WF2 8ST maps, stats, and open data

WF2 8ST lies on Lawefield Lane in Wakefield. WF2 8ST 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 8ST maps

WF2 8ST map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WF2 8ST map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WF2 8ST geodata

Easting	432472
Northing	420362
Latitude	53.678719
Longitude	-1.509886

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 8ST?

Street	Lawefield Lane
Town/City	Wakefield
Country	England
Postcode District	WF2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF2 8ST Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Wakefield West
Constituency	Wakefield

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF2 8ST

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	381m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	381m
January 2024	Possession of weapons	On or near Parking Area	381m
➜ Lawefield Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8ST

Westgate End Makin Street (Westgate End)	Wakefield City Centre	145m
Westgate End Makin Street (Westgate End)	Wakefield City Centre	159m
Westgate Ings Road (Westgate)	Wakefield City Centre	272m
Lawefield Ln Park Grove Rd (Lawefiled Lane)	Thornes	275m
Ings Road	Wakefield City Centre	283m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8ST

Wakefield Westgate Station	0.5km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station	1.4km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station	2.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8ST

Broadband access in WF2 8ST (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	75.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF2 8ST (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	42.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8ST (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8ST

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Source: Ofcom
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WF2 8ST gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	326,470
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	32,647
Median (kWh/meter)	25,591

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8ST, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8ST.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

80.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 8ST:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Mellors Catering Service

Lawefield Primary School

Westy's Fast Food

49 Westgate End

120m

Cha Cha Chai

63 Westgate End

121m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WF2 8ST

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
St Michael's	17:30	12:15	126m
123 Lawefield Lane	17:45	11:45	249m
Henry St / Waterhouse Grove	17:30	11:15	377m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF2 8ST

Facility	Distance
Thornes Park Lawefield Lane, Wakefield Grass Pitches	380m
The Gym Group (Wakefield) Dewsbury Road, Wakefield Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	430m
Thornes Park Athletics Stadium Horbury Road, Wakefield Athletics, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	466m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF2 8ST

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, WF2 8ST	Primary	3m
CAPA College Mulberry Way, Wakefield, WF1 2QN	16 plus	601m
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH	16 plus	908m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of WF2 8ST flooding from rivers and sea	Low
➜ WF2 8ST flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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WF2 8ST ITL and WF2 8ST 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 8ST:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLE	Yorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLE4	West Yorkshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLE45	Wakefield
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000036	Wakefield

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WF2 8ST 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 8ST:

	Code	Name
OA	E00060011
LSOA	E01011907	Wakefield 028D
MSOA	E02002465	Wakefield 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF2 8ST

WF2 8SP	Lawefield Lane	82m
WF2 9RH	Chald Lane	100m
WF2 8TL	Milton Street	106m
WF2 8TJ	Makin Street	110m
WF2 9RL	Westgate End	118m
WF2 8TA	Gaskell Street	131m
WF2 8SN	Claremont Terrace	139m
WF2 8TQ	Carlton Street	147m
WF2 9RG	Westgate End	160m
WF2 9RB	Plumpton Terrace	168m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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