WF8 1RA maps, stats, and open data

WF8 1RA lies on Sandhill Rise in Pontefract. WF8 1RA 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 July 1995.

WF8 1RA maps

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

WF8 1RA 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 1RA geodata

Easting	445943
Northing	423443
Latitude	53.705402
Longitude	-1.305508

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 1RA?

Street	Sandhill Rise
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 1RA Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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 1RA

20, SANDHILL RISE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1RA 2022 26 AUG £305,000
28, SANDHILL RISE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1RA 2022 29 APR £236,000
7, SANDHILL RISE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1RA 2021 17 SEP £267,000
20, SANDHILL RISE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1RA 2020 1 JUL £245,000
20, SANDHILL RISE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1RA 2019 13 SEP £248,500
5, SANDHILL RISE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1RA 2019 12 APR £240,000
8, SANDHILL RISE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1RA 2017 28 APR £185,000
14, SANDHILL RISE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1RA 2016 23 DEC £165,250
14, SANDHILL RISE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1RA 2016 16 DEC £170,000
18, SANDHILL RISE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1RA 2016 5 AUG £184,000

➜ 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 1RA

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Canterbury Court	412m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Canterbury Court	412m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Coppertop Mews	313m
➜ Sandhill Rise crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 1RA

Monkhill Lane Willowdene Ln (Monkhill Lane)	Monkhill	119m
Monkhill Lane Willowdene Ln (Monkhill Lane)	Monkhill	134m
Castlebar (Monkhill Lane)	Monkhill	289m
Castlebar (Spital Hardwick Lane)	Monkhill	296m
Monkhill Lane Lady Balk Ln (Monkhill Lane)	Monkhill	318m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 1RA

Pontefract Monkhill Station	0.7km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.5km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 1RA

Broadband access in WF8 1RA (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	90.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 1RA (2019 data)

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Median download speed	54.9Mbps
Average download speed	89.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	12.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 1RA (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 1RA

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WF8 1RA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	256,743
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,837
Median (kWh/meter)	12,403

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	69,257
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,463
Median (kWh/meter)	3,493

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

11.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 1RA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Slimming World

10 Hinton Close

252m

Waterfall Elior

Orchard Head Junior And Infant Academy

570m

Ladybalk Social Club

Ladybalk Lane

580m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Ridgedale Hill/Orchard Head Ln	17:00	11:45	299m
Newhall Road	16:00	11:00	345m
Ladybalk Post Office	18:00	12:00	577m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 1RA

Facility	Distance
Ladybalk Quarry Lady Balk Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	378m
Orchard Head Junior, Infant And Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	409m
Orchard Head (Closed) Orchard Head Lane, Nevison, Pontefract Grass Pitches	484m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 1RA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	464m
St Giles C of E Academy St Giles C of E Academy, Skinner Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1HG	Primary	1.3km
Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, Pontefract, WF8 2ER	Nursery	1.7km

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WF8 1RA ITL and WF8 1RA 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 1RA:

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 1RA 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 1RA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059680
LSOA	E01011844	Wakefield 012E
MSOA	E02002449	Wakefield 012

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 1RA

WF8 1TE	Abbey Gardens	74m
WF8 1TD	Abbey Mews	80m
WF8 1TB	Abbey Walk	109m
WF8 1SS	Lakeside Meadows	123m
WF8 1ST	Providence Green	124m
WF8 1RT	Monkhill Lane	126m
WF8 1SZ	Waterfall Fold	139m
WF8 1SY	Barstow Fall	152m
WF8 1RW	Monkhill Lane	169m
WF8 1RS	Monkhill Lane	180m

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