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WF2 8BU lies on Cobb Avenue in Wakefield. WF2 8BU 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 8BU maps

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

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WF2 8BU geodata

Easting431830
Northing419883
Latitude53.674453
Longitude-1.519653

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Where is WF2 8BU?

StreetCobb Avenue
Town/CityWakefield
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF2

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WF2 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF2 8BU 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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8BU

Horbury Rd Gill Sike Road (Horbury Road)Thornes96m
Horbury Rd Gill Sike Road (Horbury Road)Thornes114m
Horbury Road Esther Ave (Horbury Road)Lupset189m
Horbury Rd Thornbury Road (Horbury Road)Lupset205m
Horbury Rd Cross Lane (Horbury Road)Flanshaw242m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8BU

Wakefield Westgate Station1.3km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station2.1km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station2.8km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WF2 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access98.5%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband98.5%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband98.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF2 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed70.1Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.0Mbps
Average upload speed1.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps1.5%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps1.5%

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WF2 8BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)599,281
Meter count66
Mean (kWh/meter)9,080
Median (kWh/meter)9,130

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)205,113
Meter count62
Mean (kWh/meter)3,308
Median (kWh/meter)2,991

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Slimming World Franchise
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
38 Esther Avenue
44m
Markies Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
122 Horbury Road
77m
Horbury Road Pharmacy
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
186 Horbury Road
77m

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Nearest post box to WF2 8BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Gill Syke Road17:3011:00218m
Whinney Moor P.o.17:3012:00285m
Thornes Road18:0012:30408m

WF2 8BU ITL and WF2 8BU 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 8BU:

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

WF2 8BU 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 8BU:

CodeName
OAE00060020
LSOAE01011900Wakefield 026B
MSOAE02002463Wakefield 026

Nearest postcodes to WF2 8BU

WF2 8BXEsther Avenue44m
WF2 8BYEsther Avenue77m
WF2 8BQHorbury Road80m
WF2 8ERMeltonfield Mews122m
WF2 8BGHorbury Road148m
WF2 8BZEsther Grove165m
WF2 8BTGill Sike Road170m
WF2 8EXEsther Grove192m
WF2 8SJFernleigh Court196m
WF2 8ETEsther Grove220m