WF8 2FS is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.
Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (WF8) is called the outward code. The part after the space (2FS) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:
The regional mail center for the post area WF is the Yorkshire Distribution Centre, which is located at Silkstone House, Express Way, Wakefield Europort, NORMANTON, WF6 2XX.
The final port of call for any post addressed to the WF8 2FS postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is PONTEFRACT DO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.
The properties in the WF8 2FS postcode have the street address of Smyth Lane
Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the WF8 2FS postcode is home to a bustling 40 residents!
It is situated within the post town of PONTEFRACT within the old postal county of Yorkshire.
WF8 2FS is within the town of Pontefract.
The WF8 2FS postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.
According to our data. Most dwellings in WF8 2FS are houses. Of these houses, most are detached. The remainder are semi-detached.
Most properties in WF8 2FS are unknown tenure with the rest being unknown tenure.
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Property Type | Percentage |
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Residential | 100% |
Commercial | 0% |
Public | 0% |
The telephone area code for WF8 2FS is 01977 Pontefract.
Latitude | 53.6960820074 |
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Longitude | -1.29031893076 |
Average Mbps | 148.200 |
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Median Mbps | 80.000 |
Maximum Mbps | 1000.000 |
WF8 2FS has an average download speed of 148.2 Megabits per second (Mbps).
307 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.
90% of postcodes (1,065,501) have slower broadband speeds.
10% of postcodes (118,833) have faster broadband speeds.
Average Mbps | 24.600 |
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Median Mbps | 20.000 |
Maximum Mbps | 115.000 |
WF8 2FS has an average upload speed of 24.6 Megabits per second (Mbps).
380 other postcode units have the same upload speed.
97% of postcodes (1,150,515) have slower upload speeds.
3% of postcodes (33,746) have faster upload speeds.
Address: Darrington Church of England Primary School, Denby Crest, Darrington, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3SB
Distance: 1.60 miles
Contact: 01977232320
Address: Simpson's Lane Academy, Sycamore Avenue, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0PL
Distance: 1.24 miles
Contact: 01977722515
Address: Brotherton and Byram Community Primary Academy, Low Street, Brotherton, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 9HQ
Distance: 2.08 miles
Contact: 01977355020
Address: The Vale Primary Academy, Ferrybridge Road, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8JF
Distance: 1.52 miles
Contact: 01977722485
Address: Willow Green Academy, Hampden Close, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 8PT
Distance: 1.17 miles
Contact: 01977722487
Address: Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School, Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2NJ
Distance: 0.66 miles
Contact: 01977723495
Address: Cherry Tree Academy, Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2HN
Distance: 0.20 miles
Contact: 01977704138
Address: Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2HN
Distance: 0.20 miles
Contact: 01977798303
Address: Cherry Tree Academy, Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2HN
Distance: 0.20 miles
Contact:
Address: De Lacy Primary School, Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2TG
Distance: 0.49 miles
Contact: 01977722620
Address: St Giles C of E Academy, St Giles C of E Academy, Skinner Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1HG
Distance: 0.84 miles
Contact: 01977794179
Address: Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School, Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4BW
Distance: 1.45 miles
Contact: 01977703270
Address: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Newgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4AA
Distance: 1.14 miles
Contact:
Address: The King's School, Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4JF
Distance: 1.38 miles
Contact: 01977601701
Address: New College Pontefract, Park Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4QR
Distance: 1.42 miles
Contact: 01977702139
Address: 134 SOUTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1QT
Distance: 0.65 miles
Contact: :
Address: TRINITY STREET, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1EY
Distance: 0.77 miles
Contact: :
Address: 11-15 HORSEFAIR, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1PE
Distance: 0.81 miles
Contact: :
Address: 18 BEASTFAIR, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1AW
Distance: 0.96 miles
Contact: :
Address: 14 CORNMARKET, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1BJ
Distance: 1.00 miles
Contact: :
Address: BELKS COURT, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1DF
Distance: 1.02 miles
Contact: :
Address: NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1HJ
Distance: 0.73 miles
Contact: tel: 01977 709408
Address: 1 THE CIRCLE, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 2AY
Distance: 0.78 miles
Contact: tel: 01977 797391
Address: CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU
Distance: 0.88 miles
Contact: tel: 01977 703667
Address: 3-5 BEASTFAIR, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1AL
Distance: 0.98 miles
Contact: tel: 01977 703719
Address: THE STUART ROAD SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 4PQ
Distance: 1.04 miles
Contact: tel: 01977 791883
Address: 6 HIGH STREET, FERRYBRIDGE, KNOTTINGLEY, WF11 8NQ
Distance: 1.49 miles
Contact: tel: 01977 672522
Address: NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF
Distance: 0.80 miles
Contact: :
Address: 15 WOOLMARKET, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1AZ
Distance: 0.87 miles
Contact: :
Address: 14 WOOLMARKET, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1AZ
Distance: 0.87 miles
Contact: :
Address: 4 MARKET PLACE, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1AX
Distance: 0.87 miles
Contact: :
Address: 32 ROPERGATE, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1LY
Distance: 1.02 miles
Contact: :
Address: 19 FRONT STREET, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1DA
Distance: 1.04 miles
Contact: :
Address: NORTHGATE SURGERY, NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1NF
Distance: 0.80 miles
Contact: tel: 01977 703635
Address: CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 1SU
Distance: 0.88 miles
Contact: tel: 01977 704777
Address: THE SURGERY, STUART ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF8 4PQ
Distance: 1.04 miles
Contact: tel: 01977 703437
Address: 8-10 HIGH STREET, KNOTTINGLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF11 8NQ
Distance: 1.49 miles
Contact: :
Address: ENGLAND LANE, KNOTTINGLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF11 0JA
Distance: 1.93 miles
Contact: :
Address: ASH GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE, ENGLAND LANE, KNOTTINGLEY, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF11 0JA
Distance: 1.93 miles
Contact: tel: 01977 673141
Distances represent the quickest route by car.
Westminster Constituency | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford Co Const |
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Member or Parliament | |
Contact Details | Contact Yvette Cooper |
Political Party | Labour |
The Council for this Postcode is Wakefield District Council, who are a Unitary authority. This means that they are responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways as well as normal council duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.
You can visit the website for Wakefield District at the following link Wakefield District.Wakefield District Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.
Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Wakefield District charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.
When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.
Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.
Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.
Libraries are the responsibility of Wakefield council
Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.
Libraries and local historySupermarket | Distance | Directions |
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Aldi, Baileygate Industrial Estate, South Baileygate, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2LN | 0.60 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to Aldi |
Morrisons, Stuart Road, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1BT | 1.45 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to Morrisons |
Tesco, Cornmarket, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1BJ | 1.60 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to Tesco |
Iceland, Stuart Road, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PQ | 1.67 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to Iceland |
Asda, Halfpenny Lane, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4BW | 2.33 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to Asda |
Burger King | Distance | Directions |
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Unit 12, Xscape, Junction 32 Of M62, Castleford, WF10 1AD | 2.28 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to Unit 12, Xscape, Junction 32 Of M62 |
Junction 33, M62 Motorway, Knottingley, WF11 0AF | 4.62 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to Junction 33, M62 Motorway |
Great North Road, Doncaster, DN6 8LR | 8.06 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to Great North Road |
Wakefield Trinity Walk Sm, Wakefield, WF1 1QR | 8.41 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to Wakefield Trinity Walk Sm |
Mcdonald's | Distance | Directions |
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McDonald's, Park Road Retail Park, Park Road, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PR | 1.19 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to McDonald's, Park Road Retail Park, Park Road, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4PR |
McDonald's, Colorado Way, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4TA | 2.32 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to McDonald's, Colorado Way, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4TA |
McDonald's, Cathedral Retail Park, Charlesworth Way, WAKEFIELD, WF2 9SE | 8.76 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to McDonald's, Cathedral Retail Park, Charlesworth Way, WAKEFIELD, WF2 9SE |
McDonald's, Stile Hill Way, Colton, LEEDS, LS15 9JH | 8.78 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to McDonald's, Stile Hill Way, Colton, LEEDS, LS15 9JH |
Restaurant | Distance | Directions |
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KFC, Cornmarket, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1BJ | 1.00 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to KFC Pontefract - Cornmarket |
KFC, Colorado Way, CASTLEFORD, WF10 4TA | 2.32 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to KFC Glasshoughton - Colorado Way |
KFC, Yew Tree Lane, LEEDS, LS15 9JD | 8.84 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to KFC Colton Mill - Stile Hill Way |
KFC, Westgate Retail & Leisure Park, Ings Road, WAKEFIELD, WF2 9SD | 8.91 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to KFC Wakefield - Westgate Retail Park |
KFC, Temple Newsam Park, LEEDS, LS15 0AE | 9.21 miles | Directions from WF8 2FS to KFC Leeds - Skelton Lake Services |