WF8 2RF maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2RF lies on Churchbalk Lane in Pontefract. WF8 2RF 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 2RF maps

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

WF8 2RF map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

GetTheData
Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

WF8 2RF geodata

Easting	446389
Northing	420788
Latitude	53.681501
Longitude	-1.299148

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WF8 2RF?

Street	Churchbalk Lane
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
➜ WF8 open data dashboard ➜ See where WF8 is on a map ➜ Where is Pontefract?

GetTheData
Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

WF8 2RF Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2RF 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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Elevation
Licence: Open Government Licence

Politics

Ward	Pontefract South
Constituency	Normanton, Pontefract And Castleford

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF8 2RF

161, CHURCHBALK LANE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2RF 2019 28 AUG £260,000
159, CHURCHBALK LANE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2RF 2003 31 OCT £150,000
161, CHURCHBALK LANE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2RF 2002 12 JUL £150,000

➜ Pontefract house prices

GetTheData
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 2RF

November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Rookhill Road	394m
February 2023	Other crime	On or near Rookhill Road	394m
January 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Rookhill Road	394m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

GetTheData
Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2RF

Crest Drive Woodland View (Crest Drive)	Carleton	185m
Crest Drive Churchbalk Ln (Crest Drive)	Carleton	197m
Carleton Road Green Ln (Carleton Road)	Carleton	307m
Crest Drive Churchbalk Dr (Crest Drive)	Carleton	315m
Carleton Road Green Ln (Carleton Road)	Carleton	320m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2RF

Pontefract Baghill Station	1.2km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.9km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	2km

GetTheData
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2RF

Broadband access in WF8 2RF (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	88.9%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	88.9%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2RF (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	32.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	52.35Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.1Mbps
Average upload speed	5.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2RF (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 2RF

GetTheData
Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

WF8 2RF gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	134,977
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,997
Median (kWh/meter)	13,080

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	31,313
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,479
Median (kWh/meter)	3,160

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF8 2RF, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF8 2RF.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

GetTheData
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 2RF:

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Food Standards Agency

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

Pontefract & District Live at Home

21A Moverley Flatts

265m

Slimming World

199A Carleton Road

291m

Carleton Court Residential Home

Carleton Court

291m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

GetTheData
Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to WF8 2RF

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Carleton Green	17:30	10:45	300m
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	438m
Carelton Road	17:30	10:45	648m

GetTheData
Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2RF

Facility	Distance
The Rookeries Carleton Junior, Infant & Nurseryschool Carleton Road, Pontefract Grass Pitches	319m
Carleton Community High School Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	559m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract Sports Hall	706m

GetTheData
Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to WF8 2RF

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP	Primary	318m
Carleton High School Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NW	Secondary	546m
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, WF8 3PT	Primary	740m

GetTheData
Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

WF8 2RF ITL and WF8 2RF 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 2RF:

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

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

WF8 2RF 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 2RF:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059748
LSOA	E01011853	Wakefield 018D
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest postcodes to WF8 2RF

WF8 2RG	Churchbalk Lane	41m
WF8 2RN	The Woodlands	88m
WF8 2QU	Long Crest	114m
WF8 2RQ	Wensley Drive	124m
WF8 2RD	Woodland View	133m
WF8 2US	Orchard Mews	160m
WF8 2QX	Greenhill Avenue	190m
WF8 2QY	Greenhill Mount	191m
WF8 2BY	Rookhill Road	204m
WF8 2RB	Crest Drive	209m

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence