WF2 8RG maps, stats, and open data

WF2 8RG 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 8RG maps

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

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WF2 8RG geodata

Easting431405
Northing419582
Latitude53.671774
Longitude-1.526117

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 8RG?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF2
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WF2 8RG Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation50m164ft

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 8RG

December 2023Other theftOn or near Potter Avenue311m
November 2023Other theftOn or near Potter Avenue311m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Waterton Road446m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8RG

Horbury Road Whinney Moor Ave (Horbury Road)Lupset165m
Horbury Rd Thornes Road (Horbury Road)Lupset183m
Horbury Road Gill Sike Rd (Horbury Road)Lupset193m
Thornes Rd Horbury Road (Thornes Road)Lupset200m
Horbury Rd Thornes Road (Horbury Road)Lupset229m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8RG

Wakefield Westgate Station1.8km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station2.6km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station3.1km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8RG

Broadband access in WF2 8RG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband93.8%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF2 8RG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed50.2Mbps
Average download speed62.3Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed9.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8RG (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 8RG

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WF2 8RG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)169,919
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)10,620
Median (kWh/meter)10,382

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)53,364
Meter count15
Mean (kWh/meter)3,558
Median (kWh/meter)3,271
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8RG, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8RG.
  • 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 8RG:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Whinney Moor
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
The Duke Of Wellington Public House
107m
Eat 88
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
201A Horbury Road
171m
Tanith Enterprise Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Whinney Moor Service Station
171m

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Nearest post box to WF2 8RG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Lupset Bar18:0011:00189m
Whinney Moor P.o.17:3012:00270m
Townley Road / Robin Hood Cres17:4512:00341m

Nearest sports facilities to WF2 8RG

FacilityDistance
Empire Stores (Closed)
Horbury Road, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
524m
Wakefield The Mount Junior And Infant School
The Mount, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
567m
City Of Wakefield Golf Club
Horbury Road, Wakefield
Golf, Grass Pitches
649m

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Nearest schools to WF2 8RG

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW
Primary569m
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8AA
Primary638m
Trinity Academy Cathedral
Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Secondary724m

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WF2 8RG ITL and WF2 8RG 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 8RG:

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

WF2 8RG 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 8RG:

CodeName
OAE00059997
LSOAE01011904Wakefield 026D
MSOAE02002463Wakefield 026

Nearest postcodes to WF2 8RG

WF2 8RFWhinney Moor Avenue55m
WF2 8REHorbury Road109m
WF2 8HEPotter Avenue144m
WF2 8RBHorbury Road170m
WF2 8SEManor Haigh Road181m
WF2 8RJWhinney Moor Avenue211m
WF2 8SBManor Haigh Road226m
WF2 8RLSpa Grove228m
WF2 8RDGill Sike Avenue233m
WF2 8QUHorbury Road238m