WF8 1PQ lies on Gillygate in Pontefract. WF8 1PQ 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.


| Easting | 445712 |
| Northing | 421925 |
| Latitude | 53.691798 |
| Longitude | -1.309233 |
| Street | Gillygate |
| Town/City | Pontefract |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WF8 |
Elevation or altitude of WF8 1PQ 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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| Ward | Pontefract North |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Normanton, Pontefract And Castleford |
TURKS HEAD, GILLYGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1PQ 2025 27 JAN £320,000 |
TURKS HEAD, GILLYGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1PQ 2010 19 MAR £125,000 |
| Southgate General Hospital (Southgate) | Pontefract | 105m |
| Southgate General Hospital (Southgate) | Pontefract | 108m |
| Friarwood Lane Southgate (Friarwood Lane) | Pontefract | 159m |
| Horsefair (Horse Fair) | Pontefract | 183m |
| Stuart Road Swimming Baths (Stuart Road) | Pontefract | 203m |
| Pontefract Baghill Station | 0.4km |
| Pontefract Tanshelf Station | 0.7km |
| Pontefract Monkhill Station | 0.9km |
| 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
| Median download speed | 37.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 29.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 49.90Mbps |
| Median upload speed | 6.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 4.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 8.55Mbps |
| 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% |



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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Pontefract Delivery Office | 18:30 | 12:00 | 140m |
| Pontefract Delivery Office | 18:30 | 11:30 | 142m |
| Pontefract P.o. | 18:30 | 12:00 | 278m |
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 1PQ:
| 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 |
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WF8 1PQ:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00059699 | |
| LSOA | E01011837 | Wakefield 015B |
| MSOA | E02002452 | Wakefield 015 |
| WF8 1PH | Gillygate | 23m |
| WF8 1PG | Bridge Street | 84m |
| WF8 1PN | Southgate | 90m |
| WF8 1AG | Market Place | 93m |
| WF8 1PE | Horsefair | 96m |
| WF8 1HE | Finkle Street | 110m |
| WF8 1AQ | Mauds Yard | 122m |
| WF8 1HB | Richmond Terrace | 127m |
| WF8 1PZ | 163m | |
| WF8 1HD | Northgate | 173m |