WF2 8DW maps, stats, and open data

WF2 8DW lies on Denby Dale Road in Wakefield. WF2 8DW 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 8DW maps

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

WF2 8DW 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 8DW geodata

Easting	433019
Northing	420021
Latitude	53.675620
Longitude	-1.501641

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 8DW?

Street	Denby Dale Road
Town/City	Wakefield
Country	England
Postcode District	WF2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF2 8DW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF2 8DW 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 8DW

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Symons Street	117m
September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Symons Street	117m
June 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Symons Street	117m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8DW

Denby Dale Road Avondale St (Denby Dale Road)	Wakefield City Centre	39m
Charlesworth Way	Wakefield City Centre	81m
Denby Dale Rd Charlesworth Way (Denby Dale Road)	Wakefield City Centre	186m
Lawefield Lane Park Ave (Lawefield Lane)	Thornes	196m
Lawefield Lane Park Ave (Lawefield Lane)	Thornes	198m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8DW

Wakefield Westgate Station	0.9km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station	0.9km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8DW

Broadband access in WF2 8DW (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	92.9%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF2 8DW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	63.4Mbps
Average download speed	85.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.9Mbps
Average upload speed	6.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	16.77Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	315,614
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,566
Median (kWh/meter)	16,773

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	46,773
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,341
Median (kWh/meter)	2,382

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Toasted Leeds, @ Artisan Bakes

Sovereign House

237m

Cafe Pausa

Dunelm

277m

Mcdonalds Restaurant

Cathedral Retail Park Charlesworth Way

277m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Denby Dale Road / Avondale Road	17:45	11:45	46m
Jessop St	18:00	11:45	405m
Royal Mail Wakefield			460m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF2 8DW

Facility	Distance
Xercise4less (Wakefield) (Closed) Denby Dale Road, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	280m
Astar Muscle And Fitness Thornes Lane, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	316m
Sporting Bodies Gym (Closed) New Brunswick Street, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym	370m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF2 8DW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST	Primary	643m
CAPA College Mulberry Way, Wakefield, WF1 2QN	16 plus	680m
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Field Lane, Thornes, Wakefield, WF2 7RU	Primary	691m

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WF2 8DW ITL and WF2 8DW 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 8DW:

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 8DW 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 8DW:

	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 8DW

WF2 8DX	Wauchope Street	35m
WF2 8DS	Park Avenue	101m
WF2 8DU	Symons Street	102m
WF2 8DN	St James's Court	125m
WF2 8DR	Tew Street	128m
WF2 8DJ	Denby Dale Road	134m
WF2 8DP	Avondale Street	143m
WF2 8DT	Ryburn Place	173m
WF2 8DZ	Cotton Street	194m
WF2 8EA	Horne Street	222m

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