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WF8 2ES lies on Harewood Avenue in Pontefract. WF8 2ES 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 2ES maps

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

WF8 2ES 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 2ES geodata

Easting	446512
Northing	421809
Latitude	53.690666
Longitude	-1.297134

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2ES?

Street	Harewood Avenue
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2ES Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2ES 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 2ES

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cromwell Crescent	171m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Grove Road	460m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Circle	493m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2ES

Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent (Harewood Avenue)	Chequerfield	111m
Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent (Harewood Avenue)	Chequerfield	113m
Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent (Harewood Avenue)	Willow Park	139m
Baghill Lane Harewood Ave (Baghill Lane)	Willow Park	152m
Baghill Lane Harewood Ave (Baghill Lane)	Willow Park	181m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2ES

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.4km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2ES

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

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	58.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.9Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2ES (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 2ES gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	383,888
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,291
Median (kWh/meter)	10,842

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	115,675
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,615
Median (kWh/meter)	3,507

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Playgroup

Harewood Centre Nursery School

163m

Lanes Fish & Chips

116 Baghill Lane

194m

Spar

84 Baghill Lane

194m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Willow Park P.o.	17:00	11:15	251m
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	596m
Eastbourne Vw/Eastbourne Ter	17:30	11:15	612m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2ES

Facility	Distance
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	255m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract Sports Hall	571m
Chequers Close Playing Fields Chequers Close, Pontefract Grass Pitches	771m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2ES

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER	Nursery	48m
De Lacy Primary School Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG	Primary	349m
Cherry Tree Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	544m

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WF8 2ES ITL and WF8 2ES 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 2ES:

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 2ES 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 2ES:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059763
LSOA	E01011850	Wakefield 018B
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2ES

WF8 2SU	Willow Park	108m
WF8 2SX	Willow Park	114m
WF8 2EQ	Olivers Mount	129m
WF8 2EF	Harewood Avenue	146m
WF8 2EP	Cromwell Crescent	151m
WF8 2ER	Harewood Avenue	166m
WF8 2UB	Grove Rise	183m
WF8 2EE	All Saints View	187m
WF8 2EG	Cromwell Crescent	190m
WF8 2HB	Baghill Lane	191m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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