WF8 3AR maps, stats, and open data

WF8 3AR lies on Sotheron Croft in Darrington, Pontefract. WF8 3AR is located in the Pontefract South 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 3AR maps

WF8 3AR map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WF8 3AR 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 3AR geodata

Easting	448243
Northing	420241
Latitude	53.676417
Longitude	-1.271166

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 3AR?

Street	Sotheron Croft
Locality	Darrington
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 3AR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 3AR as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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 South
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 3AR

42, SOTHERON CROFT, DARRINGTON, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3AR 2021 15 OCT £295,000
41, SOTHERON CROFT, DARRINGTON, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3AR 2020 4 SEP £275,000
40, SOTHERON CROFT, DARRINGTON, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3AR 2017 3 OCT £190,000
37, SOTHERON CROFT, DARRINGTON, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3AR 2000 6 OCT £125,000
41, SOTHERON CROFT, DARRINGTON, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3AR 1998 31 JUL £100,500
38, SOTHERON CROFT, DARRINGTON, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3AR 1997 24 SEP £76,000
42, SOTHERON CROFT, DARRINGTON, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3AR 1997 20 MAR £97,000

➜ Darrington house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 3AR

June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Beech Crescent	155m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Orchard Lane	203m
May 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Applewood Gardens	165m
➜ Sotheron Croft crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 3AR

Estcourt Rd Sotheron Croft (Estcourt Road)	Darrington	171m
Estcourt Rd Sotheron Croft (Estcourt Road)	Darrington	171m
West End Farm Escourt Road (Estcourt Road)	Darrington	210m
West End Farm Escourt Road (Estcourt Road)	Darrington	214m
Estcourt Rd Thorntree Close (Estcourt Road)	Darrington	401m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 3AR

Pontefract Baghill Station	2.7km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	3.3km
Knottingley Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 3AR

Broadband access in WF8 3AR (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 3AR (2019 data)

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Median download speed	39.0Mbps
Average download speed	31.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	66.35Mbps

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Median upload speed	7.3Mbps
Average upload speed	6.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.34Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 3AR (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 3AR

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 3AR gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WF8 3AR by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	347,432
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,476
Median (kWh/meter)	14,441

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	71,752
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,990
Median (kWh/meter)	2,760

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF8 3AR, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF8 3AR.
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

34.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 3AR:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF8 3AR (meters)

Darrington Village Stores

Holly Cottage

196m

The Spread Eagle

Estcourt Road

196m

ISS Facilities Services

Darrington Ce Primary School

283m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WF8 3AR

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Estcourt Road	16:15	11:15	172m
By Old Chapel Valley Road	16:30	11:45	954m
Carleton Church	17:30	10:45	1,473m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 3AR

Facility	Distance
Darrington Church Of England Primary School Denby Crest, Darrington, Pontefract Grass Pitches	266m
Darrington Golf Club Havercroft Lane, Darrington, Pontefract Golf	941m
Pontefract Rugby Union Football Club Moor Lane, Carleton, Pontefract Grass Pitches	1.4km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 3AR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Darrington Church of England Primary School Denby Crest, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3SB	Primary	264m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD	Not applicable	1.7km
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP	Primary	1.7km

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WF8 3AR ITL and WF8 3AR 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 3AR:

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 3AR 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 3AR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059773
LSOA	E01011849	Wakefield 034E
MSOA	E02002471	Wakefield 034

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 3AR

WF8 3AS	Sotheron Croft	60m
WF8 3AY	Park Avenue	69m
WF8 3AF	Elm Close	71m
WF8 3BB	Denby Road	110m
WF8 3AE	Beech Crescent	115m
WF8 3BA	Park Close	158m
WF8 3AD	Beech Crescent	164m
WF8 3FG	Applewood Gardens	165m
WF8 3AJ	Estcourt Road	189m
WF8 3AZ	Orchard View	190m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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