WF8 2PP maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2PP lies on Pontefract Road in Pontefract. WF8 2PP 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 2PP maps

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

WF8 2PP 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 2PP geodata

Easting	446996
Northing	423539
Latitude	53.706171
Longitude	-1.289543

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2PP?

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

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2PP 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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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 2PP

January 2024	Public order	On or near Orchard Head Crescent	446m
January 2024	Other crime	On or near Orchard Head Crescent	446m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Orchard Head Crescent	446m
➜ Pontefract Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2PP

Pontefract Rd Askam Avenue (Pontefract Road)	Nevison	39m
Ferrybridge Rd Darkfield Lane (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	57m
Ferrybridge Road Orchard Head Ln (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	211m
Ferrybridge Rd Orchard Head Lane (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	218m
Pontefract Road Limetrees (Pontefract Road)	Nevison	336m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2PP

Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.2km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.8km
Knottingley Station	2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2PP

Broadband access in WF8 2PP (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	86.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	86.7%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2PP (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	68.1Mbps
Average download speed	64.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	16.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2PP (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 2PP

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WF8 2PP gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	205,478
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,806
Median (kWh/meter)	13,295

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	55,018
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,930
Median (kWh/meter)	3,447

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF8 2PP, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF8 2PP.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Life Style Express

1 Askam Avenue

156m

Nevison Supastore

33 Orchard Head Lane

346m

Livorno Pizza And Tandoori Balti

3 Orchard Head Lane

346m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Askam Avenue	17:00	11:45	37m
Holmefield Lane P.o.	17:15	11:45	449m
Nevison	17:15	11:30	622m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2PP

Facility	Distance
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	649m
Orchard Head (Closed) Orchard Head Lane, Nevison, Pontefract Grass Pitches	666m
Willow Green Academy Hampden Close, Knottingley Grass Pitches	886m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2PP

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	595m
Willow Green Academy Hampden Close, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, WF11 8PT	Primary	958m
Cherry Tree Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	1.4km

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WF8 2PP ITL and WF8 2PP 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 2PP:

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 2PP 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 2PP:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059712
LSOA	E01011843	Wakefield 012D
MSOA	E02002449	Wakefield 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2PP

WF8 2PW	Ashdene Grove	33m
WF8 2PR	Pontefract Road	76m
WF8 2PH	Darkfield Lane	104m
WF8 2PU	Pontefract Road	111m
WF8 2PL	Myson Avenue	133m
WF8 2PJ	Darkfield Lane	137m
WF8 2PN	Askam Avenue	157m
WF8 2GB	Goodwood Avenue	170m
WF8 2WN	The Hawthorns	175m
WF8 2GA	Goodwood Road	178m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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