WF8 2BL maps, stats, and open data

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

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

WF8 2BL 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 2BL geodata

Easting	446679
Northing	421348
Latitude	53.686508
Longitude	-1.294674

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2BL?

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 2BL Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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 2BL

January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	221m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Circle	221m
January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	221m
➜ Chequerfield Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2BL

East Drive School Rd (East Drive)	Chequerfield	100m
East Drive Kings Cres (East Drive)	Chequerfield	137m
Chequerfield Lane Willow Park (Chequerfield Lane)	Chequerfield	189m
Chequerfield Lane Willow Park (Chequerfield Lane)	Chequerfield	293m
Monument Mews (The Circle)	Chequerfield	300m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2BL

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.8km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.5km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2BL

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

Download

Median download speed	15.8Mbps
Average download speed	51.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	5.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2BL (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 2BL

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 2BL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	267,471
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,374
Median (kWh/meter)	12,854

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	51,762
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,235
Median (kWh/meter)	2,969

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

89.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2BL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

High Well School

Rookhill Road

151m

Pomfret Woodland Community Nursery

Pomfret Childrens Centre Nursery

152m

Horners Bakery

246m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	317m
Willow Park P.o.	17:00	11:15	551m
Eastbourne Vw/Eastbourne Ter	17:30	11:15	567m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2BL

Facility	Distance
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract Sports Hall	154m
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	268m
Chequers Close Playing Fields Chequers Close, Pontefract Grass Pitches	333m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD	Not applicable	226m
De Lacy Primary School Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG	Primary	232m
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER	Nursery	537m

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WF8 2BL ITL and WF8 2BL 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 2BL:

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 2BL 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 2BL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059771
LSOA	E01011852	Wakefield 018C
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2BL

WF8 2BW	Rookhill Mount	93m
WF8 2DB	The Close	96m
WF8 2BJ	Chequerfield Road	105m
WF8 2AN	East Drive	119m
WF8 2DE	Rookhill Road	128m
WF8 2BN	Chequerfield Mount	146m
WF8 2AJ	School Road	153m
WF8 2DD	Rookhill Road	154m
WF8 2BH	Chequerfield Road	185m
WF8 2DA	Rookhill Road	199m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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