WF2 8JL maps, stats, and open data
WF2 8JL lies on Horbury Road in Wakefield. WF2 8JL 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 8JL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WF2 8JL geodata
| Easting | 431035 |
| Northing | 419273 |
| Latitude | 53.669018 |
| Longitude | -1.531748 |
Where is WF2 8JL?
| Street | Horbury Road |
| Town/City | Wakefield |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WF2 |
WF2 8JL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WF2 8JL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 50m | 164ft |
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
| Ward | Wakefield West |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Wakefield |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WF2 8JL
287, HORBURY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8JL 2026 17 MAR £347,500 |
281, HORBURY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8JL 2004 23 JAN £240,000 |
315C, HORBURY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8JL 2002 1 MAY £100,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WF2 8JL
| Lupset Hotel Horbury Road (Horbury Road) | Lupset | 32m |
| Lupset Hotel Horbury Road (Horbury Road) | Lupset | 46m |
| Broadway Aysgarth Drive (Broadway) | Lupset | 135m |
| Horbury Rd Cumbrian Way (Horbury Road) | Lupset | 153m |
| Horbury Rd Cumbrian Way (Horbury Road) | Lupset | 166m |
Nearest railway stations to WF2 8JL
| Wakefield Westgate Station | 2.3km |
| Wakefield Kirkgate Station | 3km |
| Sandal & Agbrigg Station | 3.4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WF2 8JL (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 8JL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 47.8Mbps |
| Average download speed | 59.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 10.7Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WF2 8JL (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% |
WF2 8JL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WF2 8JL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 367,956 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 21 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 17,522 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,730 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 70,905 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 21 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,376 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,999 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8JL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8JL.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
74.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 8JL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF2 8JL (metres)
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Nearest post box to WF2 8JL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Snapethorpe | 17:45 | 12:30 | 50m |
| Townley Road / Robin Hood Cres | 17:45 | 12:00 | 307m |
| Pennine Close | 17:30 | 12:15 | 313m |
WF2 8JL ITL and WF2 8JL 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 8JL:
| 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 |
WF2 8JL 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 8JL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00060037 | |
| LSOA | E01011903 | Wakefield 028B |
| MSOA | E02002465 | Wakefield 028 |
Nearest postcodes to WF2 8JL
| WF2 8LN | Lennox Drive | 56m |
| WF2 8LL | Lennox Drive | 84m |
| WF2 8QX | Horbury Road | 86m |
| WF2 8SQ | Whinney Moor Avenue | 97m |
| WF2 8SF | Manor Haigh Road | 143m |
| WF2 8JZ | Grampian Avenue | 156m |
| WF2 8JF | Horbury Road | 160m |
| WF2 8JW | Cumbrian Way | 164m |
| WF2 8RW | Spa Grove | 185m |
| WF2 8LW | Lennox Drive | 190m |
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