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WF8 1RQ lies on Lords Chase in Pontefract. WF8 1RQ 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 December 2008.

WF8 1RQ maps

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

WF8 1RQ 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 1RQ geodata

Easting	445543
Northing	423159
Latitude	53.702884
Longitude	-1.311608

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 1RQ?

Street	Lords Chase
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 1RQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 1RQ 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 1RQ

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Monkhill Avenue	441m
November 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Monkhill Avenue	441m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Monkhill Avenue	441m
➜ Lords Chase crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 1RQ

Lady Balk Lane Victoria St (Lady Balk Lane)	Monkhill	182m
Lady Balk Lane Victoria St (Lady Balk Lane)	Monkhill	198m
Monkhill Avenue Skinner Ln (Monkhill Avenue)	Monkhill	292m
Monkhill Avene Skinner Ln (Monkhill Avenue)	Monkhill	301m
Skinner Ln Monkhill Drive (Skinner Lane)	Monkhill	334m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 1RQ

Pontefract Monkhill Station	0.7km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.1km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 1RQ

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

Download

Median download speed	77.6Mbps
Average download speed	77.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	19.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 1RQ (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 1RQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 1RQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	61,565
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,261
Median (kWh/meter)	9,343

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	20,254
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,376
Median (kWh/meter)	3,316

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Ladybalk Social Club

Ladybalk Lane

199m

Lanes Fish & Chips

3 Ladybalk Lane

199m

Premier Stores

3 Ladybalk Lane

199m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Ladybalk Post Office	18:00	12:00	189m
Ridgedale Hill/Orchard Head Ln	17:00	11:45	490m
Newhall Road	16:00	11:00	658m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 1RQ

Facility	Distance
Ladybalk Quarry Lady Balk Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	274m
A1 Football Factory Skinner Lane, Pontefract Artificial Grass Pitch	610m
Pontefract Collieries Fc Beechnut Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	707m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 1RQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, WF8 2NJ	Primary	913m
St Giles C of E Academy St Giles C of E Academy, Skinner Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1HG	Primary	932m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 4AA	Primary	1.4km

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WF8 1RQ ITL and WF8 1RQ 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 1RQ:

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 1RQ 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 1RQ:

	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 1RQ

WF8 1JJ	Lake View	31m
WF8 1JN	Kingsway	62m
WF8 1SH	Earls Chase	78m
WF8 1PA	Lake View	85m
WF8 1JW	Kingsway	106m
WF8 1PF	Millbeck View	108m
WF8 1SJ	Dukes Chase	146m
WF8 1JH	Lorna Cottages	148m
WF8 1SQ	Robin Close	183m
WF8 1RR	Willowdene Lane	209m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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