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WF8 2BJ lies on Chequerfield Road in Pontefract. WF8 2BJ is located in the Pontefract South 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 January 1980.

WF8 2BJ maps

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

WF8 2BJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WF8 2BJ geodata

Easting	446585
Northing	421301
Latitude	53.686094
Longitude	-1.296104

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2BJ?

Street	Chequerfield Road
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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WF8 2BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2BJ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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

Ward	Pontefract South
Constituency	Normanton, Pontefract And Castleford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 2BJ

East Drive Kings Cres (East Drive)	Chequerfield	64m
East Drive School Rd (East Drive)	Chequerfield	108m
Monument Mews (The Circle)	Chequerfield	195m
Chequerfield Rd Church (Chequerfield Road)	Chequerfield	261m
Chequerfield Lane Willow Park (Chequerfield Lane)	Chequerfield	272m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2BJ

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.8km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.5km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WF8 2BJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	96.6%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	96.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	96.6%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.0Mbps
Average download speed	69.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	5.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2BJ (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	3.4%

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WF8 2BJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	350,384
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,977
Median (kWh/meter)	13,094

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	114,304
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,082
Median (kWh/meter)	3,862

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF8 2BJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF8 2BJ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

89.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2BJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF8 2BJ (metres)

St Marys Community Centre

The Circle

145m

Masala Room

145m

Chequerfield Hotel

The Circle

145m

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Nearest post box to WF8 2BJ

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Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	213m
Willow Park P.o.	17:00	11:15	616m
Ashleigh Ave / Grove Road	17:30	11:00	667m

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WF8 2BJ ITL and WF8 2BJ 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 2BJ:

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 2BJ 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 2BJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059771
LSOA	E01011852	Wakefield 018C
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2BJ

WF8 2BH	Chequerfield Road	104m
WF8 2AN	East Drive	105m
WF8 2BL	Chequerfield Road	105m
WF8 2AT	Broadway	120m
WF8 2DB	The Close	131m
WF8 2BN	Chequerfield Mount	141m
WF8 2AP	Kings Crescent	155m
WF8 2AJ	School Road	176m
WF8 2AY	The Circle	191m
WF8 2BW	Rookhill Mount	191m

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