WF8 2AB maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2AB lies on Grove Road in Pontefract. WF8 2AB is located in the Pontefract South electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wakefield and the English Parliamentary constituency of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford. 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.

WF8 2AB maps

WF8 2AB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WF8 2AB 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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WF8 2AB geodata

Easting	446274
Northing	421592
Latitude	53.688737
Longitude	-1.300770

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2AB?

Street	Grove Road
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2AB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2AB as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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	Pontefract South
Constituency	Normanton, Pontefract And Castleford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 2AB

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Grove Road	158m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cromwell Crescent	250m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Circle	330m
➜ Grove Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2AB

Harewood Mount Grove Mount (Harewood Mount)	Chequerfield	100m
Harewood Mount Grove Rise (Harewood Mount)	Chequerfield	111m
Viking Road Camelot Court (Viking Road)	Chequerfield	189m
Viking Road Camelot Court (Viking Road)	Chequerfield	195m
Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent (Harewood Avenue)	Chequerfield	225m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2AB

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.4km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.2km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2AB

Broadband access in WF8 2AB (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2AB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	64.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2AB (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 WF8 2AB

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 2AB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WF8 2AB by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	526,164
Meter count	40
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,154
Median (kWh/meter)	13,122

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	128,986
Meter count	39
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,307
Median (kWh/meter)	3,438

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF8 2AB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF8 2AB.
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

83.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2AB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF8 2AB (meters)

Live At Home Scheme Halberg House

1-58 Halberg House Viking Road

143m

Playgroup

Harewood Centre Nursery School

184m

Nanny G's

8 Ashleigh Avenue

332m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WF8 2AB

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Ashleigh Ave / Grove Road	17:30	11:00	319m
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	383m
Willow Park P.o.	17:00	11:15	563m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2AB

Facility	Distance
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	237m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract Sports Hall	614m
Womens Workout World (Pontefract) (Closed) Horsefair, Pontefract Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	693m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2AB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER	Nursery	333m
De Lacy Primary School Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG	Primary	488m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD	Not applicable	681m

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WF8 2AB ITL and WF8 2AB 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 WF8 2AB:

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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WF8 2AB 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 WF8 2AB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059679
LSOA	E01011840	Wakefield 018A
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2AB

WF8 2UA	Grove Mount	64m
WF8 2AR	Broadway	81m
WF8 2TY	Grove Avenue	86m
WF8 2TZ	Harewood Mount	121m
WF8 2AQ	Harewood Avenue	125m
WF8 2UB	Grove Rise	141m
WF8 2UD	Hillside Mount	153m
WF8 2EP	Cromwell Crescent	172m
WF8 2ER	Harewood Avenue	184m
WF8 2UE	Harewood Rise	188m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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