WF8 2QU maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2QU lies on Long Crest in Pontefract. WF8 2QU 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 2QU maps

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

WF8 2QU 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 2QU geodata

Easting	446279
Northing	420819
Latitude	53.681789
Longitude	-1.300809

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2QU?

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

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2QU 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 2QU

November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Rookhill Road	455m
February 2023	Other crime	On or near Rookhill Road	455m
January 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Rookhill Road	455m
➜ Long Crest crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2QU

Crest Drive Churchbalk Ln (Crest Drive)	Carleton	163m
Crest Drive Woodland View (Crest Drive)	Carleton	163m
Crest Drive Churchbalk Dr (Crest Drive)	Carleton	208m
Crest Drive Churchbalk Dr (Crest Drive)	Carleton	216m
Churchbalk Lane Carleton Crest (Churchbalk Lane)	Chequerfield	254m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2QU

Pontefract Baghill Station	1.1km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.8km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2QU

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

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	38.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.5Mbps
Average upload speed	7.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	13.87Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2QU (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 2QU

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 2QU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	302,142
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,621
Median (kWh/meter)	11,071

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	68,180
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,841
Median (kWh/meter)	2,610

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

81.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2QU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Pontefract & District Live at Home

21A Moverley Flatts

200m

Carleton Court Residential Home

Carleton Court

258m

One Stop

Monument Lane

312m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Carleton Green	17:30	10:45	323m
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	421m
Carelton Road	17:30	10:45	535m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2QU

Facility	Distance
The Rookeries Carleton Junior, Infant & Nurseryschool Carleton Road, Pontefract Grass Pitches	398m
Carleton Community High School Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	565m
Carleton Park Junior And Infant School Moxon Close, Pontefract Grass Pitches	633m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2QU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP	Primary	400m
Carleton High School Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NW	Secondary	554m
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, WF8 3PT	Primary	633m

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WF8 2QU ITL and WF8 2QU 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 2QU:

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 2QU 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 2QU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059749
LSOA	E01011853	Wakefield 018D
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2QU

WF8 2RG	Churchbalk Lane	75m
WF8 2QX	Greenhill Avenue	85m
WF8 2QY	Greenhill Mount	108m
WF8 2RD	Woodland View	113m
WF8 2US	Orchard Mews	114m
WF8 2RF	Churchbalk Lane	114m
WF8 2QW	Churchbalk Lane	121m
WF8 2RQ	Wensley Drive	125m
WF8 2QZ	Churchbalk Drive	135m
WF8 2QT	Long Crest	144m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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