WF2 8RB maps, stats, and open data

WF2 8RB lies on Horbury Road in Wakefield. WF2 8RB 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 8RB maps

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

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WF2 8RB geodata

Easting431571
Northing419544
Latitude53.671422
Longitude-1.523608

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 8RB?

StreetHorbury Road
Town/CityWakefield
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF2
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WF2 8RB Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF2 8RB

2015
23 DEC
£281,000
243, HORBURY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8RB
2007
25 JUN
£215,000
2004
19 FEB
£178,000
223, HORBURY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8RB
2003
22 SEP
£168,000
223, HORBURY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8RB
2000
28 JAN
£86,000
1997
22 JUL
£74,000

➜ Wakefield house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF2 8RB

December 2023Other theftOn or near Potter Avenue370m
November 2023Other theftOn or near Potter Avenue370m
October 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Potter Avenue370m
➜ Horbury Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8RB

Horbury Road Whinney Moor Ave (Horbury Road)Lupset23m
Horbury Road Gill Sike Rd (Horbury Road)Lupset77m
Thornes Rd Horbury Road (Thornes Road)Lupset148m
Thornes Road The Mount (Thornes Road)Thornes197m
Thornes Road The Mount (Thornes Road)Thornes199m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8RB

Wakefield Westgate Station1.7km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station2.5km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station2.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8RB

Broadband access in WF2 8RB (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband95.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF2 8RB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed90.0Mbps
Average download speed96.9Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.3Mbps
Average upload speed10.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8RB (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 8RB

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WF2 8RB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)417,408
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)19,877
Median (kWh/meter)17,142

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)80,236
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)4,458
Median (kWh/meter)4,343
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8RB, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8RB.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

92.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 8RB:

Food Standards Agency

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

Eat 88
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
201A Horbury Road
1m
Tanith Enterprise Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Whinney Moor Service Station
1m
Pizza Amore
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
201B Horbury Road
1m

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Nearest post box to WF2 8RB

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Whinney Moor P.o.17:3012:00142m
Lupset Bar18:0011:00233m
Thornes Road18:0012:30449m

Nearest sports facilities to WF2 8RB

FacilityDistance
Wakefield The Mount Junior And Infant School
The Mount, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
420m
Empire Stores (Closed)
Horbury Road, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
530m
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road, Wakefield
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
555m

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Nearest schools to WF2 8RB

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW
Primary422m
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Secondary555m
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8AA
Primary793m

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WF2 8RB ITL and WF2 8RB 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 8RB:

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

WF2 8RB 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 8RB:

CodeName
OAE00059997
LSOAE01011904Wakefield 026D
MSOAE02002463Wakefield 026

Nearest postcodes to WF2 8RB

WF2 8REHorbury Road71m
WF2 8RDGill Sike Avenue72m
WF2 8QLThornes Road128m
WF2 8RFWhinney Moor Avenue141m
WF2 8LQThornbury Park163m
WF2 8QRThornes Road164m
WF2 8ESGeorge A Green Road230m
WF2 8HEPotter Avenue235m
WF2 8QJThornes Road239m
WF2 8BHThornbury Road244m