut

Westgate Retail And Leisure Park Colinsway

250m

KFC

Westgate Retail And Leisure Park Colinsway

250m

Nandos

Cineworld

250m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WF2 8DU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Denby Dale Road / Avondale Road	17:45	11:45	148m
Jessop St	18:00	11:45	455m
Royal Mail Wakefield			480m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF2 8DU

Facility	Distance
Xercise4less (Wakefield) (Closed) Denby Dale Road, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	292m
Astar Muscle And Fitness Thornes Lane, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	376m
Sporting Bodies Gym (Closed) New Brunswick Street, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym	472m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF2 8DU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST	Primary	552m
CAPA College Mulberry Way, Wakefield, WF1 2QN	16 plus	667m
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Field Lane, Thornes, Wakefield, WF2 7RU	Primary	735m

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WF2 8DU ITL and WF2 8DU 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 8DU:

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 8DU 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 8DU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00060019
LSOA	E01011907	Wakefield 028D
MSOA	E02002465	Wakefield 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF2 8DU

WF2 8DS	Park Avenue	41m
WF2 8DX	Wauchope Street	67m
WF2 8DT	Ryburn Place	72m
WF2 8DW	Denby Dale Road	102m
WF2 8DN	St James's Court	130m
WF2 8FG	Lawefield Court	165m
WF2 8DJ	Denby Dale Road	178m
WF2 8DR	Tew Street	215m
WF2 8DP	Avondale Street	240m
WF2 8FF	Lawefield Way	244m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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