Postcode WF8 2ES (Wakefield)

Map showing WF8 2ES and nearby postcodes

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

WF8 2ES is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.5 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 2ES as Hard-pressed living > Industrious communities > Industrious hardship.

The closest road name to WF8 2ES is Harewood View which is centered 59 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent and is 111 m away. The closest railway station is Pontefract Baghill Rail Station, 446 m away.

The closest primary school to WF8 2ES (for ages 11 and under) is De Lacy Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on January 31, 2020. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Airedale Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on September 27, 2017 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WF8 2ES is The Turnpike and is 2.09 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 2.16 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on May 14, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 74.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.1 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 1.8 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 2ES 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 2ES and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Harewood View 59 m
Fairfax Road 73 m
Olivers Mount 159 m
Cromwell Crescent 171 m
Willow Park 180 m
Baghill Lane 183 m
De Lacy Terrace 216 m
Grove Rise 217 m
Hillside Mount 225 m
Harewood Mount 235 m
Harewood Rise 237 m
Grove Mount 252 m
Prail Close 258 m
Grove Avenue 265 m
Rosa Court 287 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WF8 2ES

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 2ES - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
De Lacy Primary School Requires improvement
(January 31, 2020)
363 m
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Good
(September 12, 2017)
545 m
Cherry Tree Academy Requires improvement
(March 12, 2020)
545 m
High Well School Good
(May 4, 2017)
571 m
St Giles C of E Academy Good
(March 5, 2020)
1.17 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.31 km
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Good
(July 11, 2019)
1.33 km
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Requires improvement
(March 6, 2019)
1.37 km
Carleton High School Good
(July 5, 2019)
1.55 km
The King's School Good
(June 21, 2017)
1.55 km
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Good
(November 8, 2019)
1.58 km
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Good
(February 7, 2019)
1.79 km
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School Good
(June 25, 2019)
1.86 km
New College Pontefract Outstanding
(April 4, 2014)
1.87 km
Darrington Church of England Primary School Good
(November 20, 2019)
2.47 km
Willow Green Academy Good
(March 7, 2018)
2.63 km
Simpson's Lane Academy Good
(December 12, 2019)
2.67 km
The Vale Primary Academy Outstanding
(May 9, 2013)
3.18 km
The Featherstone Academy Good
(February 8, 2017)
3.41 km
Airedale Academy Good
(September 27, 2017)
3.52 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
L G Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
769 m
Baxterstorey Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 8, 2019
1.7 km
The Turnpike Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 16, 2019
2.09 km
Burger King Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 12, 2018
2.16 km
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 15, 2019
2.16 km
EDC The Eat and Drink Co Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 6, 2018
2.16 km
Greggs Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
2.16 km
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 10, 2014
2.16 km
Travelodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
April 18, 2017
2.16 km
Tierna Trading Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 17, 2019
2.45 km
Formula Supplements Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 27, 2019
2.48 km
GTi Nutrition Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 11, 2021
2.48 km
The Hawthornes Guest house Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
April 15, 2021
2.48 km
The Hawthornes Tearooms Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 8, 2021
2.48 km
T N S Catering Management Ltd School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 3, 2020
2.63 km
T N S Catering Management Ltd School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 17, 2019
2.67 km
Ferrybridge News And Booze Retailers - other 4
Good
September 7, 2020
2.71 km
The Community Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 5, 2020
2.76 km
Ferrybridge Fisheries Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 14, 2019
2.78 km
Nisa Retailers - other 4
Good
May 28, 2019
2.83 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent Bus Stop/Station 111 m
Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent Bus Stop/Station 113 m
Harewood Ave Cromwell Crescent Bus Stop/Station 139 m
Baghill Lane Harewood Ave Bus Stop/Station 152 m
Baghill Lane Harewood Ave Bus Stop/Station 181 m
Pontefract Baghill Rail Station Rail 446 m
Pontefract Monkhill Rail Station Rail 1.01 km
Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station Rail 1.43 km

Nearby Nature

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

Dunhill's Hill Hill Or Mountain 550 m
Stony Hill Hill Or Mountain 722 m
Friar Wood Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.13 km
Priory Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
St Thomas's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.53 km
Bates Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.74 km
Longbull Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.79 km
Shilling Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.81 km
Ridgley Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.1 km
Park Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.37 km
Fairy Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.42 km
Hunters Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.88 km
Fletcher's Spring Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.04 km
Fox Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.09 km
Holywell Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.2 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78 Mbps 74.5 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 19.3 Mbps 15.1 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 10 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 77.1 15.7
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

33 meters consuming 395,361 kWh - mean 11,981 kWh : median 12,814 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

31 meters consuming 99,378 kWh - mean 3,206 kWh : median 2,589 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WF8 2ES - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.69066600
Longitude -1.29713400
OS Easting 446512
OS Northing 0421809
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1884
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: Industrious communities
Subgroup: Industrious hardship
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 018B
Output Area / Small Area 8A2