WF8 2PQ maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2PQ lies on Ferrybridge Road in Pontefract. WF8 2PQ 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 2PQ maps

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

WF8 2PQ 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 2PQ geodata

Easting	446861
Northing	423412
Latitude	53.705042
Longitude	-1.291607

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2PQ?

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

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2PQ 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 2PQ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Orchard Head Crescent	330m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Orchard Head Crescent	330m
January 2024	Other crime	On or near Orchard Head Crescent	330m
➜ Ferrybridge Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2PQ

Ferrybridge Road Orchard Head Ln (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	29m
Ferrybridge Rd Orchard Head Lane (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	40m
Ferrybridge Rd Darkfield Lane (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	137m
Orchard Head Lane Holmfield Ln (Orchard Head Lane)	Nevison	220m
Pontefract Rd Askam Avenue (Pontefract Road)	Nevison	222m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2PQ

Pontefract Monkhill Station	1km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.7km
Knottingley Station	2.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2PQ

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

Download

Median download speed	63.0Mbps
Average download speed	53.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	13.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2PQ (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 2PQ

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WF8 2PQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	252,442
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,475
Median (kWh/meter)	10,404

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	61,531
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,797
Median (kWh/meter)	2,491

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Nevison Supastore

33 Orchard Head Lane

169m

Livorno Pizza And Tandoori Balti

3 Orchard Head Lane

169m

Nevisons Leap

Ferrybridge Road

285m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Askam Avenue	17:00	11:45	221m
Holmefield Lane P.o.	17:15	11:45	279m
Nevison	17:15	11:30	437m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2PQ

Facility	Distance
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	521m
Orchard Head (Closed) Orchard Head Lane, Nevison, Pontefract Grass Pitches	587m
Willow Green Academy Hampden Close, Knottingley Grass Pitches	1.1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2PQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	456m
Willow Green Academy Hampden Close, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, WF11 8PT	Primary	1.1km
Cherry Tree Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	1.3km

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WF8 2PQ ITL and WF8 2PQ 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 2PQ:

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 2PQ 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 2PQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059718
LSOA	E01011843	Wakefield 012D
MSOA	E02002449	Wakefield 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2PQ

WF8 2NB	Holmfield Close	71m
WF8 2PY	Dulverton Rise	97m
WF8 2NA	Holmfield Close	137m
WF8 2GA	Goodwood Road	148m
WF8 2PZ	Dulverton Close	150m
WF8 2GB	Goodwood Avenue	169m
WF8 2LY	Orchard Head Lane	171m
WF8 2PJ	Darkfield Lane	180m
WF8 2PH	Darkfield Lane	182m
WF8 2PW	Ashdene Grove	183m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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