WF8 2LB maps, stats, and open data
WF8 2LB lies on Knottingley Road in Pontefract. WF8 2LB 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 2LB maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WF8 2LB geodata
| Easting | 447559 |
| Northing | 422896 |
| Latitude | 53.700342 |
| Longitude | -1.281114 |
Where is WF8 2LB?
| Street | Knottingley Road |
| Town/City | Pontefract |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WF8 |
WF8 2LB Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WF8 2LB as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 20m | 66ft |
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 |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WF8 2LB
2006 24 AUG £307,000 |
2000 11 AUG £129,950 |
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 2LB
| Knottingley Rd Lower Taythes Lane (Knottingley Road) | Ferrybridge | 79m |
| Knottingley Rd Lower Taythes Lane (Knottingley Road) | Ferrybridge | 105m |
| Knottingley Rd Sowgate Lane (Knottingley Road) | Pontefract | 281m |
| Knottingley Rd Stump Cross Lane (Knottingley Road) | Pontefract | 369m |
| Knottingley Rd Shillinghill Lane (Knottingley Road) | Ferrybridge | 412m |
Nearest railway stations to WF8 2LB
| Pontefract Monkhill Station | 1.5km |
| Knottingley Station | 1.6km |
| Pontefract Baghill Station | 1.7km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WF8 2LB (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 88.2% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in WF8 2LB (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 8.8Mbps |
| Average download speed | 16.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 39.47Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.1Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 3.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 9.95Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WF8 2LB (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 | 11.8% |
WF8 2LB gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WF8 2LB by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 161,572 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 11 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 14,688 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 14,852 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 36,959 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 13 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,843 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,175 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF8 2LB, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WF8 2LB.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
41% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2LB:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF8 2LB (metres)
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Nearest post box to WF8 2LB
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| 86 Bexhill Close | 17:15 | 11:30 | 589m |
| Askam Avenue | 17:00 | 11:45 | 848m |
| Nevison | 17:15 | 11:30 | 1,008m |
WF8 2LB ITL and WF8 2LB 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 2LB:
| 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 |
WF8 2LB 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 2LB:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00059725 | |
| LSOA | E01011835 | Wakefield 012A |
| MSOA | E02002449 | Wakefield 012 |
Nearest postcodes to WF8 2LB
| WF8 2TH | Knottingley Road | 193m |
| WF8 2TA | Sowgate Lane | 230m |
| WF8 2LD | Knottingley Road | 294m |
| WF8 2DQ | Stumpcross Lane | 561m |
| WF11 0BU | A1 Business Park | 587m |
| WF8 2WJ | Stumpcross Meadows | 604m |
| WF8 2LE | Bexhill Close | 609m |
| WF8 2BD | Stumpcross Close | 638m |
| WF11 0BP | Knottingley Road | 647m |
| WF8 2DG | Stumpcross Court | 657m |
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