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WF8 4AU lies on Wolsey Avenue in Pontefract. WF8 4AU 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 January 1980.

WF8 4AU maps

WF8 4AU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WF8 4AU 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 4AU geodata

Easting	444738
Northing	421628
Latitude	53.689194
Longitude	-1.324022

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WF8 4AU?

Street	Wolsey Avenue
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 4AU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 4AU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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 4AU

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Westbourne Road	424m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Westbourne Road	424m
September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near South Avenue	291m
➜ Wolsey Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 4AU

Halfpenny Lane Park Place (Halfpenny Lane)	Pontefract	62m
Halfpenny Lane Ryder Close (Halfpenny Lane)	Pontefract	97m
Halfpenny Lane Ryder Close (Halfpenny Lane)	Pontefract	115m
Love Lane St Oswalds Ave (Love Lane)	Pontefract	133m
Love Ln St Oswalds Ave (Love Lane)	Pontefract	150m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 4AU

Pontefract Tanshelf Station	0.6km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.4km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 4AU

Broadband access in WF8 4AU (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	100.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 4AU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	64.1Mbps
Average download speed	65.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 4AU (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 4AU

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 4AU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WF8 4AU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	201,647
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,443
Median (kWh/meter)	13,101

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	54,074
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,605
Median (kWh/meter)	3,836

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WF8 4AU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WF8 4AU.
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

96% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 4AU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF8 4AU (meters)

Pontefract Bowling Club

Halfpenny Lane

67m

Waterfall Elior

Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant And Nursery School

74m

Thorny Croft

Thornycroft Centre

110m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WF8 4AU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Halfpenny Lane / Limetree Lane	17:30	12:30	59m
Kingsmead/East Avenue	17:30	12:30	323m
Wakefield Road / Fairfield Ave	17:30	12:30	331m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 4AU

Facility	Distance
Pontefract Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant And Nursery School Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	165m
Barracks Field Wakefield Road, Pontefract Grass Pitches	470m
New College Park Lane, Pontefract Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Studio	564m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 4AU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4BW	Primary	161m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 4AA	Primary	506m
New College Pontefract Park Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QR	16 plus	534m

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Source: Edubase
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WF8 4AU ITL and WF8 4AU 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 4AU:

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 4AU 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 4AU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059702
LSOA	E01011842	Wakefield 015E
MSOA	E02002452	Wakefield 015

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 4AU

WF8 4AT	Argyll Avenue	50m
WF8 4AX	Limetree Avenue	59m
WF8 4BW	Halfpenny Lane	70m
WF8 4AZ	Poplar Grove	73m
WF8 4AS	Limetree Avenue	77m
WF8 4AR	Love Lane	100m
WF8 4AP	Hartley Park View	100m
WF8 4AY	Halfpenny Lane	108m
WF8 4BA	St Oswald Avenue	127m
WF8 4EG	Love Lane	145m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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