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WF8 2AS lies on Broadway in Pontefract. WF8 2AS 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 2AS maps

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

WF8 2AS 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 2AS geodata

Easting	446317
Northing	421397
Latitude	53.686981
Longitude	-1.300148

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2AS?

Street	Broadway
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2AS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2AS 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 2AS

January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	163m
January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	163m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Circle	163m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2AS

Monument Mews (The Circle)	Chequerfield	211m
East Drive Kings Cres (East Drive)	Chequerfield	230m
Chequerfield Rd Church (Chequerfield Road)	Chequerfield	263m
Harewood Mount Grove Mount (Harewood Mount)	Chequerfield	267m
Churchbalk Lane Beech St (Churchbalk Lane)	Chequerfield	268m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2AS

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.6km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.4km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2AS

Broadband access in WF8 2AS (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 2AS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	48.8Mbps
Average download speed	50.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.6Mbps
Average upload speed	7.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	14.28Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2AS (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 2AS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	228,655
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,703
Median (kWh/meter)	13,886

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	63,496
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,528
Median (kWh/meter)	3,204

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Horners Bakery

163m

R & S Atlantic Fish Bar

163m

St Marys Community Centre

The Circle

163m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	184m
Ashleigh Ave / Grove Road	17:30	11:00	382m
Willow Park P.o.	17:00	11:15	659m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2AS

Facility	Distance
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	247m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract Sports Hall	519m
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 2AS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
De Lacy Primary School Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG	Primary	475m
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER	Nursery	483m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD	Not applicable	591m

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WF8 2AS ITL and WF8 2AS 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 2AS:

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 2AS 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 2AS:

	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 2AS

WF8 2AG	Harewood Avenue	84m
WF8 2AW	Kings Crescent	100m
WF8 2AZ	Friars Nook	108m
WF8 2AQ	Harewood Avenue	109m
WF8 2AY	The Circle	129m
WF8 2AP	Kings Crescent	135m
WF8 2AH	School Road	145m
WF8 2AR	Broadway	163m
WF8 2AF	Harewood Avenue	193m
WF8 2AB	Grove Road	200m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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