Postcode WF8 2AN (Wakefield)

Map showing WF8 2AN and nearby postcodes

The postcode WF8 2AN is located in Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WF8 2AN is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WF8 2AN is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.9 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WF8 2AN as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to WF8 2AN is East Drive which is centered 26 m away.

The nearest bus stop is East Drive School Rd and is 25 m away. The closest railway station is Pontefract Baghill Rail Station, 722 m away.

The closest primary school to WF8 2AN (for ages 11 and under) is De Lacy Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on January 31, 2020.

The local pub for residents of WF8 2AN is The Turnpike and is 2.34 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 16, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Greggs and is 2.28 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on May 14, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 41.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WF8 2AN is covered by the West Yorkshire police force association and Wakefield District is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WF8 2AN and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WF8 2AN, and the approximate distance away.

East Drive 26 m
School Road 78 m
The Rise 127 m
The Circle 143 m
Chequerfield Road 158 m
King's Crescent 185 m
The Close 192 m
Rookhill Mount 197 m
Broadway 209 m
Harewood Avenue 237 m
Chequerfield Mount 244 m
Chequerfield Drive 304 m
West Drive 318 m
Rookhill Road 328 m
Chequerfield Lane 349 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WF8 2AN

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WF8 2AN - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
High Well School Good
(May 4, 2017)
268 m
De Lacy Primary School Requires improvement
(January 31, 2020)
343 m
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Good
(September 12, 2017)
801 m
Cherry Tree Academy Requires improvement
(March 12, 2020)
801 m
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Requires improvement
(March 6, 2019)
971 m
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Good
(July 11, 2019)
1.08 km
Carleton High School Good
(July 5, 2019)
1.16 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.44 km
St Giles C of E Academy Good
(March 5, 2020)
1.5 km
The King's School Good
(June 21, 2017)
1.51 km
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School Good
(June 25, 2019)
1.74 km
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Good
(February 7, 2019)
1.87 km
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Good
(November 8, 2019)
1.98 km
New College Pontefract Outstanding
(April 4, 2014)
2.05 km
Darrington Church of England Primary School Good
(November 20, 2019)
2.2 km
Simpson's Lane Academy Good
(December 12, 2019)
2.85 km
Willow Green Academy Good
(March 7, 2018)
2.97 km
The Featherstone Academy Good
(February 8, 2017)
3.28 km
The Vale Primary Academy Outstanding
(May 9, 2013)
3.42 km
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Good
(June 26, 2018)
3.73 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF8 2AN - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
L G Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
1.03 km
Baxterstorey Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 8, 2019
1.77 km
Burger King Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 12, 2018
2.28 km
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 15, 2019
2.28 km
EDC The Eat and Drink Co Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 6, 2018
2.28 km
Greggs Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
2.28 km
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 10, 2014
2.28 km
Travelodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
April 18, 2017
2.28 km
The Turnpike Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 16, 2019
2.34 km
Tierna Trading Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 17, 2019
2.67 km
Formula Supplements Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 27, 2019
2.73 km
GTi Nutrition Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 11, 2021
2.73 km
The Hawthornes Guest house Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
April 15, 2021
2.73 km
The Hawthornes Tearooms Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 8, 2021
2.73 km
T N S Catering Management Ltd School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 17, 2019
2.85 km
The Community Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 5, 2020
2.92 km
T N S Catering Management Ltd School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 3, 2020
2.97 km
Nisa Retailers - other 4
Good
May 28, 2019
2.99 km
Ok Bakery Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 22, 2021
2.99 km
Pizza Dome/Tandoori Mahal Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 29, 2019
2.99 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF8 2AN - Data from Apr 2022

East Drive School Rd Bus Stop/Station 25 m
East Drive Kings Cres Bus Stop/Station 64 m
Chequerfield Lane Willow Park Bus Stop/Station 202 m
Chequerfield Circle Monument Mews Bus Stop/Station 254 m
Chequerfield Lane Willow Park Bus Stop/Station 308 m
Pontefract Baghill Rail Station Rail 722 m
Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station Rail 1.4 km
Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station Rail 1.64 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF8 2AN - Data from Dec 2021

Dunhill's Hill Hill Or Mountain 709 m
Stony Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.09 km
Friar Wood Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.13 km
Priory Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.29 km
Bates Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.34 km
St Thomas's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.92 km
Shilling Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.98 km
Longbull Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.01 km
Ridgley Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.48 km
Park Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.52 km
Fletcher's Spring Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.64 km
Hunters Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.69 km
Fox Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.72 km
Fairy Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.83 km
Bickering Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.24 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF8 2AN - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 32.9 Mbps 41.1 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 6.3 Mbps 6.4 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19.2 4.9
30-300 Mbps 0% 56.2 7.8
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

37 meters consuming 471,617 kWh - mean 12,746 kWh : median 12,201 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

37 meters consuming 121,004 kWh - mean 3,270 kWh : median 2,617 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WF8 2AN - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.68703000
Longitude -1.29625500
OS Easting 446574
OS Northing 0421405
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
3378
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Yorkshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Electoral Ward Pontefract South
Local Authority District Wakefield
Region / Government Office Region Yorkshire and The Humber
European Electoral Region Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Leeds City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council West Yorkshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000036
Travel To Work Area Wakefield and Castleford

NHS

NHS England Region North East and Yorkshire
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Wakefield District
Cancer Alliance West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
Yorkshire and the Humber
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
West Yorkshire and Harrogate (Health and Care Partnership)
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Wakefield CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Hard-pressed ethnic mix
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Pontefract BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Pontefract BUASD
Workplace Zone E33012622
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wakefield 018
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wakefield 018C
Output Area / Small Area 8D2