WF8 2FD maps, stats, and open data
WF8 2FD is located in the Pontefract North 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 September 2016.
WF8 2FD maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WF8 2FD geodata
| Easting | 447412 |
| Northing | 423581 |
| Latitude | 53.706529 |
| Longitude | -1.283238 |
Where is WF8 2FD?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WF8 |
WF8 2FD Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WF8 2FD as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30m | 98ft |
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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Politics
| Ward | Pontefract North |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Normanton, Pontefract And Castleford |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WF8 2FD
2024 27 SEP £368,000 |
27, HAWTHORN WAY, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FD 2021 29 JAN £260,000 |
2020 18 DEC £320,000 |
2019 3 MAY £255,000 |
2019 1 FEB £220,000 |
2019 18 JAN £212,000 |
29, HAWTHORN WAY, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FD 2017 18 AUG £250,000 |
31, HAWTHORN WAY, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FD 2017 18 AUG £190,000 |
4, HAWTHORN WAY, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FD 2017 9 AUG £240,000 |
2, HAWTHORN WAY, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FD 2017 26 MAY £200,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WF8 2FD
| Pontefract Road Limetrees (Pontefract Road) | Nevison | 219m |
| Pontefract Road Limetrees (Pontefract Road) | Nevison | 225m |
| Pontefract Rd Askam Avenue (Pontefract Road) | Nevison | 381m |
| Ferrybridge Rd Darkfield Lane (Ferrybridge Road) | Nevison | 446m |
| Arncliffe Drive Mill View (Arncliffe Drive) | Ferrybridge | 447m |
Nearest railway stations to WF8 2FD
| Knottingley Station | 1.6km |
| Pontefract Monkhill Station | 1.6km |
| Pontefract Baghill Station | 2.1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WF8 2FD (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 89.5% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in WF8 2FD (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 25.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 25.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 41.02Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 7.4Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 6.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 8.48Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WF8 2FD (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 | 10.5% |
Deprivation
41% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2FD:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF8 2FD (metres)
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Nearest post box to WF8 2FD
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Askam Avenue | 17:00 | 11:45 | 385m |
| Arncliffe Drive/Sandringham Av | 17:00 | 11:00 | 663m |
| Pontefract Road / Windsor Drive | 17:30 | 11:00 | 721m |
WF8 2FD ITL and WF8 2FD 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 2FD:
| 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 |
WF8 2FD 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 2FD:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00059713 | |
| LSOA | E01011835 | Wakefield 012A |
| MSOA | E02002449 | Wakefield 012 |
Nearest postcodes to WF8 2FD
| WF8 2QB | Limetrees | 126m |
| WF8 2PT | Highfield Avenue | 169m |
| WF8 2PS | Pontefract Road | 200m |
| WF8 2WN | The Hawthorns | 244m |
| WF8 2PU | Pontefract Road | 314m |
| WF8 2PR | Pontefract Road | 372m |
| WF8 2QH | The Chestnuts | 390m |
| WF11 8QH | Bronte Avenue | 407m |
| WF11 8QQ | Thackeray Walk | 410m |
| WF11 8QJ | Tennyson Close | 411m |
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