Latitude: 53.6693 / 53°40'9"N
Longitude: -1.5065 / 1°30'23"W
OS Eastings: 432705
OS Northings: 419314
OS Grid: SE327193
Mapcode National: GBR KVX0.ND
Mapcode Global: WHCB5.T1TC
Plus Code: 9C5WMF9V+PC
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93fq90
What Three Birds: sanderling.swan.pigeon
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WF2 8PL is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Thornes, Wakefield. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £59,159 to £226,860 with an average of £152,509.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929 and before 1900.
7% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are E and D.
Commercial rateable values range from £1,825 to £42,750 with an average of £8,098. The most common recorded business types are Warehouse and Workshop.
Wakefield is a city, which had a population of 99,251 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 42 people resident in WF2 8PL, of which 20 were male and 22 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
WF2 8PL is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF2 8PL is approximately 31m (102ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WF2 8PL
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF2 8PL
7a1: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Transitional Eastern European Neighbourhoods
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF2 8PL
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near WF2 8PL include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF2 8PL 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 West
Councillors
Hilary Mitchell (Labour)
Kevin Swift (Labour)
Michael Graham (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Wakefield
MP
Imran Ahmad Khan (Independent)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WF2 8PL.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF2 8PL.
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource
Field Lane, Thornes, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 7RU
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Wakefield the Mount Junior and Infant School
The Mount, Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QW
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School
Lawefield Lane, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8ST
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Sandal Magna Community Academy
Belle Vue Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5NF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Charles Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4PE
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
Cathedral Academy
Thornes Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 8QF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
St Thomas a Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy
Barnsley Road, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 6EQ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Kettlethorpe High School, A Specialist Maths and Computing College
Kettlethorpe Hall Drive, Standbridge Lane, Sandal, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF2 7EL
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Horbury Academy
Wakefield Road, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5HE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Wakefield City Academy
Warmfield View, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 4SF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Outwood Grange Academy
Potovens Lane, Outwood, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2PF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 0DG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Crofton Academy
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1NF
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Rodillian Academy
Longthorpe Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF3 3PS
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Freeston Academy
Favell Avenue, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1HZ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.