WF2 8YL lies on St James Rise in Wakefield. WF2 8YL 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 July 1995.
| Easting | 430121 |
| Northing | 419745 |
| Latitude | 53.673314 |
| Longitude | -1.545535 |
| Street | St James Rise |
| Town/City | Wakefield |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WF2 |
Elevation or altitude of WF2 8YL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 80m | 262ft |
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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| Ward | Wakefield West |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Wakefield |
2, ST JAMES RISE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8YL 2025 18 AUG £285,000 |
14, ST JAMES RISE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8YL 2024 12 JUL £295,000 |
14, ST JAMES RISE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8YL 2023 15 DEC £310,000 |
14, ST JAMES RISE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8YL 2021 30 SEP £260,000 |
5, ST JAMES RISE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8YL 2020 14 OCT £250,000 |
12, ST JAMES RISE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8YL 2019 30 AUG £240,000 |
8, ST JAMES RISE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8YL 2018 30 OCT £170,000 |
14, ST JAMES RISE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8YL 2018 6 JUL £223,500 |
1, ST JAMES RISE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8YL 2016 1 JUN £159,950 |
5, ST JAMES RISE, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8YL 2016 29 APR £170,000 |
| Dacre Avenue Lindsey Ave (Dacre Avenue) | Lupset | 250m |
| Dacre Avenue Lindsey Ave (Dacre Avenue) | Lupset | 259m |
| Darce Avenue Broadway (Dacre Avenue) | Lupset | 387m |
| Broadway Snapethorpe Gate (Broadway) | Lupset | 400m |
| Broadway Snapethorpe Gate (Broadway) | Lupset | 413m |
| Wakefield Westgate Station | 2.8km |
| Wakefield Kirkgate Station | 3.8km |
| Sandal & Agbrigg Station | 4.4km |
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
| Median download speed | 44.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 42.4Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 57.44Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 9.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 16.83Mbps |
| 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% |
Estimated total energy consumption in WF2 8YL by fuel type, 2015.
| Consumption (kWh) | 169,498 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 11 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 15,409 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,659 |
| Consumption (kWh) | 44,071 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 11 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,006 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,571 |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| 126 Broadway/Hall Road | 17:30 | 11:00 | 417m |
| Gargrave Place | 17:30 | 11:00 | 543m |
| Ossett Spa | 17:30 | 11:45 | 691m |
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 8YL:
| 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 |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WF2 8YL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00060105 | |
| LSOA | E01011922 | Wakefield 026F |
| MSOA | E02002463 | Wakefield 026 |
| WF2 8YG | Airedale Heights | 63m |
| WF2 8YF | Airedale Heights | 95m |
| WF2 8YQ | Holby Square | 132m |
| WF2 8YH | Castle Hill | 141m |
| WF2 8AH | Dacre Avenue | 224m |
| WF2 8AL | Dacre Avenue | 226m |
| WF2 8YB | Hallamshire Mews | 240m |
| WF2 8AD | Milton Road | 252m |
| WF2 8YA | Snapethorpe Gate | 272m |
| WF2 8AE | Milton Crescent | 303m |