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WF8 4BW lies on Halfpenny Lane in Pontefract. WF8 4BW 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 4BW maps

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

WF8 4BW 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 4BW geodata

Easting	444730
Northing	421698
Latitude	53.689842
Longitude	-1.324136

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 4BW?

Street	Halfpenny Lane
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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WF8 4BW Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF8 4BW

60, HALFPENNY LANE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4BW 2016 15 SEP £145,000
60, HALFPENNY LANE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4BW 2013 19 APR £115,000
60, HALFPENNY LANE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4BW 1996 2 SEP £63,000

➜ 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 4BW

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Westbourne Road	475m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Westbourne Road	475m
September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near South Avenue	333m
➜ Halfpenny Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 4BW

Halfpenny Lane Ryder Close (Halfpenny Lane)	Pontefract	44m
Halfpenny Lane Park Place (Halfpenny Lane)	Pontefract	53m
Halfpenny Lane Ryder Close (Halfpenny Lane)	Pontefract	72m
Love Lane St Oswalds Ave (Love Lane)	Pontefract	200m
Love Ln St Oswalds Ave (Love Lane)	Pontefract	216m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 4BW

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 4BW

Broadband access in WF8 4BW (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	71.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	71.4%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 4BW (2019 data)

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	66.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	8.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 4BW (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 4BW

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 4BW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	195,376
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,281
Median (kWh/meter)	9,754

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	24,529
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,453
Median (kWh/meter)	2,194

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

71.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 4BW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Waterfall Elior

Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant And Nursery School

Pontefract Bowling Club

Halfpenny Lane

31m

Thorny Croft

Thornycroft Centre

48m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Halfpenny Lane / Limetree Lane	17:30	12:30	22m
Wakefield Road / Fairfield Ave	17:30	12:30	371m
Kingsmead/East Avenue	17:30	12:30	378m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 4BW

Facility	Distance
Pontefract Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant And Nursery School Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	140m
New College Park Lane, Pontefract Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Studio	493m
Barracks Field Wakefield Road, Pontefract Grass Pitches	540m

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Nearest schools to WF8 4BW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4BW	Primary	134m
New College Pontefract Park Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QR	16 plus	464m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 4AA	Primary	488m

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WF8 4BW ITL and WF8 4BW 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 4BW:

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 4BW 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 4BW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059698
LSOA	E01011841	Wakefield 015D
MSOA	E02002452	Wakefield 015

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 4BW

WF8 4AY	Halfpenny Lane	48m
WF8 4AX	Limetree Avenue	61m
WF8 4AU	Wolsey Avenue	70m
WF8 4AS	Limetree Avenue	113m
WF8 4AP	Hartley Park View	115m
WF8 4AT	Argyll Avenue	117m
WF8 4AZ	Poplar Grove	134m
WF8 4AW	Hartley Park Avenue	155m
WF8 4AR	Love Lane	165m
WF8 4BA	St Oswald Avenue	171m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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