WF8 1GY maps, stats, and open data

WF8 1GY lies on Helens Court in Pontefract. WF8 1GY 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 September 2008.

WF8 1GY maps

WF8 1GY map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WF8 1GY map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WF8 1GY geodata

Easting445705
Northing422903
Latitude53.700570
Longitude-1.309192

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 1GY?

StreetHelens Court
Town/CityPontefract
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF8
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WF8 1GY Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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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Politics

WardPontefract North
ConstituencyNormanton, Pontefract And Castleford

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 1GY

December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Monkhill Avenue157m
November 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Monkhill Avenue157m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Monkhill Avenue157m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 1GY

Monkhill Avenue Skinner Ln (Monkhill Avenue)Monkhill107m
Lady Balk Lane Victoria St (Lady Balk Lane)Monkhill109m
Monkhill Avene Skinner Ln (Monkhill Avenue)Monkhill112m
Lady Balk Lane Victoria St (Lady Balk Lane)Monkhill123m
Skinner Ln Monkhill Drive (Skinner Lane)Monkhill157m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 1GY

Pontefract Monkhill Station0.4km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station1km
Pontefract Baghill Station1km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 1GY

Broadband access in WF8 1GY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband11.1%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 1GY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed39.1Mbps
Average download speed40.3Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.8Mbps
Average upload speed6.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 1GY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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WF8 1GY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)71,124
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)8,891
Median (kWh/meter)9,577

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)24,048
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)3,006
Median (kWh/meter)2,779
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF8 1GY, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WF8 1GY.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

67.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 1GY:

Food Standards Agency

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

Ladybalk Social Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
Ladybalk Lane
119m
Lanes Fish & Chips
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
3 Ladybalk Lane
119m
Premier Stores
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
3 Ladybalk Lane
119m

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Nearest post box to WF8 1GY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ladybalk Post Office18:0012:00130m
Newhall Road16:0011:00582m
Ridgedale Hill/Orchard Head Ln17:0011:45719m

Nearest sports facilities to WF8 1GY

FacilityDistance
Ladybalk Quarry
Lady Balk Lane, Pontefract
Grass Pitches
213m
A1 Football Factory
Skinner Lane, Pontefract
Artificial Grass Pitch
364m
Pontefract Collieries Fc
Beechnut Lane, Pontefract
Grass Pitches
552m

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Nearest schools to WF8 1GY

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Giles C of E Academy
St Giles C of E Academy, Skinner Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1HG
Primary679m
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ
Primary892m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 4AA
Primary1.2km

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WF8 1GY ITL and WF8 1GY 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 1GY:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLEYorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 CodeName
TLE4West Yorkshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLE45Wakefield
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000036Wakefield

WF8 1GY 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 1GY:

CodeName
OAE00059724
LSOAE01011834Wakefield 015A
MSOAE02002452Wakefield 015

Nearest postcodes to WF8 1GY

WF8 1JGMonkhill Mount54m
WF8 1JEMonkhill Avenue59m
WF8 1NRBronte Court78m
WF8 1JQLadybalk Lane90m
WF8 1HYSkinner Lane124m
WF8 1HZMonkhill Drive125m
WF8 1NPColeridge Way128m
WF8 1NQWordsworth Approach193m
WF8 1LALadybalk Lane194m
WF8 1JWKingsway200m