WF8 2WQ maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2WQ lies on Willow Bank Drive in Pontefract. WF8 2WQ 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 June 1999.

WF8 2WQ maps

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

WF8 2WQ 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 2WQ geodata

Easting	446205
Northing	422949
Latitude	53.700939
Longitude	-1.301613

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2WQ?

Street	Willow Bank Drive
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2WQ Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF8 2WQ

6, WILLOW BANK DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2WQ 2023 18 AUG £242,000
32, WILLOW BANK DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2WQ 2023 12 MAY £300,000
66, WILLOW BANK DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2WQ 2021 29 SEP £300,000
8, WILLOW BANK DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2WQ 2021 7 JUN £207,000
66, WILLOW BANK DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2WQ 2020 30 OCT £252,500
52, WILLOW BANK DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2WQ 2020 7 MAY £200,000
40, WILLOW BANK DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2WQ 2019 5 AUG £208,000
1, WILLOW BANK DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2WQ 2019 17 JUN £243,500
22, WILLOW BANK DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2WQ 2018 23 AUG £225,000
20, WILLOW BANK DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2WQ 2018 3 AUG £195,000

➜ Pontefract house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 2WQ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Petrol Station	317m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Canterbury Court	410m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Canterbury Court	410m
➜ Willow Bank Drive crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2WQ

Monkhill Drive (Monkhill Avenue)	Monkhill	181m
Ferrybridge Rd Box Lane (Ferrybridge Road)	Monkhill	211m
Ferrybridge Rd Box Lane (Ferrybridge Road)	Monkhill	223m
Monkhill Drive (Monkhill Avenue)	Monkhill	223m
Monkhill Lane Lady Balk Ln (Monkhill Lane)	Monkhill	256m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2WQ

Pontefract Monkhill Station	0.3km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2WQ

Broadband access in WF8 2WQ (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	89.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	89.5%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2WQ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	71.0Mbps
Average download speed	79.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	15.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2WQ (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 2WQ

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WF8 2WQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	883,555
Meter count	59
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,976
Median (kWh/meter)	15,005

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	236,649
Meter count	57
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,152
Median (kWh/meter)	4,113

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

54.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2WQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Monkhill Sandwiches

123m

Slimming World

10 Hinton Close

308m

Spar

Petrol Filling Station

315m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Newhall Road	16:00	11:00	262m
Nevison	17:15	11:30	389m
Old Church	17:30	11:30	457m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2WQ

Facility	Distance
Ladybalk Quarry Lady Balk Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	421m
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	571m
A1 Football Factory Skinner Lane, Pontefract Artificial Grass Pitch	717m

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Nearest schools to WF8 2WQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	544m
St Giles C of E Academy St Giles C of E Academy, Skinner Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1HG	Primary	929m
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER	Nursery	1.1km

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WF8 2WQ ITL and WF8 2WQ 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 2WQ:

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 2WQ 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 2WQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059726
LSOA	E01011836	Wakefield 012B
MSOA	E02002449	Wakefield 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2WQ

WF8 2WF	Elm Close	74m
WF8 2WD	Oak Rise	92m
WF8 2WG	Sycamore Court	119m
WF8 1JD	Monkhill Lane	125m
WF8 2WA	Beech Croft	136m
WF8 2WE	Hazel Grove	160m
WF8 1SP	Keats Close	189m
WF8 2UU	Cavendish Avenue	197m
WF8 2YH	Malthouse Mews	202m
WF8 2YG	Ferrybridge Road	206m

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