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WF8 2GU lies on Holly Close in Pontefract. WF8 2GU 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 May 2010.

WF8 2GU maps

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

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

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WF8 2GU geodata

Easting	447104
Northing	421473
Latitude	53.687594
Longitude	-1.288221

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 2GU?

Street	Holly Close
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 2GU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 2GU 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 2GU

Eastbourne View (Eastbourne Crescent)	Eastbourne	182m
Eastbourne View Southview Gardens (Eastbourne View)	Eastbourne	226m
Eastbourne View Southview Gardens (Eastbourne View)	Eastbourne	267m
Chequerfield Lane Willow Park (Chequerfield Lane)	Chequerfield	338m
Chequerfield Ln Baghill Lane (Chequerfield Lane)	Willow Park	363m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 2GU

Pontefract Baghill Station	1.1km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.6km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	2.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WF8 2GU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	91.7%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	91.7%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	91.7%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 2GU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	21.1Mbps
Average download speed	47.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	2.3Mbps
Average upload speed	3.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.49Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 2GU (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	8.3%

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WF8 2GU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	205,620
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,568
Median (kWh/meter)	7,760

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	77,188
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,859
Median (kWh/meter)	2,669

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Pontefract Sport And Social Club

Chequers Close

166m

Am t Pm

43 Chequerfield Avenue

169m

Pomfret Woodland Community Nursery

Pomfret Childrens Centre Nursery

305m

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Nearest post box to WF8 2GU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Eastbourne Vw/Eastbourne Ter	17:30	11:15	236m
Willow Park P.o.	17:00	11:15	552m
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	759m

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Source: Dracos
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WF8 2GU ITL and WF8 2GU 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 2GU:

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 2GU 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 2GU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059768
LSOA	E01011852	Wakefield 018C
MSOA	E02002455	Wakefield 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 2GU

WF8 2HL	Eastbourne Drive	68m
WF8 2TE	Chequers Close	117m
WF8 2TF	Chequers Close	164m
WF8 2HG	Eastbourne Terrace	175m
WF8 2HH	Eastbourne View	203m
WF8 2TB	Chequerfield Avenue	204m
WF8 2TD	Chequers Close	231m
WF8 2HE	Baghill Lane	243m
WF8 2TQ	Chequerfield Court	257m
WF8 2HQ	Eastbourne View	285m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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