WF8 1HB maps, stats, and open data
WF8 1HB lies on Richmond Terrace in Pontefract. WF8 1HB 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 1HB maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WF8 1HB geodata
| Easting | 445697 |
| Northing | 422051 |
| Latitude | 53.692913 |
| Longitude | -1.309439 |
Where is WF8 1HB?
| Street | Richmond Terrace |
| Town/City | Pontefract |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WF8 |
WF8 1HB Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WF8 1HB as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 60m | 197ft |
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
| Ward | Pontefract North |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Normanton, Pontefract And Castleford |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WF8 1HB
| Horsefair (Horse Fair) | Pontefract | 117m |
| Stuart Road Swimming Baths (Stuart Road) | Pontefract | 165m |
| Stuart Road Swimming Baths (Stuart Road) | Pontefract | 171m |
| Friarwood Lane Southgate (Friarwood Lane) | Pontefract | 206m |
| Southgate General Hospital (Southgate) | Pontefract | 225m |
Nearest railway stations to WF8 1HB
| Pontefract Baghill Station | 0.4km |
| Pontefract Tanshelf Station | 0.6km |
| Pontefract Monkhill Station | 0.8km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WF8 1HB (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 limitations in WF8 1HB (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% |
WF8 1HB gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WF8 1HB by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 54,829 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 9,138 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 8,970 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF8 1HB, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WF8 1HB.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
93% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 1HB:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF8 1HB (metres)
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Nearest post box to WF8 1HB
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Pontefract Delivery Office | 18:30 | 12:00 | 67m |
| Pontefract Delivery Office | 18:30 | 11:30 | 67m |
| Cornmarket | 18:30 | 12:15 | 318m |
WF8 1HB ITL and WF8 1HB 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 1HB:
| 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 |
WF8 1HB 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 1HB:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00059686 | |
| LSOA | E01011838 | Wakefield 015C |
| MSOA | E02002452 | Wakefield 015 |
Nearest postcodes to WF8 1HB
| WF8 1PE | Horsefair | 31m |
| WF8 1HD | Northgate | 47m |
| WF8 1HE | Finkle Street | 57m |
| WF8 1PG | Bridge Street | 74m |
| WF8 1PQ | Gillygate | 127m |
| WF8 1PZ | 135m | |
| WF8 1PH | Gillygate | 143m |
| WF8 1RF | Horsefair | 164m |
| WF8 1AG | Market Place | 177m |
| WF8 1PN | Southgate | 194m |
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