WF8 2BG maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2BG lies on Chequerfield Road in Pontefract. WF8 2BG 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 2BG maps

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

WF8 2BG 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 2BG geodata

Easting	446438
Northing	421155
Latitude	53.684795
Longitude	-1.298352

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2BG?

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

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2BG 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 2BG

January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	165m
January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	165m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Circle	165m
➜ Chequerfield Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2BG

Monument Mews (The Circle)	Chequerfield	60m
Chequerfield Rd Church (Chequerfield Road)	Chequerfield	61m
East Drive Kings Cres (East Drive)	Chequerfield	220m
Monument Ln Rookhill Drive (Monument Lane)	Chequerfield	250m
Monument Lane Churchbalk Ln (Monument Lane)	Chequerfield	260m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2BG

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.9km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.6km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2BG

Broadband access in WF8 2BG (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	91.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	91.7%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2BG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	25.6Mbps
Average download speed	66.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	4.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	13.33Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2BG (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 2BG

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 2BG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	126,588
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,549
Median (kWh/meter)	11,307

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	33,739
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,067
Median (kWh/meter)	3,055

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

St Giles' Food Share and Pantry Club

47m

Horners Bakery

134m

R & S Atlantic Fish Bar

134m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	88m
Ashleigh Ave / Grove Road	17:30	11:00	609m
Carleton Green	17:30	10:45	669m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2BG

Facility	Distance
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	405m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract Sports Hall	435m
Chequers Close Playing Fields Chequers Close, Pontefract Grass Pitches	536m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2BG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD	Not applicable	501m
De Lacy Primary School Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG	Primary	522m
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP	Primary	663m

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WF8 2BG ITL and WF8 2BG 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 2BG:

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 2BG 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 2BG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059740
LSOA	E01011850	Wakefield 018B
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2BG

WF8 2BQ	Chequerfield Road	47m
WF8 2AT	Broadway	87m
WF8 2BU	Rookhill Drive	110m
WF8 2AU	West Drive	114m
WF8 2BS	Chequerfield Drive	132m
WF8 2BH	Chequerfield Road	139m
WF8 2BT	Rookhill Drive	145m
WF8 2AY	The Circle	146m
WF8 2BY	Rookhill Road	167m
WF8 2AW	Kings Crescent	181m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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