WF8 2BY maps, stats, and open data

WF8 2BY lies on Rookhill Road in Pontefract. WF8 2BY 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 2BY maps

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

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

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

Easting	446422
Northing	420989
Latitude	53.683305
Longitude	-1.298619

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2BY?

Street	Rookhill Road
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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WF8 2BY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2BY 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 2BY

Chequerfield Rd Church (Chequerfield Road)	Chequerfield	158m
Monument Mews (The Circle)	Chequerfield	220m
Churchbalk Lane Carleton Crest (Churchbalk Lane)	Chequerfield	262m
Monument Ln Rookhill Drive (Monument Lane)	Chequerfield	277m
Monument Lane Churchbalk Ln (Monument Lane)	Chequerfield	277m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2BY

Pontefract Baghill Station	1km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.8km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WF8 2BY (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2BY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.9Mbps
Average download speed	69.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	5.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.98Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	507,620
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,358
Median (kWh/meter)	12,981

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	139,676
Meter count	39
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,581
Median (kWh/meter)	3,340

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

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Food Standards Agency

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

Slimming World

5 Rookhill Road

62m

St Giles' Food Share and Pantry Club

212m

Tesco Express

Monument Lane

258m

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Nearest post box to WF8 2BY

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	240m
Carleton Green	17:30	10:45	503m
Carelton Road	17:30	10:45	643m

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Source: Dracos
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WF8 2BY ITL and WF8 2BY 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 2BY:

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 2BY 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 2BY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059744
LSOA	E01011853	Wakefield 018D
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2BY

WF8 2BT	Rookhill Drive	33m
WF8 2RQ	Wensley Drive	97m
WF8 2BU	Rookhill Drive	115m
WF8 2BS	Chequerfield Drive	120m
WF8 2US	Orchard Mews	127m
WF8 2BQ	Chequerfield Road	131m
WF8 2RN	The Woodlands	138m
WF8 2BG	Chequerfield Road	167m
WF8 2BZ	Rookhill Road	180m
WF8 2RH	Churchbalk Lane	195m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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