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WF2 8QL lies on Thornes Road in Wakefield. WF2 8QL 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 8QL maps

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

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WF2 8QL geodata

Easting431645
Northing419439
Latitude53.670474
Longitude-1.522499

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Where is WF2 8QL?

StreetThornes Road
Town/CityWakefield
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF2

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WF2 8QL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF2 8QL 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 8QL

2024
15 MAR
£525,000
98, THORNES ROAD, WAKEFIELD, WF2 8QL
2024
7 FEB
£210,000
2021
29 OCT
£296,000
2021
16 APR
£310,000
2016
24 NOV
£210,000
2015
4 DEC
£218,000
2007
8 JUN
£196,000
2006
30 NOV
£230,000
2003
15 AUG
£150,000
2000
8 SEP
£94,000

➜ Wakefield house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF2 8QL

Thornes Road The Mount (Thornes Road)Thornes87m
Thornes Road The Mount (Thornes Road)Thornes100m
Thornes Rd Horbury Road (Thornes Road)Lupset141m
Horbury Road Whinney Moor Ave (Horbury Road)Lupset149m
Horbury Road Gill Sike Rd (Horbury Road)Lupset185m

Nearest railway stations to WF2 8QL

Wakefield Westgate Station1.8km
Wakefield Kirkgate Station2.4km
Sandal & Agbrigg Station2.8km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WF2 8QL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband96.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF2 8QL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed78.1Mbps
Average download speed80.6Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed8.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF2 8QL (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 8QL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)532,194
Meter count28
Mean (kWh/meter)19,007
Median (kWh/meter)18,520

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)112,222
Meter count26
Mean (kWh/meter)4,316
Median (kWh/meter)4,097

Deprivation

17% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF2 8QL:

Food Standards Agency

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

Eat 88
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
201A Horbury Road
128m
Tanith Enterprise Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Whinney Moor Service Station
128m
Pizza Amore
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
201B Horbury Road
128m

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Nearest post box to WF2 8QL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Whinney Moor P.o.17:3012:00212m
Lupset Bar18:0011:00256m
Thornes Road18:0012:30383m

WF2 8QL ITL and WF2 8QL 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 8QL:

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

WF2 8QL 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 8QL:

CodeName
OAE00060035
LSOAE01011905Wakefield 028C
MSOAE02002465Wakefield 028

Nearest postcodes to WF2 8QL

WF2 8QRThornes Road40m
WF2 8QPThe Mount119m
WF2 8RBHorbury Road128m
WF2 8RDGill Sike Avenue132m
WF2 8QJThornes Road167m
WF2 8REHorbury Road171m
WF2 8LQThornbury Park184m
WF2 8URFairway View204m
WF2 8BHThornbury Road216m
WF2 8QQMount Crescent221m