WF8 2JU maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2JU lies on Knottingley Road in Pontefract. WF8 2JU 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 1980.

WF8 2JU maps

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

WF8 2JU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WF8 2JU geodata

Easting	446853
Northing	422895
Latitude	53.700396
Longitude	-1.291807

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2JU?

Street	Knottingley Road
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2JU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2JU 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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF8 2JU

11, KNOTTINGLEY ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2JU 2013 4 JAN £122,500
11, KNOTTINGLEY ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2JU 2012 24 FEB £76,000

➜ Pontefract house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 2JU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Petrol Station	379m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Petrol Station	379m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Petrol Station	379m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2JU

Knottingley Rd Water Lane (Knottingley Road)	Monkhill	46m
Cobbler's Lane Bexhill Close (Cobblers Lane)	Nevison	137m
Knottingley Rd Water Lane (Bondgate)	Monkhill	182m
Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane (Knottingley Road)	Pontefract	337m
Bondgate Bond Street (Bondgate)	Monkhill	358m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2JU

Pontefract Monkhill Station	0.8km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.2km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2JU

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

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	48.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2JU (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 2JU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	205,713
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,857
Median (kWh/meter)	12,074

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	52,472
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,498
Median (kWh/meter)	2,979

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Slimming World

26 Dandy Mill Avenue

45m

Badens Butties

Cooke Hall Scout Hq

70m

The Cobbler Pub

Cobblers Lane

201m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
86 Bexhill Close	17:15	11:30	142m
Nevison	17:15	11:30	343m
Holmefield Lane P.o.	17:15	11:45	526m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2JU

Facility	Distance
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	790m
Orchard Head (Closed) Orchard Head Lane, Nevison, Pontefract Grass Pitches	951m
Ladybalk Quarry Lady Balk Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	1.1km

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Nearest schools to WF8 2JU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	715m
Cherry Tree Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	804m
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	821m

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WF8 2JU ITL and WF8 2JU 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 2JU:

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 2JU 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 2JU:

	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 2JU

WF8 2JY	Dandy Mill Avenue	30m
WF8 2LG	Knottingley Road	69m
WF8 2WJ	Stumpcross Meadows	108m
WF8 2JX	Water Lane	117m
WF8 2LF	Bexhill Close	127m
WF8 2JZ	Highland Close	128m
WF8 2JH	Dandy Mill Croft	147m
WF8 2UZ	Dandy Mill View	184m
WF8 2DF	Stumpcross Way	184m
WF8 2LL	Cobblers Lane	203m

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