WF8 2JY maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2JY lies on Dandy Mill Avenue in Pontefract. WF8 2JY 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 2JY maps

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

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

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WF8 2JY geodata

Easting	446839
Northing	422921
Latitude	53.700631
Longitude	-1.292015

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2JY?

Street	Dandy Mill Avenue
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2JY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2JY 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 2JY

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Petrol Station	356m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Petrol Station	356m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Petrol Station	356m
➜ Dandy Mill Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2JY

Knottingley Rd Water Lane (Knottingley Road)	Monkhill	74m
Cobbler's Lane Bexhill Close (Cobblers Lane)	Nevison	161m
Knottingley Rd Water Lane (Bondgate)	Monkhill	191m
Mill Lane Nevison Ave (Mill Lane)	Nevison	348m
Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane (Knottingley Road)	Pontefract	353m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2JY

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 2JY

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

Download

Median download speed	67.4Mbps
Average download speed	108.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2JY (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2JY

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WF8 2JY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	283,845
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,354
Median (kWh/meter)	11,258

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	71,593
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,864
Median (kWh/meter)	2,515

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Slimming World

26 Dandy Mill Avenue

40m

Badens Butties

Cooke Hall Scout Hq

99m

The Cobbler Pub

Cobblers Lane

227m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
86 Bexhill Close	17:15	11:30	168m
Nevison	17:15	11:30	317m
Holmefield Lane P.o.	17:15	11:45	497m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2JY

Facility	Distance
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	761m
Orchard Head (Closed) Orchard Head Lane, Nevison, Pontefract Grass Pitches	922m
Ladybalk Quarry Lady Balk Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2JY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	686m
Cherry Tree Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	832m
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	849m

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WF8 2JY ITL and WF8 2JY 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 2JY:

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 2JY 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 2JY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059682
LSOA	E01011835	Wakefield 012A
MSOA	E02002449	Wakefield 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2JY

WF8 2JU	Knottingley Road	30m
WF8 2JZ	Highland Close	98m
WF8 2LG	Knottingley Road	99m
WF8 2JX	Water Lane	102m
WF8 2WJ	Stumpcross Meadows	117m
WF8 2JH	Dandy Mill Croft	142m
WF8 2LF	Bexhill Close	157m
WF8 2UZ	Dandy Mill View	162m
WF8 2DF	Stumpcross Way	167m
WF8 2DG	Stumpcross Court	216m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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