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WF8 2BX 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 2BX maps

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

WF8 2BX 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 2BX geodata

Easting	446297
Northing	421029
Latitude	53.683675
Longitude	-1.300505

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2BX?

Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2BX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2BX 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 2BX

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Circle	333m
January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	333m
January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	333m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2BX

Churchbalk Lane Carleton Crest (Churchbalk Lane)	Chequerfield	132m
Chequerfield Rd Church (Chequerfield Road)	Chequerfield	139m
Monument Lane Churchbalk Ln (Monument Lane)	Chequerfield	150m
Monument Ln Rookhill Drive (Monument Lane)	Chequerfield	153m
Monument Mews (The Circle)	Chequerfield	214m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2BX

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

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2BX

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

Download

Median download speed	17.2Mbps
Average download speed	37.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	6.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2BX (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 2BX

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 2BX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	487,253
Meter count	54
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,023
Median (kWh/meter)	9,283

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	77,441
Meter count	50
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,549
Median (kWh/meter)	1,523

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Pontefract & District Live at Home

21A Moverley Flatts

43m

One Stop

Monument Lane

133m

St Giles' Food Share and Pantry Club

215m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	216m
Carelton Road	17:30	10:45	518m
Carleton Green	17:30	10:45	531m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2BX

Facility	Distance
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	566m
The Rookeries Carleton Junior, Infant & Nurseryschool Carleton Road, Pontefract Grass Pitches	577m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract Sports Hall	618m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2BX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP	Primary	576m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD	Not applicable	681m
De Lacy Primary School Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG	Primary	709m

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WF8 2BX ITL and WF8 2BX 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 2BX:

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 2BX 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 2BX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059744
LSOA	E01011853	Wakefield 018D
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2BX

WF8 2BU	Rookhill Drive	79m
WF8 2RH	Churchbalk Lane	81m
WF8 2US	Orchard Mews	102m
WF8 2QW	Churchbalk Lane	118m
WF8 2BY	Rookhill Road	131m
WF8 2BE	Monument Lane	134m
WF8 2RQ	Wensley Drive	137m
WF8 2BQ	Chequerfield Road	143m
WF8 2QT	Long Crest	149m
WF8 2BT	Rookhill Drive	151m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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