WF8 3BJ maps, stats, and open data

WF8 3BJ lies on Church Lane in Darrington, Pontefract. WF8 3BJ 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 3BJ maps

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

WF8 3BJ 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 3BJ geodata

Easting	448524
Northing	420078
Latitude	53.674927
Longitude	-1.266938

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 3BJ?

Street	Church Lane
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 3BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 3BJ 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 South
Constituency	Normanton, Pontefract And Castleford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WF8 3BJ

June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Orchard Lane	281m
June 2022	Other crime	On or near Manor Park Rise	305m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Beech Crescent	469m
➜ Church Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 3BJ

Estcourt Rd Thorntree Close (Estcourt Road)	Darrington	79m
Estcourt Rd Thorntree Close (Estcourt Road)	Darrington	90m
Estcourt Rd Sotheron Croft (Estcourt Road)	Darrington	235m
Estcourt Rd Sotheron Croft (Estcourt Road)	Darrington	276m
Darrington Hotel Manor Park Rise (Estcourt Road)	Darrington	355m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 3BJ

Pontefract Baghill Station	3.1km
Knottingley Station	3.6km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 3BJ

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

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	61.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	14.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 3BJ (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 3BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 3BJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	155,006
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,924
Median (kWh/meter)	10,339

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	21,751
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,977
Median (kWh/meter)	1,477

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Darrington Village Stores

Holly Cottage

130m

The Spread Eagle

Estcourt Road

130m

ISS Facilities Services

Darrington Ce Primary School

280m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Estcourt Road	16:15	11:15	267m
By Old Chapel Valley Road	16:30	11:45	634m
Carleton Church	17:30	10:45	1,757m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 3BJ

Facility	Distance
Darrington Church Of England Primary School Denby Crest, Darrington, Pontefract Grass Pitches	207m
Darrington Golf Club Havercroft Lane, Darrington, Pontefract Golf	706m
Pontefract Rugby Union Football Club Moor Lane, Carleton, Pontefract Grass Pitches	1.7km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 3BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Darrington Church of England Primary School Denby Crest, Darrington, Pontefract, WF8 3SB	Primary	204m
High Well School Rookhill Road, Pontefract, WF8 2DD	Not applicable	2.1km
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP	Primary	2.1km

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WF8 3BJ ITL and WF8 3BJ 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 3BJ:

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 3BJ 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 3BJ:

	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 3BJ

WF8 3AW	Estcourt Road	40m
WF8 3AL	Estcourt Road	57m
WF8 3BG	Greenroyd Court	91m
WF8 3DQ	Thorntree Close	95m
WF8 3AP	Estcourt Road	130m
WF8 3AU	Wentworth Park Rise	133m
WF8 3BD	Hillcroft Close	144m
WF8 3BH	Philips Lane	152m
WF8 3FG	Applewood Gardens	169m
WF8 3BQ	Manor Park	193m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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