# WF8 2GS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.704702, -1.285859
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5WPP37+VM
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO93iq
- **Qibla:** 119.7°
- **Grid reference:** SE 47241 23376
- **UTM:** 30U 613149 5952031
- **Elevation:** 31m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** Yorkshire and The Humber (E12000003)
- **Admin district:** Wakefield (E08000036)
- **Ward:** Pontefract North (E05001455)
- **Constituency:** Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley (E14001428)
- **Parish code:** E43000299
- **Travel to work area:** E30000283
- **Police force area:** E23000010
- **Built-up area:** E63008060
- **European electoral region:** Yorkshire and The Humber (E15000003)
- **Date introduced:** 2025-04

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01011835
- **2021 MSOA:** Pontefract North East (E02002449)
- **2021 output area:** E00180078
- **2011 LSOA:** E01011835
- **2011 MSOA:** E02002449
- **2011 output area:** E00059725
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33012593
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Rural Residents (1B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 19087
- **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 | Pontefract Monkhill | 1411 |
| Hospital | Pontefract Hospital | 2156 |
| GP | Northgate Surgery | 1957 |
| School | Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School | 727 |
| Airport | Leeds East Airport | 15653 |
| Bus stop | Darkfield Lane | 273 |
| Food bank | Salvation Army | 2227 |
| Defibrillator | 4recycling Limited | 819 |
| Pharmacy | Nevison Pharmacy | 652 |
| Post office | Holmfield Lane Post Office | 666 |
| Library | Pontefract Library | 2249 |
| Coast | — | 36824 |
| Central London | — | 256530 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Northern Powergrid (region M, MPAN 23)
- **Water:** Yorkshire Water
- **Sewerage:** Yorkshire Water

## Adjacent postcodes

- [WF8 2GR](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF8%202GR)
- [WF8 2GG](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF8%202GG)
- [WF8 2GF](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF8%202GF)
- [WF8 2GE](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF8%202GE)
- [WF8 2FW](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF8%202FW)
- [WF8 2FY](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF8%202FY)
- [WF8 2TA](https://openpostcodes.uk/WF8%202TA)

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