WF2 8RN maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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WF2 8RN geodata

Easting431154
Northing419506
Latitude53.671106
Longitude-1.529923

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 8RN?

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

Elevation or altitude of WF2 8RN 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 8RN

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Hillside Close434m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Hillside Close434m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Hillside Close434m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8RN

Horbury Rd Cumbrian Way (Horbury Road)Lupset194m
Horbury Rd Cumbrian Way (Horbury Road)Lupset215m
Lupset Hotel Horbury Road (Horbury Road)Lupset260m
Lupset Hotel Horbury Road (Horbury Road)Lupset270m
Horbury Rd Thornes Road (Horbury Road)Lupset270m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8RN

Wakefield Westgate Station2.1km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station2.9km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station3.3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8RN

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

Download

Median download speed30.4Mbps
Average download speed36.3Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed2.1Mbps
Average upload speed1.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed2.71Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8RN (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 8RN

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WF2 8RN gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)77,450
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)9,681
Median (kWh/meter)10,433

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)23,837
Meter count7
Mean (kWh/meter)3,405
Median (kWh/meter)3,490
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8RN, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8RN.
  • 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 8RN:

Food Standards Agency

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

George's Cafe
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
12 Townley Road
159m
Shenshah Tandoori & Munchi's
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
9 Townley Road
159m
Townley Road Post Office
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
11 Townley Road
159m

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Nearest post box to WF2 8RN

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Townley Road / Robin Hood Cres17:4512:00116m
Waterton Road17:3011:00254m
Snapethorpe17:4512:30263m

Nearest sports facilities to WF2 8RN

FacilityDistance
St George's Community Centre
Broadway, Wakefield
Sports Hall
431m
Empire Stores (Closed)
Horbury Road, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
490m
Snapethorpe Primary School
Broadway, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
523m

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Nearest schools to WF2 8RN

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8AA
Primary376m
Evolve Academy
St. Georges Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8BB
Not applicable607m
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School
The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QW
Primary749m

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WF2 8RN ITL and WF2 8RN 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 8RN:

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

WF2 8RN 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 8RN:

CodeName
OAE00060038
LSOAE01011904Wakefield 026D
MSOAE02002463Wakefield 026

Nearest postcodes to WF2 8RN

WF2 8RLSpa Grove35m
WF2 8RJWhinney Moor Avenue64m
WF2 8RWSpa Grove77m
WF2 8SEManor Haigh Road99m
WF2 8SGWhinney Moor Avenue106m
WF2 8SFManor Haigh Road119m
WF2 8RTTownley Road156m
WF2 8RUTownley Road159m
WF2 8RZLittle John Crescent173m
WF2 8QXHorbury Road184m