WF2 8NS maps, stats, and open data

WF2 8NS lies on Townley Road in Wakefield. WF2 8NS 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 8NS maps

WF2 8NS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WF2 8NS map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WF2 8NS geodata

Easting430924
Northing419951
Latitude53.675119
Longitude-1.533360

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 8NS?

StreetTownley Road
Town/CityWakefield
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF2
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WF2 8NS Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation60m197ft

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 8NS

November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Waterton Road162m
October 2023Other crimeOn or near Waterton Road162m
October 2023Public orderOn or near Waterton Road162m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8NS

Waterton Rd Townley Road (Waterton Road)Lupset152m
Waterton Rd Townley Road (Waterton Road)Lupset155m
Waterton Rd Gissing Road (Waterton Road)Lupset260m
Waterton Rd Gissing Road (Waterton Road)Lupset263m
Waterton Rd Manor Haigh Road (Waterton Road)Lupset294m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8NS

Wakefield Westgate Station2km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station3km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station3.7km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8NS

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

Download

Median download speed50.1Mbps
Average download speed76.7Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8NS (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 8NS

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WF2 8NS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)570,155
Meter count49
Mean (kWh/meter)11,636
Median (kWh/meter)9,778

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)187,240
Meter count46
Mean (kWh/meter)4,070
Median (kWh/meter)3,769
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8NS, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8NS.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

94.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 8NS:

Food Standards Agency

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

Jubilee Hall
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Townley Road
2m
The Cod Father
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
117 Townley Road
230m
Hall Road Stores
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
22-26A Hall Road
297m

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Nearest post box to WF2 8NS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Waterton Road17:3011:00253m
Garden City17:3011:00305m
Townley Road / Robin Hood Cres17:4512:00397m

Nearest sports facilities to WF2 8NS

FacilityDistance
Snapethorpe Primary School
Broadway, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
502m
St George's Community Centre
Broadway, Wakefield
Sports Hall
506m
Wakefield St Michaels Cricket Club
Cross Lane, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
879m

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Nearest schools to WF2 8NS

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DD
Primary350m
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8AA
Primary548m
St Michael's CofE Academy
Flanshaw Lane, Wakefield, WF2 9JA
Primary628m

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WF2 8NS ITL and WF2 8NS 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 8NS:

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

WF2 8NS 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 8NS:

CodeName
OAE00060013
LSOAE01011899Wakefield 026A
MSOAE02002463Wakefield 026

Nearest postcodes to WF2 8NS

WF2 8NRRoundwood Rise92m
WF2 8NHGissing Road132m
WF2 8NQGissing Road176m
WF2 8NTWaterton Road178m
WF2 8NWHaselden Crescent201m
WF2 8NGGloucester Grove209m
WF2 8RRTownley Road214m
WF2 8EGTownley Road229m
WF2 8EQSt Oswald Road236m
WF2 8NNHaselden Road250m