WF2 8PL maps, stats, and open data

WF2 8PL lies on Thornes Road in Wakefield. WF2 8PL 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 8PL maps

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

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WF2 8PL geodata

Easting432705
Northing419314
Latitude53.669286
Longitude-1.506468

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Where is WF2 8PL?

StreetThornes Road
Town/CityWakefield
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF2
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WF2 8PL Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

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 8PL

June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Thornes Park Court68m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Thornes Park Court68m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Thornes Park Court68m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8PL

Thornes Rd Denby Dale Road (Thornes Road)Thornes37m
Denby Dale Road Holmfield Ln (Denby Dale Road)Thornes133m
Denby Dale Road Holmfield Ln (Denby Dale Road)Thornes149m
Thornes Lane (Denby Dale Road)Thornes194m
Park Gates (Thornes Road)Thornes196m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8PL

Wakefield Westgate Station1.5km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station1.6km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station1.8km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8PL

Broadband access in WF2 8PL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband76.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF2 8PL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed72.1Mbps
Average download speed67.2Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed5.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8PL (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%

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WF2 8PL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)321,547
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)17,864
Median (kWh/meter)13,621

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)61,458
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)3,841
Median (kWh/meter)3,494
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8PL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8PL.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Stork Lodge Tearooms
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
14 Thornes Road
201m
Barkley & Co
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
11 Holmfield Lane
206m
The Queens Arms
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
159 Denby Dale Road
236m

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Nearest post box to WF2 8PL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
17 Thornes Road18:0011:4530m
Monckton Road Ind Estate18:30414m
Jessop St18:0011:45532m

Nearest sports facilities to WF2 8PL

FacilityDistance
Wakefield Football Centre
Headway Business Park, Wakefield
Artificial Grass Pitch
253m
Wakefield Thornes Cricket Club
Field Lane, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
489m
Nuffield Health (Wakefield)
Calder Island Way, Wakefield
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
500m

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Nearest schools to WF2 8PL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Field Lane, Thornes, Wakefield, WF2 7RU
Primary492m
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Secondary617m
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW
Primary861m

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WF2 8PL ITL and WF2 8PL 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 8PL:

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

WF2 8PL 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 8PL:

CodeName
OAE00060030
LSOAE01011902Wakefield 028A
MSOAE02002465Wakefield 028

Nearest postcodes to WF2 8PL

WF2 7AHDenby Dale Road140m
WF2 8PPThornes Road166m
WF2 7SDMajor Street194m
WF2 7AJDenby Dale Road199m
WF2 8EDDenby Dale Road238m
WF2 7AEHolmfield Grove243m
WF2 7ADHolmfield Lane255m
WF2 8PSThornes Moor Road265m
WF2 7SEBrentlea Avenue280m
WF2 7AFHolmfield Avenue281m