WF8 2AQ maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2AQ lies on Harewood Avenue in Pontefract. WF8 2AQ 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 2AQ maps

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

WF8 2AQ 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 2AQ geodata

Easting	446357
Northing	421498
Latitude	53.687885
Longitude	-1.299527

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2AQ?

Street	Harewood Avenue
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2AQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2AQ 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 2AQ

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Circle	207m
January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	207m
January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	207m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2AQ

Harewood Mount Grove Mount (Harewood Mount)	Chequerfield	165m
Harewood Mount Grove Rise (Harewood Mount)	Chequerfield	187m
Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent (Harewood Avenue)	Chequerfield	235m
East Drive Kings Cres (East Drive)	Chequerfield	238m
Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent (Harewood Avenue)	Chequerfield	238m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2AQ

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.5km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.3km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2AQ

Broadband access in WF8 2AQ (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	80.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	80.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2AQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	104.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.5Mbps
Average upload speed	7.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2AQ (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%

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WF8 2AQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	202,498
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,464
Median (kWh/meter)	15,005

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	46,855
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,604
Median (kWh/meter)	2,840

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

93.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2AQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Playgroup

Harewood Centre Nursery School

184m

Horners Bakery

225m

R & S Atlantic Fish Bar

225m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	274m
Ashleigh Ave / Grove Road	17:30	11:00	399m
Willow Park P.o.	17:00	11:15	557m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2AQ

Facility	Distance
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	161m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract Sports Hall	502m
Chequers Close Playing Fields Chequers Close, Pontefract Grass Pitches	688m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2AQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER	Nursery	374m
De Lacy Primary School Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG	Primary	410m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD	Not applicable	571m

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WF8 2AQ ITL and WF8 2AQ 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 2AQ:

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 2AQ 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 2AQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059770
LSOA	E01011850	Wakefield 018B
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2AQ

WF8 2AH	School Road	85m
WF8 2AS	Broadway	109m
WF8 2AB	Grove Road	125m
WF8 2AR	Broadway	139m
WF8 2AP	Kings Crescent	152m
WF8 2UA	Grove Mount	155m
WF8 2AG	Harewood Avenue	159m
WF8 2ER	Harewood Avenue	182m
WF8 2TZ	Harewood Mount	192m
WF8 2AW	Kings Crescent	202m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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