WF8 4EL maps, stats, and open data

WF8 4EL lies on North Avenue in Pontefract. WF8 4EL 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 4EL maps

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

WF8 4EL 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 4EL geodata

Easting	444554
Northing	421497
Latitude	53.688032
Longitude	-1.326827

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 4EL?

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

Elevation or altitude of WF8 4EL 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 4EL

September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near South Avenue	66m
July 2023	Burglary	On or near South Avenue	66m
July 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near South Avenue	66m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 4EL

Halfpenny Lane St Giles Ave (Halfpenny Lane)	Pontefract	83m
Halfpenny Lane St Giles Ave (Halfpenny Lane)	Pontefract	95m
Minden Close Halfpenny Lane (Minden Close)	Pontefract	96m
Minden Close Halfpenny Lane (Minden Close)	Pontefract	107m
Love Ln St Oswalds Ave (Love Lane)	Pontefract	136m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 4EL

Pontefract Tanshelf Station	0.9km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.6km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 4EL

Broadband access in WF8 4EL (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	60.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	60.0%

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

Broadband speed in WF8 4EL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	46.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.3Mbps
Average upload speed	7.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.59Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 4EL (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 4EL

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 4EL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	228,649
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,527
Median (kWh/meter)	9,844

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	64,502
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,688
Median (kWh/meter)	2,494

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

BB Superstore

80 Love Lane

64m

Kebabish And Tandoori Balti

130 Halfpenny Lane

105m

Pontefract Bowling Club

Halfpenny Lane

240m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kingsmead/East Avenue	17:30	12:30	132m
Halfpenny Lane / Limetree Lane	17:30	12:30	271m
The Barracks	17:30	12:30	322m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 4EL

Facility	Distance
Pontefract Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant And Nursery School Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	208m
Barracks Field Wakefield Road, Pontefract Grass Pitches	385m
The Kings School (Pontefract) Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	617m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 4EL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4BW	Primary	211m
New College Pontefract Park Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QR	16 plus	650m
The King's School Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4JF	Secondary	670m

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WF8 4EL ITL and WF8 4EL 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 4EL:

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 4EL 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 4EL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059705
LSOA	E01011842	Wakefield 015E
MSOA	E02002452	Wakefield 015

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 4EL

WF8 4BD	St Giles Avenue	38m
WF8 4BB	Love Lane	68m
WF8 4BA	St Oswald Avenue	99m
WF8 4BJ	St Giles Mount	104m
WF8 4EQ	Love Lane	117m
WF8 4AZ	Poplar Grove	160m
WF8 4BL	Minden Way	171m
WF8 4EG	Love Lane	173m
WF8 4DG	Florin Way	183m
WF8 4EP	Kings Mead	189m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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