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WF8 2BN lies on Chequerfield Mount in Pontefract. WF8 2BN 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 2BN maps

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

WF8 2BN 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 2BN geodata

Easting	446686
Northing	421202
Latitude	53.685195
Longitude	-1.294590

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2BN?

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

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2BN 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 2BN

January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	254m
January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	254m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Circle	254m
➜ Chequerfield Mount crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2BN

East Drive Kings Cres (East Drive)	Chequerfield	206m
East Drive School Rd (East Drive)	Chequerfield	224m
Monument Mews (The Circle)	Chequerfield	273m
Chequerfield Rd Church (Chequerfield Road)	Chequerfield	313m
Chequerfield Lane Willow Park (Chequerfield Lane)	Chequerfield	331m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2BN

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.9km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.6km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2BN

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

Download

Median download speed	18.8Mbps
Average download speed	33.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	3.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.76Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2BN (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 2BN

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WF8 2BN gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	298,319
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,560
Median (kWh/meter)	12,579

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	87,423
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,801
Median (kWh/meter)	3,861

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

81.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2BN:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Pomfret Woodland Community Nursery

Pomfret Childrens Centre Nursery

197m

High Well School

Rookhill Road

197m

St Giles' Food Share and Pantry Club

259m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	301m
Eastbourne Vw/Eastbourne Ter	17:30	11:15	665m
Willow Park P.o.	17:00	11:15	696m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2BN

Facility	Distance
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract Sports Hall	200m
Chequers Close Playing Fields Chequers Close, Pontefract Grass Pitches	287m
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	394m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2BN

School	Phase of Education	Distance
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD	Not applicable	257m
De Lacy Primary School Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG	Primary	371m
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER	Nursery	677m

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WF8 2BN ITL and WF8 2BN 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 2BN:

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 2BN 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 2BN:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059739
LSOA	E01011853	Wakefield 018D
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2BN

WF8 2DB	The Close	58m
WF8 2DA	Rookhill Road	104m
WF8 2BH	Chequerfield Road	116m
WF8 2BJ	Chequerfield Road	141m
WF8 2BL	Chequerfield Road	146m
WF8 2BW	Rookhill Mount	162m
WF8 2AT	Broadway	187m
WF8 2BZ	Rookhill Road	190m
WF8 2DD	Rookhill Road	200m
WF8 2BS	Chequerfield Drive	220m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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