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WF8 3NS lies on East Close in Pontefract. WF8 3NS 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 3NS maps

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

WF8 3NS 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 3NS geodata

Easting	446506
Northing	420258
Latitude	53.676727
Longitude	-1.297456

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 3NS?

Street	East Close
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 3NS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 3NS 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF8 3NS

6, EAST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3NS 2024 12 JAN £335,000
19, EAST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3NS 2019 24 MAY £280,000
2, EAST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3NS 2016 30 AUG £252,000
13, EAST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3NS 2015 30 JAN £210,000
11, EAST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3NS 2012 16 JUL £200,000
3, EAST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3NS 2012 10 JUL £247,000
7, EAST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3NS 2011 1 FEB £315,000
17, EAST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3NS 2008 13 MAR £275,000
5, EAST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3NS 2004 4 FEB £230,000
21, EAST CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 3NS 2002 30 APR £109,500

➜ 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 3NS

June 2022	Burglary	On or near Fair View	82m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Fair View	82m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Fair View	82m
➜ East Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 3NS

Carleton Road Fair View (Carleton Road)	Carleton	142m
Carleton Road Fair View (Carleton Road)	Carleton	158m
Community High School (Carleton Green Lane)	Carleton	210m
Carleton Road Green Ln (Carleton Road)	Carleton	253m
St Michaels Church (Carleton Road)	Carleton	260m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 3NS

Pontefract Baghill Station	1.7km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station	2.4km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	2.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 3NS

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

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Median download speed	36.1Mbps
Average download speed	35.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	67.23Mbps

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Median upload speed	5.3Mbps
Average upload speed	5.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	14.95Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 3NS (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 3NS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	429,994
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	20,476
Median (kWh/meter)	21,460

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	83,804
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,656
Median (kWh/meter)	4,508

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

25.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 3NS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Carleton Community Centre

The Grange

130m

Grange Nursery School

The Grange

130m

Elior Uk

Carleton High School

176m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Carleton Church	17:30	10:45	272m
Carleton Green	17:30	10:45	309m
13 The Circle / West Drive	17:30	11:00	975m

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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 3NS

Facility	Distance
The Rookeries Carleton Junior, Infant & Nurseryschool Carleton Road, Pontefract Grass Pitches	233m
Carleton Community High School Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	294m
Pontefract Rugby Union Football Club Moor Lane, Carleton, Pontefract Grass Pitches	432m

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Nearest schools to WF8 3NS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NP	Primary	238m
Carleton High School Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, WF8 3NW	Secondary	283m
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, WF8 3PT	Primary	980m

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WF8 3NS ITL and WF8 3NS 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 3NS:

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 3NS 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 3NS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059759
LSOA	E01011848	Wakefield 023D
MSOA	E02002460	Wakefield 023

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 3NS

WF8 3NR	West Close	98m
WF8 3RR	Beechlands	116m
WF8 3RJ	Carleton Road	134m
WF8 3NU	Fair View	143m
WF8 3NT	Fair View	162m
WF8 3RS	The Orchard	170m
WF8 3NW	Green Lane	175m
WF8 3NP	Carleton Road	184m
WF8 3RT		202m
WF8 3RL	Carleton Road	231m

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