WF8 2LS maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2LS lies on Mill Lane in Pontefract. WF8 2LS 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 2LS maps

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

WF8 2LS 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 2LS geodata

Easting	446546
Northing	423226
Latitude	53.703398
Longitude	-1.296407

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2LS?

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

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2LS 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF8 2LS

45, MILL LANE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2LS 2004 25 OCT £85,000

➜ 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 2LS

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Petrol Station	183m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Canterbury Court	233m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Canterbury Court	233m
➜ Mill Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2LS

Mill Lane Queensway (Mill Lane)	Nevison	86m
Mill Lane Nevison Ave (Mill Lane)	Nevison	109m
Orchard Head Lane Holmfield Ln (Orchard Head Lane)	Nevison	137m
Orchard Head Lane Holmfield Ln (Orchard Head Lane)	Nevison	163m
Ferrybridge Rd Orchard Head Lane (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	343m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2LS

Pontefract Monkhill Station	0.7km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.4km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2LS

Broadband access in WF8 2LS (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	92.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	92.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WF8 2LS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	45.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2LS (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 2LS

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 2LS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	166,987
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,260
Median (kWh/meter)	6,549

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	44,862
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,039
Median (kWh/meter)	1,958

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

54.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2LS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Millfields Residential Home

Mill Lane

Nevisons Leap

Ferrybridge Road

126m

Kek's Kitchen @

Nevisons Leap

126m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Holmefield Lane P.o.	17:15	11:45	131m
Nevison	17:15	11:30	141m
Newhall Road	16:00	11:00	347m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2LS

Facility	Distance
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	340m
Orchard Head (Closed) Orchard Head Lane, Nevison, Pontefract Grass Pitches	515m
Ladybalk Quarry Lady Balk Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	750m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2LS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	267m
Cherry Tree Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	1.2km
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	1.2km

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WF8 2LS ITL and WF8 2LS 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 2LS:

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 2LS 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 2LS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059681
LSOA	E01011836	Wakefield 012B
MSOA	E02002449	Wakefield 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2LS

WF8 2LT	Nevison Avenue	59m
WF8 2RW	Queensway Place	64m
WF8 2LU	Mill Lane	65m
WF8 2LX	Queens Way	109m
WF8 2LP	Ferrybridge Road	115m
WF8 2PG	Ferrybridge Road	129m
WF8 2UP	Chatsworth Avenue	138m
WF8 2PF	St Thomass Terrace	140m
WF8 2NJ	Orchard Head Lane	164m
WF8 2UG	Hampshire Close	174m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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