WF2 8YG maps, stats, and open data

WF2 8YG lies on Airedale Heights in Wakefield. WF2 8YG 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 December 1994.

WF2 8YG maps

WF2 8YG map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
WF2 8YG map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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WF2 8YG geodata

Easting430105
Northing419806
Latitude53.673863
Longitude-1.545772

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Where is WF2 8YG?

StreetAiredale Heights
Town/CityWakefield
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF2
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WF2 8YG Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation80m262ft

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 8YG

2021
30 JUL
£225,000
2017
17 OCT
£179,000
29, AIREDALE HEIGHTS, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8YG
2015
16 OCT
£157,000
2015
24 APR
£172,500
2014
17 MAR
£156,000
2012
5 DEC
£167,000
2009
17 APR
£164,950
2009
9 JAN
£167,000
2004
6 OCT
£184,950
11, AIREDALE HEIGHTS, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8YG
2002
18 JAN
£82,500

➜ Wakefield house prices

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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF2 8YG

June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Airedale Heights60m
June 2022Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Benjamin Sykes Way84m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Benjamin Sykes Way84m
➜ Airedale Heights crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8YG

Dacre Avenue Lindsey Ave (Dacre Avenue)Lupset189m
Dacre Avenue Lindsey Ave (Dacre Avenue)Lupset211m
Darce Avenue Broadway (Dacre Avenue)Lupset351m
Broadway Snapethorpe Gate (Broadway)Lupset387m
Linsay Avenue Broadway (Lindsay Avenue)Lupset395m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8YG

Wakefield Westgate Station2.8km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station3.8km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station4.4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF2 8YG

Broadband access in WF2 8YG (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in WF2 8YG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed39.1Mbps
Average download speed41.1Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.8Mbps
Average upload speed10.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8YG (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 8YG

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WF2 8YG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)285,126
Meter count29
Mean (kWh/meter)9,832
Median (kWh/meter)9,221

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)109,764
Meter count29
Mean (kWh/meter)3,785
Median (kWh/meter)3,516
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF2 8YG, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WF2 8YG.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

91.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 8YG:

Food Standards Agency

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

Snapethorpe Hall Nursing Home HC-One
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Snapethorpe Gate
265m
Hall Road Stores
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
22-26A Hall Road
535m
Abduls
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
151 Broadway
554m

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Nearest post box to WF2 8YG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
126 Broadway/Hall Road17:3011:00412m
Gargrave Place17:3011:00491m
Ossett Spa17:3011:45677m

Nearest sports facilities to WF2 8YG

FacilityDistance
Snapethorpe Primary School
Broadway, Wakefield
Grass Pitches
589m
Haggs Hill
Parkfield Drive, Ossett
Grass Pitches
638m
St George's Community Centre
Broadway, Wakefield
Sports Hall
695m

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Nearest schools to WF2 8YG

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Evolve Academy
St. Georges Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8BB
Not applicable608m
Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School
St George's Road, Lupset, Wakefield, WF2 8AA
Primary785m
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Dewsbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 9DD
Primary1.1km

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WF2 8YG ITL and WF2 8YG 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 8YG:

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

WF2 8YG 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 8YG:

CodeName
OAE00060105
LSOAE01011922Wakefield 026F
MSOAE02002463Wakefield 026

Nearest postcodes to WF2 8YG

WF2 8YFAiredale Heights46m
WF2 8YLSt James Rise63m
WF2 8YHCastle Hill104m
WF2 8YQHolby Square114m
WF2 8ALDacre Avenue163m
WF2 8AHDacre Avenue175m
WF2 8YBHallamshire Mews212m
WF2 8YASnapethorpe Gate257m
WF2 8ANDacre Avenue281m
WF2 8ADMilton Road290m