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WF8 1EJ lies on Northgate in Pontefract. WF8 1EJ is located in the Pontefract North electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wakefield and the English Parliamentary constituency of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS West Yorkshire ICB - 03R and the police force is West Yorkshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WF8 1EJ maps

WF8 1EJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WF8 1EJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WF8 1EJ geodata

Easting	445945
Northing	422330
Latitude	53.695417
Longitude	-1.305644

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 1EJ?

Street	Northgate
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 1EJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 1EJ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Pontefract North
Constituency	Normanton, Pontefract And Castleford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 1EJ

June 2022	Public order	On or near The Butts	43m
June 2022	Burglary	On or near Micklegate Square	176m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Back Northgate	178m
➜ Northgate crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 1EJ

Northgate Spink Lane (Northgate)	Pontefract	81m
Northgate Spink Lane (Northgate)	Pontefract	85m
North Baileygate Mill Dam Lane (Newroyd Road)	Pontefract	161m
North Baileygate Mill Dam Lane (Newroyd Road)	Pontefract	174m
South Baileygate Baghill Lane (South Baileygate)	Pontefract	227m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 1EJ

Pontefract Monkhill Station	0.4km
Pontefract Baghill Station	0.4km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	0.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 1EJ

Broadband access in WF8 1EJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WF8 1EJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	44.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	67.58Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.2Mbps
Average upload speed	8.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	13.22Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 1EJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 1EJ

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 1EJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WF8 1EJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	107,643
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,378
Median (kWh/meter)	17,404

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	27,381
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,912
Median (kWh/meter)	4,120

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF8 1EJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF8 1EJ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

93% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 1EJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF8 1EJ (meters)

Liquorice Cafe

Pontefract Castle

140m

Visitors Centre

Pontefract Castle

140m

Hope And Anchor

2 North Baileygate

143m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WF8 1EJ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Pontefract Delivery Office	18:30	11:30	328m
Pontefract Delivery Office	18:30	12:00	329m
Old Church	17:30	11:30	540m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 1EJ

Facility	Distance
Fitness Base Gym Northgate, Pontefract Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	256m
Womens Workout World (Pontefract) (Closed) Horsefair, Pontefract Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	386m
A1 Football Factory Skinner Lane, Pontefract Artificial Grass Pitch	404m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 1EJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Giles C of E Academy St Giles C of E Academy, Skinner Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1HG	Primary	343m
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER	Nursery	724m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 4AA	Primary	894m

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WF8 1EJ ITL and WF8 1EJ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WF8 1EJ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLE	Yorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLE4	West Yorkshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLE45	Wakefield
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000036	Wakefield

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WF8 1EJ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WF8 1EJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059732
LSOA	E01011838	Wakefield 015C
MSOA	E02002452	Wakefield 015

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 1EJ

WF8 1EH	Castle Moat	23m
WF8 1EW	Northgate	25m
WF8 1HP	The Maltings	53m
WF8 1EP	Castle Mews	61m
WF8 1EG	Spink Lane	69m
WF8 1GW	Castle Grove	127m
WF8 1HN	North Ives	136m
WF8 1QH	Castle Chain	138m
WF8 1ES	North Baileygate	142m
WF8 1AH	Castle Mews	147m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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