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WF8 2FX 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 January 2021.

WF8 2FX geodata

Easting	447105
Northing	423178
Latitude	53.702935
Longitude	-1.287949

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Where is WF8 2FX?

Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Politics

Ward	Pontefract North
Constituency	Normanton, Pontefract And Castleford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF8 2FX

4, CASTLE CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FX 2022 26 AUG £296,995
7, CASTLE CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FX 2022 1 JUL £279,995
10, CASTLE CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FX 2022 23 JUN £314,995
1, CASTLE CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FX 2022 17 JUN £279,995
2, CASTLE CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FX 2022 1 APR £269,995
47, CASTLE CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FX 2021 30 JUL £279,995
49, CASTLE CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FX 2021 9 JUL £289,995
11, CASTLE CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FX 2021 12 MAR £288,995
9, CASTLE CRESCENT, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2FX 2021 25 FEB £288,995

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 2FX

February 2023	Other theft	On or near Stumpcross Court	165m
February 2023	Other theft	On or near Stumpcross Court	165m
August 2022	Other theft	On or near Stumpcross Court	165m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2FX

Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane (Knottingley Road)	Pontefract	308m
Knottingley Rd Sowgate Lane (Knottingley Road)	Pontefract	315m
Ferrybridge Rd Orchard Head Lane (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	316m
Ferrybridge Road Orchard Head Ln (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	325m
Ferrybridge Rd Darkfield Lane (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	334m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2FX

Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.1km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.6km
Knottingley Station	1.9km

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Deprivation

41% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2FX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Slimming World

26 Dandy Mill Avenue

336m

Badens Butties

Cooke Hall Scout Hq

405m

Nevisons Leap

Ferrybridge Road

434m

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Nearest post box to WF8 2FX

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
86 Bexhill Close	17:15	11:30	379m
Askam Avenue	17:00	11:45	387m
Nevison	17:15	11:30	544m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2FX

Facility	Distance
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	823m
Orchard Head (Closed) Orchard Head Lane, Nevison, Pontefract Grass Pitches	919m
Willow Green Academy Hampden Close, Knottingley Grass Pitches	1.1km

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Nearest schools to WF8 2FX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	751m
Cherry Tree Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	1.1km
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	1.1km

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WF8 2FX ITL and WF8 2FX 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 2FX:

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 2FX 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 2FX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059725
LSOA	E01011835	Wakefield 012A
MSOA	E02002449	Wakefield 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2FX

WF8 2DQ	Stumpcross Lane	117m
WF8 2BD	Stumpcross Close	127m
WF8 2DG	Stumpcross Court	178m
WF8 2GB	Goodwood Avenue	209m
WF8 2GA	Goodwood Road	211m
WF8 2DF	Stumpcross Way	214m
WF8 2PX	Manor Park Avenue	239m
WF8 2PY	Dulverton Rise	245m
WF8 2PZ	Dulverton Close	280m
WF8 2WJ	Stumpcross Meadows	293m

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