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WF8 2QR lies on Carleton Crest in Pontefract. WF8 2QR is located in the Pontefract South 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 2QR maps

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

WF8 2QR 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 2QR geodata

Easting	446102
Northing	420995
Latitude	53.683387
Longitude	-1.303463

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2QR?

Street	Carleton Crest
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2QR Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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 South
Constituency	Normanton, Pontefract And Castleford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 2QR

January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	483m
January 2024	Public order	On or near The Circle	483m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Circle	483m
➜ Carleton Crest crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2QR

Churchbalk Lane Carleton Crest (Churchbalk Lane)	Chequerfield	82m
Monument Lane Churchbalk Ln (Monument Lane)	Chequerfield	150m
Swanhill La Carleton View (Swanhill Lane)	Chequerfield	163m
Swanhill Lane Carleton Glen (Swanhill Lane)	Chequerfield	164m
Monument Ln Rookhill Drive (Monument Lane)	Chequerfield	167m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2QR

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.9km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.6km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2QR

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

Download

Median download speed	66.9Mbps
Average download speed	71.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2QR (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 2QR

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 2QR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	301,899
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,376
Median (kWh/meter)	15,251

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	55,209
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,760
Median (kWh/meter)	2,827

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

25.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2QR:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Pontefract & District Live at Home

21A Moverley Flatts

155m

One Stop

Monument Lane

159m

Tesco Express

74 Churchbalk Lane

175m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Carelton Road	17:30	10:45	323m
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	366m
Carleton Park Road	17:30	11:00	451m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2QR

Facility	Distance
Carleton Park Junior And Infant School Moxon Close, Pontefract Grass Pitches	520m
The Rookeries Carleton Junior, Infant & Nurseryschool Carleton Road, Pontefract Grass Pitches	645m
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	691m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2QR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, WF8 3PT	Primary	520m
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP	Primary	648m
Carleton High School Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NW	Secondary	737m

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WF8 2QR ITL and WF8 2QR 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 2QR:

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 2QR 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 2QR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059752
LSOA	E01011848	Wakefield 023D
MSOA	E02002460	Wakefield 023

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2QR

WF8 2QN	Swanhill Lane	39m
WF8 2QT	Long Crest	107m
WF8 2RH	Churchbalk Lane	125m
WF8 2QS	Crest Mount	129m
WF8 2QP	Carleton Crest	140m
WF8 2QW	Churchbalk Lane	145m
WF8 2BE	Monument Lane	160m
WF8 2QL	Grove Lea Crescent	162m
WF8 2QZ	Churchbalk Drive	162m
WF8 2QJ	Churchbalk Lane	180m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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