# WF2 8WL

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.676882, -1.51162
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5WMFGQ+Q9
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO93fq
- **Qibla:** 119.4°
- **Grid reference:** SE 32359 20155
- **UTM:** 30U 598313 5948601
- **Elevation:** 28m
- **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:** 2005-08

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01011907
- **2021 MSOA:** Thornes (E02002465)
- **2021 output area:** E00060011
- **2011 LSOA:** E01011907
- **2011 MSOA:** E02002465
- **2011 output area:** E00060011
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33009746
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Multicultural Metropolitans (4B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 6437
- **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 | 640 |
| Hospital | Pinderfields Hospital | 2302 |
| GP | Homestead Medical Centre | 763 |
| School | Wakefield Lawefield Primary School | 236 |
| Airport | Leeds Bradford Airport | 23185 |
| Bus stop | Lawefield Lane | 78 |
| Food bank | Fusion | 1385 |
| Pharmacy | Horbury Road Pharmacy | 742 |
| Post office | New Scarborough Post Office | 977 |
| Library | Wakefield One | 969 |
| Coast | — | 51766 |
| Central London | — | 258702 |

## 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 8WJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208WJ)
- [WF2 8SS](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208SS)
- [WF2 8SU](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208SU)
- [WF2 8SZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208SZ)
- [WF2 8UD](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208UD)
- [WF2 8SX](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208SX)
- [WF2 8QZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF2%208QZ)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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