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WF8 2GR 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 December 2021.

WF8 2GR geodata

Easting447241
Northing423376
Latitude53.704702
Longitude-1.285859
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WF8 2GR?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF8
Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

Politics

WardPontefract North
ConstituencyNormanton, Pontefract And Castleford
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF8 2GR

2026
6 MAR
£340,000
2026
9 FEB
£307,000
2023
17 AUG
£301,000
14, BROUGHTON ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2GR
2022
25 AUG
£305,000
26, BROUGHTON ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2GR
2022
27 JUN
£289,000
16, BROUGHTON ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2GR
2022
24 JUN
£295,000
18, BROUGHTON ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2GR
2022
24 JUN
£295,000
20, BROUGHTON ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2GR
2022
9 JUN
£289,000
2022
9 JUN
£295,000
24, BROUGHTON ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2GR
2022
1 JUN
£295,000

➜ Pontefract house prices

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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 2GR

Pontefract Rd Askam Avenue (Pontefract Road)Nevison275m
Ferrybridge Rd Darkfield Lane (Ferrybridge Road)Nevison287m
Pontefract Road Limetrees (Pontefract Road)Nevison367m
Ferrybridge Rd Orchard Head Lane (Ferrybridge Road)Nevison385m
Pontefract Road Limetrees (Pontefract Road)Nevison386m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2GR

Pontefract Monkhill Station1.3km
Knottingley Station1.8km
Pontefract Baghill Station1.8km
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

41% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2GR:
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF8 2GR (metres)

Life Style Express
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
1 Askam Avenue
422m
Nevison Superstores and Post Office
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
33 Orchard Head Lane
539m
Livorno Pizza And Tandoori Balti
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
3 Orchard Head Lane
539m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to WF8 2GR

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Askam Avenue17:0011:45280m
86 Bexhill Close17:1511:30615m
Holmefield Lane P.o.17:1511:45653m
Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

WF8 2GR ITL and WF8 2GR 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 2GR:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLEYorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 CodeName
TLE4West Yorkshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLE45Wakefield
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000036Wakefield
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

WF8 2GR 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 2GR:

CodeName
OAE00059725
LSOAE01011835Wakefield 012A
MSOAE02002449Wakefield 012
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest postcodes to WF8 2GR

WF8 2WNThe Hawthorns181m
WF8 2GBGoodwood Avenue216m
WF8 2PRPontefract Road219m
WF8 2PTHighfield Avenue235m
WF8 2GAGoodwood Road241m
WF8 2PUPontefract Road252m
WF8 2PPPontefract Road294m
WF8 2PSPontefract Road321m
WF8 2QBLimetrees325m
WF8 2PWAshdene Grove327m
Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence
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