WF8 2EL maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2EL lies on Cromwell Crescent in Pontefract. WF8 2EL 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 2EL maps

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

WF8 2EL 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 2EL geodata

Easting	446308
Northing	421851
Latitude	53.691062
Longitude	-1.300216

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2EL?

Street	Cromwell Crescent
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2EL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2EL 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 2EL

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cromwell Crescent	40m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Grove Road	337m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cromwell Crescent	40m
➜ Cromwell Crescent crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2EL

Harewood Mount Grove Rise (Harewood Mount)	Chequerfield	169m
Harewood Mount Grove Mount (Harewood Mount)	Chequerfield	192m
Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent (Harewood Avenue)	Chequerfield	217m
Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent (Harewood Avenue)	Willow Park	220m
Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent (Harewood Avenue)	Chequerfield	225m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2EL

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.2km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	0.9km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2EL

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

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	108.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.8Mbps
Average upload speed	6.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	15.62Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2EL (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 2EL

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WF8 2EL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	417,244
Meter count	40
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,431
Median (kWh/meter)	10,596

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	136,125
Meter count	36
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,781
Median (kWh/meter)	3,342

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

83.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2EL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Playgroup

Harewood Centre Nursery School

235m

Live At Home Scheme Halberg House

1-58 Halberg House Viking Road

275m

Trees Residential Care Home

Weavers Road

311m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Willow Park P.o.	17:00	11:15	442m
Ashleigh Ave / Grove Road	17:30	11:00	471m
Pontefract Delivery Office	18:30	12:00	581m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2EL

Facility	Distance
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	358m
Womens Workout World (Pontefract) (Closed) Horsefair, Pontefract Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	606m
Fitness Base Gym Northgate, Pontefract Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	694m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2EL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER	Nursery	178m
De Lacy Primary School Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG	Primary	536m
Cherry Tree Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	709m

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WF8 2EL ITL and WF8 2EL 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 2EL:

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 2EL 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 2EL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059694
LSOA	E01011840	Wakefield 018A
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2EL

WF8 2UE	Harewood Rise	74m
WF8 2EH	De Lacy Terrace	96m
WF8 2EQ	Olivers Mount	100m
WF8 2UD	Hillside Mount	111m
WF8 2EJ	Cromwell Crescent	120m
WF8 2UB	Grove Rise	160m
WF8 2EP	Cromwell Crescent	164m
WF8 2TZ	Harewood Mount	165m
WF8 2EG	Cromwell Crescent	177m
WF8 2TY	Grove Avenue	183m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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