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WF2 8BG lies on Horbury Road in Wakefield. WF2 8BG is located in the Wakefield West electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wakefield and the English Parliamentary constituency of Wakefield. 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.

WF2 8BG maps

WF2 8BG map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WF2 8BG map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WF2 8BG geodata

Easting431894
Northing419750
Latitude53.673254
Longitude-1.518698

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF2 8BG?

StreetHorbury Road
Town/CityWakefield
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF2

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WF2 8BG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF2 8BG as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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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Politics

WardWakefield West
ConstituencyWakefield

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF2 8BG

2024
14 JUN
£175,000
153, HORBURY ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8BG
2022
9 DEC
£190,000
2020
4 SEP
£205,000
2018
21 MAY
£220,000
2017
9 NOV
£215,000
2016
16 DEC
£245,000
2014
2 MAY
£180,000
2011
7 JAN
£170,000
2006
7 DEC
£177,500
2000
26 MAY
£77,000

➜ Wakefield house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8BG

Horbury Rd Gill Sike Road (Horbury Road)Thornes66m
Horbury Rd Gill Sike Road (Horbury Road)Thornes86m
Horbury Road Esther Ave (Horbury Road)Lupset125m
Horbury Rd Thornbury Road (Horbury Road)Lupset126m
Thornbury Road Thornbury Park (Thornbury Road)Lupset158m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8BG

Wakefield Westgate Station1.4km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station2.1km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station2.7km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WF2 8BG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF2 8BG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed13.7Mbps
Average download speed35.5Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.0Mbps
Average upload speed1.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed1.15Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8BG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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WF2 8BG gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WF2 8BG by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)174,253
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)17,425
Median (kWh/meter)15,710

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)28,497
Meter count9
Mean (kWh/meter)3,166
Median (kWh/meter)2,611

Deprivation

87.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 8BG:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF2 8BG (metres)

Markies Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
122 Horbury Road
103m
Horbury Road Pharmacy
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
186 Horbury Road
103m
Slimming World Franchise
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
38 Esther Avenue
181m

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Nearest post box to WF2 8BG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Whinney Moor P.o.17:3012:00249m
Thornes Road18:0012:30261m
Gill Syke Road17:3011:00315m

WF2 8BG ITL and WF2 8BG 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 WF2 8BG:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLEYorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 CodeName
TLE4West Yorkshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLE45Wakefield
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000036Wakefield

WF2 8BG 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 WF2 8BG:

CodeName
OAE00060034
LSOAE01011900Wakefield 026B
MSOAE02002463Wakefield 026

Nearest postcodes to WF2 8BG

WF2 8BTGill Sike Road48m
WF2 8BQHorbury Road101m
WF2 8BWThornbury Road121m
WF2 8BUCobb Avenue148m
WF2 8BLThornbury Road158m
WF2 8BPGill Sike Bungalows174m
WF2 8BXEsther Avenue180m
WF2 8BHThornbury Road193m
WF2 8BZEsther Grove216m
WF2 8BYEsther Avenue217m