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WF8 4HE lies on Wakefield Road in Pontefract. WF8 4HE 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 4HE maps

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

WF8 4HE 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 4HE geodata

Easting	444744
Northing	421304
Latitude	53.686282
Longitude	-1.323978

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 4HE?

Street	Wakefield Road
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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WF8 4HE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 4HE 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 4HE

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Westbourne Road	343m
October 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Westbourne Road	343m
September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near South Avenue	282m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 4HE

Wakefield Rd Drivers Row (Wakefield Road)	Pontefract	49m
Wakefield Rd Kings Mead (Wakefield Road)	Pontefract	73m
Wakefield Rd Queens Avenue (Wakefield Road)	Pontefract	160m
Wakefield Rd Queens Avenue (Wakefield Road)	Pontefract	173m
Love Ln St Oswalds Ave (Love Lane)	Pontefract	190m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 4HE

Pontefract Tanshelf Station	0.9km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.5km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 4HE

Broadband access in WF8 4HE (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 4HE (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	96.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	16.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 4HE (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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WF8 4HE gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	174,141
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,244
Median (kWh/meter)	9,505

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	71,928
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,997
Median (kWh/meter)	3,226

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Londis

205 Wakefield Road

46m

ProBiotix Health Ltd

The Cavalier Suite

181m

BB Superstore

80 Love Lane

208m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
The Barracks	17:30	12:30	188m
Kingsmead/East Avenue	17:30	12:30	202m
Alden Cres / Mill Hill Lane	17:30	11:30	258m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 4HE

Facility	Distance
Barracks Field Wakefield Road, Pontefract Grass Pitches	146m
The Kings School (Pontefract) Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	357m
Pontefract Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant And Nursery School Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	427m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 4HE

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The King's School Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4JF	Secondary	420m
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4BW	Primary	427m
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School Larks Hill, Pontefract, WF8 4RJ	Primary	549m

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WF8 4HE ITL and WF8 4HE 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 4HE:

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 4HE 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 4HE:

	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 4HE

WF8 4HD	Wakefield Road	68m
WF8 4HF	Drivers Row	75m
WF8 4EP	Kings Mead	92m
WF8 4ER	Kings Mead	101m
WF8 4HG	Armstrong Terrace	113m
WF8 4HS	The Gardens	150m
WF8 4JN	Alden Crescent	168m
WF8 4JP	St Josephs Mount	172m
WF8 4EG	Love Lane	180m
WF8 4HH	Wakefield Road	182m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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