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WF8 2PT lies on Highfield Avenue in Pontefract. WF8 2PT 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 July 1983.

WF8 2PT maps

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

WF8 2PT 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 2PT geodata

Easting	447246
Northing	423611
Latitude	53.706796
Longitude	-1.285745

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2PT?

Street	Highfield Avenue
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2PT Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2PT 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF8 2PT

9, HIGHFIELD AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2PT 2020 18 SEP £243,000
6, HIGHFIELD AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2PT 2014 2 DEC £176,000
9A, HIGHFIELD AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2PT 2014 11 APR £130,000
9, HIGHFIELD AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2PT 2006 17 AUG £230,000
1, HIGHFIELD AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2PT 2005 5 AUG £175,000
5, HIGHFIELD AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2PT 2004 28 MAY £175,000

➜ 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 2PT

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Limetrees	132m
June 2022	Other crime	On or near A1(M)	318m
June 2022	Burglary	On or near Darkfield Lane	356m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2PT

Pontefract Road Limetrees (Pontefract Road)	Nevison	132m
Pontefract Road Limetrees (Pontefract Road)	Nevison	152m
Pontefract Rd Askam Avenue (Pontefract Road)	Nevison	221m
Ferrybridge Rd Darkfield Lane (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	298m
Ferrybridge Road Orchard Head Ln (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	454m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2PT

Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.5km
Knottingley Station	1.8km
Pontefract Baghill Station	2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2PT

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

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Median download speed	37.1Mbps
Average download speed	67.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	3.1Mbps
Average upload speed	4.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	13.39Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	231,787
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,487
Median (kWh/meter)	15,412

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	63,384
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,961
Median (kWh/meter)	3,729

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

41% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2PT:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Life Style Express

1 Askam Avenue

301m

Nevison Supastore

33 Orchard Head Lane

600m

Livorno Pizza And Tandoori Balti

3 Orchard Head Lane

600m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Askam Avenue	17:00	11:45	225m
Holmefield Lane P.o.	17:15	11:45	707m
Arncliffe Drive/Sandringham Av	17:00	11:00	808m

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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2PT

Facility	Distance
Willow Green Academy Hampden Close, Knottingley Grass Pitches	668m
Orchard Head (Closed) Orchard Head Lane, Nevison, Pontefract Grass Pitches	900m
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	905m

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Nearest schools to WF8 2PT

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Willow Green Academy Hampden Close, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, WF11 8PT	Primary	723m
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	854m
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	1.5km

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WF8 2PT ITL and WF8 2PT 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 2PT:

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 2PT 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 2PT:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059725
LSOA	E01011835	Wakefield 012A
MSOA	E02002449	Wakefield 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2PT

WF8 2PS	Pontefract Road	86m
WF8 2WN	The Hawthorns	101m
WF8 2QB	Limetrees	120m
WF8 2PU	Pontefract Road	151m
WF8 2QH	The Chestnuts	226m
WF8 2PR	Pontefract Road	230m
WF8 2PP	Pontefract Road	260m
WF8 2PW	Ashdene Grove	281m
WF8 2PN	Askam Avenue	300m
WF8 2PL	Myson Avenue	308m

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