WF8 2GQ maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2GQ 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 June 2021.

WF8 2GQ geodata

Easting	447253
Northing	423528
Latitude	53.706067
Longitude	-1.285655

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Where is WF8 2GQ?

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 2GQ

2, CARDWELL ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2GQ 2021 26 NOV £263,000
4, CARDWELL ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2GQ 2021 19 NOV £266,000
6, CARDWELL ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2GQ 2021 24 SEP £285,000
1, CARDWELL ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2GQ 2021 11 JUN £280,000

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 2GQ

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Limetrees	178m
June 2022	Burglary	On or near Darkfield Lane	366m
June 2022	Other crime	On or near A1(M)	371m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2GQ

Pontefract Road Limetrees (Pontefract Road)	Nevison	214m
Pontefract Rd Askam Avenue (Pontefract Road)	Nevison	223m
Pontefract Road Limetrees (Pontefract Road)	Nevison	233m
Ferrybridge Rd Darkfield Lane (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	280m
Ferrybridge Road Orchard Head Ln (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	425m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2GQ

Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.4km
Knottingley Station	1.7km
Pontefract Baghill Station	2km

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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Life Style Express

1 Askam Avenue

338m

Nevison Supastore

33 Orchard Head Lane

577m

Livorno Pizza And Tandoori Balti

3 Orchard Head Lane

577m

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Nearest post box to WF8 2GQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Askam Avenue	17:00	11:45	227m
Holmefield Lane P.o.	17:15	11:45	687m
86 Bexhill Close	17:15	11:30	759m

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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2GQ

Facility	Distance
Willow Green Academy Hampden Close, Knottingley Grass Pitches	733m
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	905m
Orchard Head (Closed) Orchard Head Lane, Nevison, Pontefract Grass Pitches	919m

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Nearest schools to WF8 2GQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Willow Green Academy Hampden Close, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, WF11 8PT	Primary	781m
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	849m
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	1.5km

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WF8 2GQ ITL and WF8 2GQ 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 2GQ:

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 2GQ 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 2GQ:

	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 2GQ

WF8 2WN	The Hawthorns	83m
WF8 2PT	Highfield Avenue	83m
WF8 2PU	Pontefract Road	164m
WF8 2PS	Pontefract Road	169m
WF8 2QB	Limetrees	180m
WF8 2PR	Pontefract Road	205m
WF8 2PP	Pontefract Road	257m
WF8 2GB	Goodwood Avenue	277m
WF8 2QH	The Chestnuts	280m
WF8 2PW	Ashdene Grove	285m

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