WF8 2SG maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2SG lies on Swanhill Lane in Pontefract. WF8 2SG 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 2SG maps

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

WF8 2SG 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 2SG geodata

Easting	445896
Northing	421043
Latitude	53.683836
Longitude	-1.306574

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2SG?

Street	Swanhill Lane
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2SG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2SG 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 2SG

November 2023	Drugs	On or near Hardwick Court	483m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Carleton Glen	325m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Carleton Glen	325m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2SG

Swanhill Lane Carleton Glen (Swanhill Lane)	Chequerfield	47m
Swanhill La Carleton View (Swanhill Lane)	Chequerfield	52m
Carleton Glen Swanhill Lane (Carleton Glen)	Chequerfield	60m
Carleton Glen Swanhill Lane (Carleton Glen)	Chequerfield	74m
Carleton Glen Starwort Close (Carleton Glen)	Chequerfield	198m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2SG

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.9km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.4km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2SG

Broadband access in WF8 2SG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	77.8%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	61.1%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	61.1%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2SG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	20.5Mbps
Average download speed	20.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	30.28Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	1.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	4.15Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2SG (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	22.2%

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WF8 2SG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	230,975
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,587
Median (kWh/meter)	13,437

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	68,236
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,265
Median (kWh/meter)	2,841

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Fortune House

8A Swanhill Lane

48m

Carleton Self Service Store

6-8 Swanhill Lane

48m

Rumbles Sandwich Shop

2C Swanhill Lane

48m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Carelton Road	17:30	10:45	122m
Carleton Park Road	17:30	11:00	279m
Mayors Walk/Carleton Road	17:30	11:00	451m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2SG

Facility	Distance
Carleton Park Junior And Infant School Moxon Close, Pontefract Grass Pitches	393m
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	797m
The Rookeries Carleton Junior, Infant & Nurseryschool Carleton Road, Pontefract Grass Pitches	822m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2SG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, WF8 3PT	Primary	393m
The King's School Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4JF	Secondary	762m
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP	Primary	826m

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WF8 2SG ITL and WF8 2SG 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 2SG:

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 2SG 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 2SG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059709
LSOA	E01011837	Wakefield 015B
MSOA	E02002452	Wakefield 015

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2SG

WF8 2SE	Swanhill Lane	50m
WF8 2SF	Hill Close	75m
WF8 2SD	Carleton View	81m
WF8 2RT	Carleton Glen	113m
WF8 3NE	Carleton Road	115m
WF8 2SJ	Campion Close	126m
WF8 3NF	Carleton Road	153m
WF8 2QL	Grove Lea Crescent	172m
WF8 3NL	Orchard Close	177m
WF8 2QN	Swanhill Lane	183m

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