# WF2 8SH

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.665656, -1.515897
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5WMF8M+7J
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO93fp
- **Qibla:** 119.4°
- **Grid reference:** SE 32085 18904
- **UTM:** 30U 598056 5947346
- **Elevation:** 30m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** Yorkshire and The Humber (E12000003)
- **Admin district:** Wakefield (E08000036)
- **Ward:** Wakefield West (E05001463)
- **Constituency:** Wakefield and Rothwell (E14001560)
- **Parish code:** E43000299
- **Travel to work area:** E30000283
- **Police force area:** E23000010
- **Built-up area:** E63008062
- **European electoral region:** Yorkshire and The Humber (E15000003)
- **Date introduced:** 1996-12

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01011905
- **2021 MSOA:** Thornes (E02002465)
- **2021 output area:** E00060003
- **2011 LSOA:** E01011905
- **2011 MSOA:** E02002465
- **2011 output area:** E00060003
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33012667
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5A2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 26748
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000012
- **ICB location:** E38000190
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000054
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000030

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Wakefield Westgate | 1895 |
| Hospital | Pinderfields Hospital | 3480 |
| GP | SwiftDoctor Ltd | 729 |
| School | The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School | 480 |
| Airport | Leeds Bradford Airport | 24211 |
| Bus stop | Thornes Road | 532 |
| Food bank | St George's | 1498 |
| Defibrillator | NA | 151 |
| Pharmacy | Horbury Road Pharmacy | 868 |
| Post office | Denby Dale Road Post Office | 1068 |
| Library | Sandal Library | 1980 |
| Coast | — | 52133 |
| Central London | — | 257647 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Northern Powergrid (region M, MPAN 23)
- **Water:** Yorkshire Water
- **Sewerage:** Yorkshire Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [WF2 8LR](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208LR)
- [WF2 8SW](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208SW)
- [WF2 8WB](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208WB)
- [WF2 8WE](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208WE)
- [WF2 7BT](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%207BT)
- [WF2 8FA](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208FA)
- [WF2 7BJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%207BJ)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208SH.json).

## Data

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