WF2 8DZ maps, stats, and open data

WF2 8DZ lies on Cotton Street in Wakefield. WF2 8DZ 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 8DZ maps

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

WF2 8DZ 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 8DZ geodata

Easting	433095
Northing	419843
Latitude	53.674016
Longitude	-1.500510

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WF2 8DZ?

Street	Cotton Street
Town/City	Wakefield
Country	England
Postcode District	WF2
➜ WF2 open data dashboard ➜ See where WF2 is on a map ➜ Where is Wakefield?

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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF2 8DZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF2 8DZ 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 8DZ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Symons Street	260m
September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Symons Street	260m
June 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Symons Street	260m
➜ Cotton Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8DZ

Clarence Park (Denby Dale Road)	Thornes	147m
Thornes Lane Seymour St (Thornes Lane)	Thornes	150m
Thornes Lane Seymour St (Thornes Lane)	Thornes	166m
Denby Dale Road Avondale St (Denby Dale Road)	Wakefield City Centre	187m
Clarence Park (Denby Dale Road)	Thornes	206m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8DZ

Wakefield Kirkgate Station	0.9km
Wakefield Westgate Station	1.1km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8DZ

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

Download

Median download speed	74.2Mbps
Average download speed	73.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8DZ (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 8DZ

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Source: Ofcom
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WF2 8DZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	461,133
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,135
Median (kWh/meter)	11,576

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	141,169
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,033
Median (kWh/meter)	3,452

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8DZ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8DZ.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

58.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 8DZ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Bailey's Sandwich Bar

The Arches

150m

Astar and Muscle Fitness

136 Thornes Lane

157m

Slimming World

24 Seymour Street

219m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Denby Dale Road / Avondale Road	17:45	11:45	166m
Jessop St	18:00	11:45	214m
Thornes Lane/Waterloo Street	18:30		418m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF2 8DZ

Facility	Distance
Astar Muscle And Fitness Thornes Lane, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	123m
Sporting Bodies Gym (Closed) New Brunswick Street, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym	315m
Xercise4less (Wakefield) (Closed) Denby Dale Road, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	460m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF2 8DZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Field Lane, Thornes, Wakefield, WF2 7RU	Primary	500m
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST	Primary	809m
CAPA College Mulberry Way, Wakefield, WF1 2QN	16 plus	865m

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Environment

Risk of WF2 8DZ flooding from rivers and sea	Low
➜ WF2 8DZ flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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WF2 8DZ ITL and WF2 8DZ 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 8DZ:

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 8DZ 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 8DZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00060023
LSOA	E01011902	Wakefield 028A
MSOA	E02002465	Wakefield 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF2 8DZ

WF2 8EA	Horne Street	50m
WF2 8DR	Tew Street	81m
WF2 8DJ	Denby Dale Road	89m
WF2 8DP	Avondale Street	113m
WF2 7RE	Thornes Lane	144m
WF2 8DN	St James's Court	151m
WF2 8EB	Denby Dale Road	163m
WF2 7RB	Thornes Lane	169m
WF2 7RF	Thornes Lane	187m
WF2 8DW	Denby Dale Road	194m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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