WF9 2JL is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (WF9) is called the outward code. The part after the space (2JL) 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:

Postal Area. In our case WF which means Wakefield.
Postal District. In our case WF9.
Postal Sector. In our case WF9 2.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case JL.

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 WF9 2JL postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is HEMSWORTH SPDO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the WF9 2JL postcode have the street address of Moorhouse View

Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the WF9 2JL postcode is home to a bustling 96 residents!

It is situated within the post town of PONTEFRACT within the old postal county of Yorkshire.

WF9 2JL is within the town of South Elmsall.

The WF9 2JL postcode area is composed of 96.97% residential properties, 3.03% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in WF9 2JL are houses. The remainder of residential properties consist of bungalows. Of these houses, most are mid-terraced. The remainder are detached, semi-detached and end-terraced. Of these bungalows, most are detached.

Most properties in WF9 2JL are owned by the occupiers with the rest being unknown tenure.

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	96.97%
Commercial	3.03%
Public	0%

Telephone Area Code for WF9 2JL

The telephone area code for WF9 2JL is 01977 Pontefract.

Map Coordinates for WF9 2JL

Latitude	53.5901353333
Longitude	-1.28269778646

Ordnance Survey Maps for WF9 2JL

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Weather Forecast for WF9 2JL

Mon 29th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	4.00%	SSW 18 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	45.00%	S 18 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	34.00%	S 18 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	8.00%	S 16 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	5.00%	S 16 mph

Tue 30th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	4.00%	S 13 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Partly cloudy (night)	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	0.00%	SSE 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Partly cloudy (day)	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	0.00%	SE 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Sunny day	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	1.00%	SE 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Sunny day	17.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	2.00%	SSE 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	17.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	4.00%	SSE 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (day)	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	5.00%	SSE 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Partly cloudy (night)	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	4.00%	SE 9 mph

Wed 1st May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Partly cloudy (night)	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	5.00%	SSE 4 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	8.00%	SSE 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	11.00%	SE 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Overcast	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	13.00%	SE 4 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	11.00%	ESE 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	12.00%	E 4 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	10.00%	NE 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	13.00%	NE 7 mph

Thu 2nd May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Light rain	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	41.00%	NNW 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Light rain	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	40.00%	NNW 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Overcast	10.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	13.00%	NNW 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	9.00%	NNW 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	6.00%	NNW 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	6.00%	NNW 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (day)	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	2.00%	NNW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	4.00%	NNW 9 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like in the WF9 2JL Postcode?

Download Speeds For WF9 2JL

Average Mbps	45.400
Median Mbps	45.000
Maximum Mbps	76.160

WF9 2JL has an average download speed of 45.4 Megabits per second (Mbps).

1,307 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

21% of postcodes (245,916) have slower broadband speeds.

79% of postcodes (937,418) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For WF9 2JL

Average Mbps	10.900
Median Mbps	10.600
Maximum Mbps	20.000

WF9 2JL has an average upload speed of 10.9 Megabits per second (Mbps).

7,130 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

29% of postcodes (340,326) have slower upload speeds.

71% of postcodes (837,185) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of WF9 2JL Postcode

England Primary Schools

Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School

Address: Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School, Clayton Lane, Hooton Pagnell, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7BT

Distance: 1.64 miles

School Website

Contact: 01977642054

Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School

Address: Hooton Pagnell All Saints Church of England Primary School, Hooton Pagnell, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN5 7BT

Distance: 1.64 miles

Contact:

Upton Primary School

Address: Upton Primary School, Waggon Lane, Upton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 1JS

Distance: 1.84 miles

School Website

Contact: 01977650820

Ash Grove Junior and Infant School

Address: Ash Grove Junior and Infant School, Ash Grove, South Elmsall, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2TF

Distance: 0.65 miles

Contact:

South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School

Address: South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School, Carlton Road, South Elmsall, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2QQ

Distance: 0.47 miles

School Website

Contact: 01977643129

Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource

Address: Moorthorpe Primary School With Inclusion Resource, Regent Street, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2BL

Distance: 0.81 miles

School Website

Contact: 01977642820

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe

Address: St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe, Barnsley Road, Moorthorpe, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2BP

Distance: 0.82 miles

School Website

Contact: 01977651755

Northfield Primary School: With Communication Resource

Address: Northfield Primary School: With Communication Resource, Northfield Lane, South Kirkby, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 3LY

Distance: 1.57 miles

School Website

Contact: 01977651291

England Secondary Schools

Minsthorpe Community College

Address: Minsthorpe Community College, Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 2UJ

Distance: 0.90 miles

School Website

Contact: 01977657600

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near WF9 2JL

51 BARNSLEY ROAD

Address: SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 2RN

Distance: 0.44 miles

Contact: :

MARKET PLACE

Address: BARNSLEY ROAD, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 2SE

Distance: 0.44 miles

Contact: :

COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC

Address: CHURCH VIEW HEALTH CENTRE, LANGTHWAITE ROAD, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 3AP

Distance: 1.11 miles

Contact: :

CHURCHVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: LANGTHWAITE ROAD, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE IND ESTATE, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 3AP

Distance: 1.11 miles

Contact: :

THE MOUNT DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: 1 HIGHFIELD ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 4DP

Distance: 3.29 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 93 HOUGHTON ROAD, THURNSCOE, ROTHERHAM, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S63 0JX

Distance: 3.33 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near WF9 2JL

BOOTS

Address: 39 BARNSLEY ROAD, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 2RN

Distance: 0.44 miles

Contact: tel: 01977 642545

SKF. LO (CHEMISTS) LIMITED

Address: 62-64 BARNSLEY ROAD, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2RF

Distance: 0.53 miles

Contact: tel: 01977 643009

WHITE ROSE PHARMACY

Address: EXCHANGE STREET, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 2RD

Distance: 0.58 miles

Contact: tel: 01977 648256

SOUTH KIRKBY PHARMACY

Address: CHURCH VIEW HEALTH CENTRE, LANGTHWAITE ROAD, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 3AP

Distance: 1.11 miles

Contact: tel: 01977 649283

LO'S PHARMACY

Address: 71 STOCKINGATE, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 3NU

Distance: 1.55 miles

Contact: tel: 01977 642352

LO'S PHARMACY

Address: WRANGBROOK ROAD, UPTON, PONTEFRACT, WF9 1JU

Distance: 2.04 miles

Contact: tel: 01977 643809

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near WF9 2JL

SPECSAVERS SOUTH ELMSALL

Address: 10 BARNSLEY ROAD, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 2SE

Distance: 0.44 miles

Contact: :

ALDREDS LIMITED - SOUTH EMSALL

Address: 2 BROOKSIDE STREET, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 2RT

Distance: 0.51 miles

Contact: :

D BANK OPTICIANS

Address: 55 BARNSLEY ROAD, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 2QW

Distance: 0.51 miles

Contact: :

SOUTH KIRKBY EYECARE

Address: CHURCH VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE, LANGTHWAITE ROAD, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 3AP

Distance: 1.11 miles

Contact: :

CHURCH VIEW HEALTH CENTRE

Address: LANGTHWAITE ROAD, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 3AP

Distance: 1.11 miles

Contact: :

MCCORMACK OPTICIANS LTD

Address: 73-75 KIRKBY ROAD, HEMSWORTH, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 4AS

Distance: 3.02 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near WF9 2JL

WHITE ROSE SURGERY

Address: EXCHANGE STREET, SOUTH ELMSALL, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 2RD

Distance: 0.58 miles

Contact: tel: 01977 642412

CHURCH VIEW HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2

Address: LANGTHWAITE ROAD, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE IND ESTATE, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 3AP

Distance: 1.11 miles

Contact: :

CHURCH VIEW HEALTH CENTRE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE

Address: CHURCH VIEW HEALTH CENTRE, LANGTHWAITE ROAD, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 3AP

Distance: 1.11 miles

Contact: :

PARK GREEN SURGERY

Address: LANGTHWAITE ROAD, LANGTHWAITE GRANGE IND ESTATE, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WF9 3AP

Distance: 1.11 miles

Contact: tel: 01977 642251

LANGTHWAITE SURGERY

Address: CHURCH VIEW HEALTH CENTRE, LANGTHWAITE RD, SOUTH KIRKBY, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 3AP

Distance: 1.11 miles

Contact: tel: 01977 644850

GREENVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

Address: WAGGON LANE, UPTON, PONTEFRACT, WEST YORKSHIRE, WF9 1JS

Distance: 1.84 miles

Contact: :

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Transport Links near WF9 2JL

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: WF9 2JL

South Elmsall
South Elmsall station, Station Road, South Elmsall, West Yorkshire, WF9 2HP
Distance: 0.59 miles
Driving Time: 1.49 minutes
Moorthorpe
Moorthorpe station, Barnsley Road, Moorthorpe, West Yorkshire, WF9 3AT
Distance: 1.23 miles
Driving Time: 3.07 minutes
Thurnscoe
Thurnscoe station, Station Road, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, S63 0JR
Distance: 5.44 miles
Driving Time: 11.63 minutes
Adwick
Adwick station, Church Lane, Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire, DN6 7AJ
Distance: 5.94 miles
Driving Time: 9.34 minutes
Goldthorpe
Goldthorpe station, Off Barnsley Road, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire, S63 9BS
Distance: 5.96 miles
Driving Time: 12.26 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near WF9 2JL

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near WF9 2JL

A1(M) J38

Distance: 6.88 miles

Driving Time: 9.58 minutes

A1(M) J37

Distance: 7.35 miles

Driving Time: 9.30 minutes

M62 J33

Distance: 9.82 miles

Driving Time: 12.09 minutes

A1(M) J36

Distance: 10.72 miles

Driving Time: 12.56 minutes

M62 J32A

Distance: 11.42 miles

Driving Time: 13.76 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the WF9 2JL Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Hemsworth Co Const
Member or Parliament	Jon Trickett
Contact Details	Contact Jon Trickett
Political Party	Labour

What Council is the WF9 2JL Postcode in?

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.

How much is the Council Tax?

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.

Planning Applications

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.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the WF9 2JL Postcode is?

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 history

House Sales in WF9 2JL

Yearly House Sales for WF9 2JL
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2011	£164,950	£164,950	£164,950	1
2012	£95,000	£95,000	£95,000	1
2013	£150,000	£150,000	£150,000	1
2014	£134,950	£185,000	£159,975	2
2015	£136,000	£136,000	£136,000	1
2017	£75,000	£197,500	£136,250	2
2019	£177,500	£84,500	£119,000	3
2020	£225,000	£225,000	£225,000	1
2021	£74,000	£248,000	£134,667	3
2022	£200,000	£128,000	£164,000	2

Postcodes near the WF9 2JL Postcode

WF9 2WJ Caddon Avenue WF9 2JN Doncaster Road WF9 2JD Doncaster Road WF9 2JH Doncaster Road WF9 2WN Hebble Oval WF9 2WL Hebble Way WF9 2JG Palmers Avenue WF9 2JQ Park Terrace WF9 2AN Rother Garth WF9 2AT Rother Mews WF9 2JJ Sunny Avenue WF9 2JW Willow Garth

What Popular Supermarkets are near the WF9 2JL Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near WF9 2JL
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Asda, Barnsley Road, South Elmsall, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2AD	0.95 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to Asda
Aldi, Barnsley Road, South Elmsall, PONTEFRACT, WF9 2AA	0.95 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to Aldi
Tesco, Market Street, Hemsworth, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4LB	5.11 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to Tesco
Iceland, Bank Street, Hemsworth, PONTEFRACT, WF9 4JX	5.35 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to Iceland
Asda, Welfare Road, Thurnscoe, ROTHERHAM, S63 0JZ	5.37 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to Asda

What Popular Restaurants are near the WF9 2JL Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near WF9 2JL
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Great North Road, Doncaster, DN6 8LR	2.77 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to Great North Road
Doncaster Frenchgate Unit 11/12 B, Doncaster, DN1 1SW	7.49 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to Doncaster Frenchgate Unit 11/12 B
Doncaster Wheatley Hall, Doncaster, DN2 4NB	7.86 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to Doncaster Wheatley Hall
Unit 12, Xscape, Junction 32 Of M62, Castleford, WF10 1AD	8.64 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to Unit 12, Xscape, Junction 32 Of M62

Mcdonald's Restaurants near WF9 2JL
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Rockingham Way, Redhouse Interchange, Adwick-le-Street, DONCASTER, DN6 7FB	3.26 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to McDonald's, Rockingham Way, Redhouse Interchange, Adwick-le-Street, DONCASTER, DN6 7FB
McDonald's, Doncaster Road, Denaby Main, DONCASTER, DN12 4JH	6.83 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to McDonald's, Doncaster Road, Denaby Main, DONCASTER, DN12 4JH
McDonald's, Centurion Way, DONCASTER, DN5 9TP	6.90 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to McDonald's, Centurion Way, DONCASTER, DN5 9TP
McDonald's, Wombwell Lane, BARNSLEY, S70 3NT	7.05 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to McDonald's, Wombwell Lane, BARNSLEY, S70 3NT

KFC Restaurants near WF9 2JL
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Station Road, Wath-upon-Dearne, ROTHERHAM, S63 7DQ	6.14 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to KFC Rotherham - Manvers Way
KFC, Sprotbrough Road, DONCASTER, DN5 8BN	6.89 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to KFC Doncaster - York Road
KFC, Cornmarket, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1BJ	7.15 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to KFC Pontefract - Cornmarket
KFC, West Mall, Frenchgate Centre, DONCASTER, DN1 1ST	7.53 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to KFC Doncaster - Frenchgate Interchange
KFC, High Street, DONCASTER, DN1 1DW	7.69 miles	Directions from WF9 2JL to KFC Doncaster - High Street