WF8 2WR maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2WR 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 August 2009.

WF8 2WR maps

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

WF8 2WR 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 2WR geodata

Easting	446701
Northing	422920
Latitude	53.700634
Longitude	-1.294105

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WF8 2WR?

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 2WR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2WR 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.

➜ 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 North
Constituency	Normanton, Pontefract And Castleford

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 2WR

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Petrol Station	233m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Petrol Station	233m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Petrol Station	233m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2WR

Knottingley Rd Water Lane (Bondgate)	Monkhill	145m
Knottingley Rd Water Lane (Knottingley Road)	Monkhill	197m
Cobbler's Lane Bexhill Close (Cobblers Lane)	Nevison	201m
Mill Lane Nevison Ave (Mill Lane)	Nevison	248m
Mill Lane Queensway (Mill Lane)	Nevison	273m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2WR

Pontefract Monkhill Station	0.7km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.1km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.8km

GetTheData
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 2WR

Broadband access in WF8 2WR (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	8.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	8.3%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2WR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	41.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2WR (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 2WR

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

WF8 2WR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	87,286
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,935
Median (kWh/meter)	8,821

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	26,203
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,184
Median (kWh/meter)	1,945

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

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

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Food Standards Agency

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

Slimming World

26 Dandy Mill Avenue

176m

Harman's Catering Service

Valeo Confectionery Limited

196m

Badens Butties

Cooke Hall Scout Hq

207m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

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

Nearest post box to WF8 2WR

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Nevison	17:15	11:30	213m
86 Bexhill Close	17:15	11:30	291m
Holmefield Lane P.o.	17:15	11:45	444m

GetTheData
Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2WR

Facility	Distance
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	681m
Orchard Head (Closed) Orchard Head Lane, Nevison, Pontefract Grass Pitches	858m
Ladybalk Quarry Lady Balk Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	909m

GetTheData
Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to WF8 2WR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	610m
Cherry Tree Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	864m
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	890m

GetTheData
Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

WF8 2WR ITL and WF8 2WR 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 2WR:

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 2WR 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 2WR:

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

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest postcodes to WF8 2WR

WF8 2JX	Water Lane	37m
WF8 2UZ	Dandy Mill View	48m
WF8 2JH	Dandy Mill Croft	60m
WF8 2JZ	Highland Close	137m
WF8 2JY	Dandy Mill Avenue	138m
WF8 2JU	Knottingley Road	154m
WF8 2PD	Ferrybridge Road	198m
WF8 2PF	St Thomass Terrace	205m
WF8 2LG	Knottingley Road	207m
WF8 2LQ	Bondgate	218m

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