WF8 2SB maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2SB lies on St Giles View in Pontefract. WF8 2SB 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 2SB maps

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

WF8 2SB 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 2SB geodata

Easting	445633
Northing	421173
Latitude	53.685028
Longitude	-1.310537

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2SB?

Street	St Giles View
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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WF8 2SB Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 2SB

November 2023	Drugs	On or near Hardwick Court	198m
October 2023	Possession of weapons	On or near Hardwick Court	198m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Carleton Glen	244m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2SB

Carleton Glen Starwort Close (Carleton Glen)	Chequerfield	75m
Carleton Glen Starwort Close (Carleton Glen)	Chequerfield	101m
Ackworth Road Hardwick Court (Ackworth Road)	Pontefract	136m
Ackworth Road Hardwick Court (Ackworth Road)	Pontefract	144m
Mill Hill Road Mayors Walk (Mill Hill Road)	Pontefract	211m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2SB

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.9km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.2km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.6km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2SB

Broadband access in WF8 2SB (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	76.7%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2SB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	23.6Mbps
Average download speed	23.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	31.78Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	2.2Mbps
Average upload speed	2.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	4.75Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2SB (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	23.3%

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WF8 2SB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	244,106
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,137
Median (kWh/meter)	8,615

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	61,982
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,384
Median (kWh/meter)	2,276

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

81.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2SB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Royal Air Force Association

The Stables

101m

Pontefract Masonic Hall Co Ltd

1 Ackworth Road

237m

Slimming World

14 Carleton Park Road

257m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mayors Walk/Carleton Road	17:30	11:00	159m
Carelton Road	17:30	10:45	220m
Carleton Park Road	17:30	11:00	285m

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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2SB

Facility	Distance
Carleton Park Junior And Infant School Moxon Close, Pontefract Grass Pitches	438m
The Kings School (Pontefract) Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	562m
Absolute Fitness Uk (Closed) Ropergate, Pontefract Health and Fitness Gym	599m

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Nearest schools to WF8 2SB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, WF8 3PT	Primary	437m
The King's School Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4JF	Secondary	485m
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School Larks Hill, Pontefract, WF8 4RJ	Primary	742m

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WF8 2SB ITL and WF8 2SB 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 2SB:

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 2SB 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 2SB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059707
LSOA	E01011837	Wakefield 015B
MSOA	E02002452	Wakefield 015

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2SB

WF8 2SQ	Primrose Close	45m
WF8 2RZ	Avens Close	78m
WF8 3NA	Carleton Road	92m
WF8 3ND	Carleton Road	108m
WF8 3NB	Carleton Close	109m
WF8 2SP	Lisford Street	117m
WF8 3QE	Albany Court	137m
WF8 2SA	Green Lane	137m
WF8 2SH	Starwort Close	142m
WF8 2RY	Coltsfoot Close	148m

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