Latitude: 53.6609 / 53°39'39"N
Longitude: -1.4833 / 1°28'59"W
OS Eastings: 434241
OS Northings: 418395
OS Grid: SE342183
Mapcode National: GBR LV23.ND
Mapcode Global: WHDCB.57XS
Plus Code: 9C5WMG68+9M
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93gp28
What Three Birds: harrier.rubythroat.cowbird
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WF2 6EQ is a large user postcode in Sandal, Wakefield. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
St. Thomas a Becket Catholic Comprehensive School, Barnsley Road, Wakefield WF2 6EQ.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Wakefield is a city, which had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.
WF2 6EQ is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF2 6EQ is approximately 34m (112ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF2 6EQ
5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF2 6EQ
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near WF2 6EQ include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF2 6EQ are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Wakefield City Council
Ward
Wakefield South
Councillors
Katrina Law (Labour)
Nadeem Ahmed (Conservative)
Richard Hunt (Independent)
Karl Johnson (Independent)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Hemsworth
MP
Jon Trickett (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WF2 6EQ.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF2 6EQ.
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