WF8 2BU maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2BU lies on Rookhill Drive in Pontefract. WF8 2BU 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 2BU maps

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

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

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WF8 2BU geodata

Easting	446355
Northing	421083
Latitude	53.684155
Longitude	-1.299619

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2BU?

Street	Rookhill Drive
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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WF8 2BU Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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 2BU

Chequerfield Rd Church (Chequerfield Road)	Chequerfield	63m
Monument Mews (The Circle)	Chequerfield	139m
Monument Ln Rookhill Drive (Monument Lane)	Chequerfield	175m
Monument Lane Churchbalk Ln (Monument Lane)	Chequerfield	180m
Churchbalk Lane Carleton Crest (Churchbalk Lane)	Chequerfield	192m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2BU

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.9km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.7km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WF8 2BU (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	95.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	95.5%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	52.5Mbps
Average download speed	52.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	12.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2BU (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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WF8 2BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	266,439
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,111
Median (kWh/meter)	11,539

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	62,441
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,122
Median (kWh/meter)	2,675

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF8 2BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF8 2BU.
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

81.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 2BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Slimming World

5 Rookhill Road

58m

St Giles' Food Share and Pantry Club

138m

Tesco Express

Monument Lane

159m

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Nearest post box to WF8 2BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	146m
Carelton Road	17:30	10:45	581m
Carleton Green	17:30	10:45	587m

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Source: Dracos
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WF8 2BU ITL and WF8 2BU 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 2BU:

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 2BU 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 2BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059748
LSOA	E01011853	Wakefield 018D
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2BU

WF8 2BQ	Chequerfield Road	64m
WF8 2BG	Chequerfield Road	110m
WF8 2AU	West Drive	111m
WF8 2BY	Rookhill Road	115m
WF8 2BT	Rookhill Drive	117m
WF8 2RH	Churchbalk Lane	159m
WF8 2BE	Monument Lane	160m
WF8 2US	Orchard Mews	161m
WF8 2BS	Chequerfield Drive	170m
WF8 2RQ	Wensley Drive	173m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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