WF8 2UB maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2UB lies on Grove Rise in Pontefract. WF8 2UB 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 2UB maps

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

WF8 2UB 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 2UB geodata

Easting	446364
Northing	421701
Latitude	53.689709
Longitude	-1.299391

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2UB?

Street	Grove Rise
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2UB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2UB 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 2UB

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cromwell Crescent	133m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Grove Road	278m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near The Circle	394m
➜ Grove Rise crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2UB

Harewood Mount Grove Rise (Harewood Mount)	Chequerfield	33m
Harewood Mount Grove Mount (Harewood Mount)	Chequerfield	42m
Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent (Harewood Avenue)	Chequerfield	104m
Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent (Harewood Avenue)	Chequerfield	114m
Viking Road Camelot Court (Viking Road)	Chequerfield	260m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2UB

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.4km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.1km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2UB

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

Download

Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	31.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	40.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.0Mbps
Average upload speed	5.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.55Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2UB (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 2UB

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 2UB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	118,518
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,169
Median (kWh/meter)	13,243

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	26,917
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,991
Median (kWh/meter)	2,933

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

83.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2UB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Playgroup

Harewood Centre Nursery School

91m

Live At Home Scheme Halberg House

1-58 Halberg House Viking Road

235m

Lanes Fish & Chips

116 Baghill Lane

373m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Willow Park P.o.	17:00	11:15	430m
Ashleigh Ave / Grove Road	17:30	11:00	438m
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	476m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2UB

Facility	Distance
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	206m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract Sports Hall	594m
Womens Workout World (Pontefract) (Closed) Horsefair, Pontefract Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	712m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 2UB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER	Nursery	192m
De Lacy Primary School Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG	Primary	420m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD	Not applicable	653m

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WF8 2UB ITL and WF8 2UB 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 2UB:

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 2UB 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 2UB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059678
LSOA	E01011840	Wakefield 018A
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2UB

WF8 2TZ	Harewood Mount	22m
WF8 2EP	Cromwell Crescent	34m
WF8 2UD	Hillside Mount	66m
WF8 2UA	Grove Mount	78m
WF8 2ER	Harewood Avenue	93m
WF8 2UE	Harewood Rise	107m
WF8 2TY	Grove Avenue	111m
WF8 2AB	Grove Road	141m
WF8 2EL	Cromwell Crescent	160m
WF8 2EQ	Olivers Mount	183m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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