WF2 8EJ maps, stats, and open data

WF2 8EJ lies on St Oswald Road in Wakefield. WF2 8EJ 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 8EJ geodata

Easting430441
Northing420353
Latitude53.678760
Longitude-1.540632

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 8EJ?

StreetSt Oswald Road
Town/CityWakefield
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF2
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WF2 8EJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF2 8EJ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation70m230ft

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 8EJ

June 2022Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Neville Road129m
June 2022Public orderOn or near Neville Road129m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near St Oswald Road186m
➜ St Oswald Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8EJ

Dewsbury Road Neville Rd (Dewsbury Road)Lupset62m
Dewsbury Road Neville Rd (Dewsbury Road)Lupset83m
Broadway Gargrave Place (Broadway)Lupset171m
Dewsbury Road Eden Ave (Dewsbury Road)Lupset192m
Dewsbury Road Eden Ave (Dewsbury Road)Lupset220m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8EJ

Wakefield Westgate Station2.3km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station3.4km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station4.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8EJ

Broadband access in WF2 8EJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF2 8EJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed39.1Mbps
Average download speed71.3Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed4.4Mbps
Average upload speed4.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed9.99Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8EJ (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8EJ

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WF2 8EJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)462,344
Meter count47
Mean (kWh/meter)9,837
Median (kWh/meter)9,538

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)159,375
Meter count45
Mean (kWh/meter)3,542
Median (kWh/meter)3,594
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8EJ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8EJ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

91.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 8EJ:

Food Standards Agency

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

Abduls
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
151 Broadway
227m
Victoria Sandwich
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
145 Broadway
227m
Shell Service Station
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Wakefield Road
386m

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Nearest post box to WF2 8EJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Gargrave Place17:3011:00183m
Garden City17:3011:00434m
126 Broadway/Hall Road17:3011:00444m

Nearest sports facilities to WF2 8EJ

FacilityDistance
Total Fitness (Wakefield)
Fryers Way, Ossett
Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool, Studio
583m
Thornes Junior Football Club
Queens Drive, Ossett
Grass Pitches
744m
Snapethorpe Primary School
Broadway, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
832m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF2 8EJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DD
Primary632m
St Michael's CofE Academy
Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA
Primary842m
Evolve Academy
St. Georges Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8BB
Not applicable961m

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Source: Edubase
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WF2 8EJ ITL and WF2 8EJ 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 8EJ:

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

WF2 8EJ 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 8EJ:

CodeName
OAE00060131
LSOAE01011922Wakefield 026F
MSOAE02002463Wakefield 026

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WF2 8AXBroadway152m
WF2 9DTDewsbury Road169m
WF2 9DUDewsbury Road178m
WF2 9BBForeman Road185m
WF2 9DYTyson Grove197m