WF8 2PU maps, stats, and open data

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

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

WF8 2PU 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 2PU geodata

Easting	447098
Northing	423583
Latitude	53.706558
Longitude	-1.287992

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2PU?

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 2PU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2PU 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 2PU

97, PONTEFRACT ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2PU 2019 16 AUG £693,658
93, PONTEFRACT ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2PU 2018 5 SEP £185,000
95, PONTEFRACT ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2PU 1996 1 AUG £77,500

➜ 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 2PU

February 2023	Other theft	On or near Stumpcross Court	493m
February 2023	Other theft	On or near Stumpcross Court	493m
August 2022	Other theft	On or near Stumpcross Court	493m
➜ Pontefract Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2PU

Pontefract Rd Askam Avenue (Pontefract Road)	Nevison	72m
Ferrybridge Rd Darkfield Lane (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	156m
Pontefract Road Limetrees (Pontefract Road)	Nevison	230m
Pontefract Road Limetrees (Pontefract Road)	Nevison	251m
Ferrybridge Road Orchard Head Ln (Ferrybridge Road)	Nevison	316m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2PU

Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.3km
Knottingley Station	1.9km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2PU

Broadband access in WF8 2PU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	45.2%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	45.2%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	38.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	38.7%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2PU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.9Mbps
Average download speed	52.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.3Mbps
Average upload speed	8.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.79Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2PU (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 2PU

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 2PU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	223,596
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,971
Median (kWh/meter)	14,866

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	54,453
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,889
Median (kWh/meter)	3,047

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Life Style Express

1 Askam Avenue

178m

Nevison Supastore

33 Orchard Head Lane

456m

Livorno Pizza And Tandoori Balti

3 Orchard Head Lane

456m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Askam Avenue	17:00	11:45	75m
Holmefield Lane P.o.	17:15	11:45	560m
Nevison	17:15	11:30	725m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2PU

Facility	Distance
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	754m
Orchard Head (Closed) Orchard Head Lane, Nevison, Pontefract Grass Pitches	757m
Willow Green Academy Hampden Close, Knottingley Grass Pitches	783m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2PU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	703m
Willow Green Academy Hampden Close, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, WF11 8PT	Primary	851m
Cherry Tree Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	1.5km

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WF8 2PU ITL and WF8 2PU 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 2PU:

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 2PU 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 2PU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059713
LSOA	E01011835	Wakefield 012A
MSOA	E02002449	Wakefield 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2PU

WF8 2WN	The Hawthorns	83m
WF8 2PR	Pontefract Road	106m
WF8 2PP	Pontefract Road	111m
WF8 2PW	Ashdene Grove	130m
WF8 2QH	The Chestnuts	144m
WF8 2PT	Highfield Avenue	151m
WF8 2PL	Myson Avenue	174m
WF8 2PN	Askam Avenue	178m
WF8 2PS	Pontefract Road	189m
WF8 2PH	Darkfield Lane	193m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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