WF8 1QJ maps, stats, and open data

WF8 1QJ lies on Southgate in Pontefract. WF8 1QJ 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 1QJ maps

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

WF8 1QJ 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 1QJ geodata

Easting	446052
Northing	422130
Latitude	53.693592
Longitude	-1.304051

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 1QJ?

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

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF8 1QJ

CRAN LEA, SOUTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1QJ 2022 21 JUL £160,000
THE BARBICAN, SOUTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1QJ 2018 15 JUN £259,000
STONEY BRAE, SOUTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1QJ 2007 27 APR £188,000

➜ Pontefract house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 1QJ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cromwell Crescent	417m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cromwell Crescent	417m
September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Cromwell Crescent	417m
➜ Southgate crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 1QJ

South Baileygate Baghill Lane (South Baileygate)	Pontefract	154m
Baghill Lane Industrial Estate (Baghill Lane)	Pontefract	173m
Northgate Spink Lane (Northgate)	Pontefract	204m
Northgate Spink Lane (Northgate)	Pontefract	214m
South Baileygate North Baileygate (South Baileygate)	Pontefract	235m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 1QJ

Pontefract Baghill Station	0.2km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	0.6km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 1QJ

Broadband access in WF8 1QJ (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 1QJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	39.8Mbps
Average download speed	41.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.12Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 1QJ (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 1QJ

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 1QJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	161,284
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	23,041
Median (kWh/meter)	21,715

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF8 1QJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF8 1QJ.
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 1QJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sun Sun House

16 Micklegate

66m

Trees Residential Care Home

Weavers Road

69m

Liquorice Cafe

Pontefract Castle

102m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Pontefract Delivery Office	18:30	11:30	297m
Pontefract Delivery Office	18:30	12:00	298m
Old Church	17:30	11:30	573m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 1QJ

Facility	Distance
Fitness Base Gym Northgate, Pontefract Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	345m
Womens Workout World (Pontefract) (Closed) Horsefair, Pontefract Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	348m
Pontefract Swimming Pool Stuart Road, Pontefract Swimming Pool	556m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 1QJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Giles C of E Academy St Giles C of E Academy, Skinner Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1HG	Primary	446m
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER	Nursery	517m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 4AA	Primary	903m

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WF8 1QJ ITL and WF8 1QJ 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 1QJ:

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 1QJ 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 1QJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059688
LSOA	E01011838	Wakefield 015C
MSOA	E02002452	Wakefield 015

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 1QJ

WF8 1QS	Walkergate	55m
WF8 1RD	Thackray Lane	68m
WF8 1QR	Weavers Road	69m
WF8 1QG	Micklegate	88m
WF8 1QL	South Baileygate	95m
WF8 1QH	Castle Chain	98m
WF8 1QT	Southgate	107m
WF8 1QU	Robinson Street	116m
WF8 1QY	Harropwell Lane	148m
WF8 1EG	Spink Lane	163m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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