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WF8 2NJ lies on Orchard Head Lane in Pontefract. WF8 2NJ 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 2NJ maps

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

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

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

Easting	446512
Northing	423386
Latitude	53.704839
Longitude	-1.296898

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2NJ?

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

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2NJ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

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 2NJ

34, ORCHARD HEAD LANE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2NJ 2006 15 MAY £66,000

➜ 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 2NJ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Orchard Head Crescent	141m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Orchard Head Crescent	141m
January 2024	Other crime	On or near Orchard Head Crescent	141m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2NJ

Orchard Head Lane Holmfield Ln (Orchard Head Lane)	Nevison	104m
Orchard Head Lane Holmfield Ln (Orchard Head Lane)	Nevison	141m
Mill Lane Queensway (Mill Lane)	Nevison	248m
Mill Lane Nevison Ave (Mill Lane)	Nevison	272m
Ferrybridge Road Orchard Head Ln (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	341m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2NJ

Pontefract Monkhill Station	0.8km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.5km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2NJ

Broadband access in WF8 2NJ (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	96.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	96.6%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2NJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	101.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	13.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	364,170
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,747
Median (kWh/meter)	11,391

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	100,977
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,482
Median (kWh/meter)	3,134

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

73.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2NJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Waterfall Elior

Orchard Head Junior And Infant Academy

Millfields Residential Home

Mill Lane

163m

Nevison Supastore

33 Orchard Head Lane

191m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Holmefield Lane P.o.	17:15	11:45	85m
Nevison	17:15	11:30	304m
Newhall Road	16:00	11:00	359m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2NJ

Facility	Distance
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	201m
Orchard Head (Closed) Orchard Head Lane, Nevison, Pontefract Grass Pitches	356m
Ladybalk Quarry Lady Balk Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	764m

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Nearest schools to WF8 2NJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	125m
Cherry Tree Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	1.4km
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	1.4km

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WF8 2NJ ITL and WF8 2NJ 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 2NJ:

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 2NJ 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 2NJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059716
LSOA	E01011843	Wakefield 012D
MSOA	E02002449	Wakefield 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2NJ

WF8 2NQ	Orchard Head Drive	116m
WF8 2LU	Mill Lane	124m
WF8 2LZ	Holmfield Lane	133m
WF8 2NH	Orchard Head Crescent	155m
WF8 2LS	Mill Lane	164m
WF8 2UH	Canterbury Court	172m
WF8 2UG	Hampshire Close	182m
WF8 2LY	Orchard Head Lane	191m
WF8 2UP	Chatsworth Avenue	195m
WF8 2LT	Nevison Avenue	207m

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