WF8 2YS maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2YS 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 April 2019.

WF8 2YS maps

WF8 2YS map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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WF8 2YS geodata

Easting	447189
Northing	422030
Latitude	53.692610
Longitude	-1.286851

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Where is WF8 2YS?

Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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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 2YS

2, HEATHER COURT, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2YS 2020 13 NOV £249,950
5, HEATHER COURT, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2YS 2019 26 MAR £249,950

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 2YS

June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Cobbler'S Lane	176m
June 2022	Public order	On or near Cobbler'S Lane	176m
June 2022	Public order	On or near Scawthorpe Close	286m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2YS

St Michaels School (Cobbler's Lane)	Willow Park	219m
Eastbourne View Southview Gardens (Eastbourne View)	Eastbourne	311m
Eastbourne View Southview Gardens (Eastbourne View)	Eastbourne	340m
Eastbourne Terrace (Eastbourne View)	Willow Park	351m
Eastbourne Terrace (Baghill Lane)	Willow Park	359m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2YS

Pontefract Baghill Station	1.1km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.3km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	2.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WF8 2YS (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

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

Broadband limitations in WF8 2YS (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%

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Deprivation

67.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2YS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

ISS Facilities Services

Kingswood Catering

226m

Dolce Ltd

Holy Family And St Michaels Catholic Primary School

228m

Wright News

124 Baghill Lane

311m

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Nearest post box to WF8 2YS

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Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Eastbourne Vw/Eastbourne Ter	17:30	11:15	329m
Willow Park P.o.	17:00	11:15	461m
86 Bexhill Close	17:15	11:30	820m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 2YS

Facility	Distance
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract Sports Hall	779m
Pontefract Sports And Social Fc Harewood Avenue, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	831m
Chequers Close Playing Fields Chequers Close, Pontefract Grass Pitches	866m

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Nearest schools to WF8 2YS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	170m
Cherry Tree Academy Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2HN	Primary	228m
De Lacy Primary School Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2TG	Primary	632m

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WF8 2YS ITL and WF8 2YS 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 2YS:

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 2YS 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 2YS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059695
LSOA	E01011839	Wakefield 012C
MSOA	E02002449	Wakefield 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2YS

WF8 2HN	Cobblers Lane	221m
WF8 2HW	South View Gardens	248m
WF8 2HU	Hailhead Drive	255m
WF8 2HX	Harefield Road	265m
WF8 2HT	Scawthorpe Close	299m
WF8 2HD	Baghill Lane	312m
WF8 2HY	Schoolaboards Lane	323m
WF8 2HS	Western Avenue	325m
WF8 2HQ	Eastbourne View	343m
WF8 2JD	Western Court	344m

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