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WF8 4LX lies on Castle Syke View in Pontefract. WF8 4LX 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 4LX maps

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

WF8 4LX 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 4LX geodata

Easting	445236
Northing	420625
Latitude	53.680137
Longitude	-1.316627

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 4LX?

Street	Castle Syke View
Town/City	Pontefract
Country	England
Postcode District	WF8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WF8 4LX Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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 4LX

47, CASTLE SYKE VIEW, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4LX 2021 16 APR £242,000
1, CASTLE SYKE VIEW, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4LX 2002 5 APR £108,950
45, CASTLE SYKE VIEW, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4LX 1998 18 JAN £85,250

➜ 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 4LX

October 2023	Burglary	On or near The Link	92m
September 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Holgate Road	412m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Westfield Avenue	64m
➜ Castle Syke View crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 4LX

Ackworth Road Tudor Close (Ackworth Road)	Carleton	168m
Ackworth Road Tudor Close (Ackworth Road)	Carleton	182m
Pinetree Avenue (Larks Hill)	Carleton	224m
Walnut Drive Hadleigh Rise (Walnut Drive)	Carleton	227m
Walnut Drive Hadleigh Rise (Walnut Drive)	Carleton	228m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 4LX

Pontefract Tanshelf Station	1.6km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.6km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	2.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 4LX

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

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	44.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	10.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 4LX (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 4LX

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 4LX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	352,125
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,085
Median (kWh/meter)	13,346

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	76,028
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,041
Median (kWh/meter)	2,930

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

16.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 4LX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Big Bites Pizza

55 Larks Hill

199m

Carleton

Hardwick Road

273m

Waterfall Elior

Larks Hill Junior And Infant School

308m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Hardwick Road P.o.	17:30	11:30	268m
By Shops On Larkshill	17:30	11:30	293m
Carleton Park Road	17:30	11:00	503m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 4LX

Facility	Distance
Larks Hill Junior And Infant School Larks Hill, Pontefract Grass Pitches	307m
Carleton Park Junior And Infant School Moxon Close, Pontefract Grass Pitches	430m
The Kings School (Pontefract) Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	560m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 4LX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School Larks Hill, Pontefract, WF8 4RJ	Primary	312m
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, WF8 3PT	Primary	430m
The King's School Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4JF	Secondary	570m

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WF8 4LX ITL and WF8 4LX 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 4LX:

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 4LX 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 4LX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059750
LSOA	E01011847	Wakefield 023C
MSOA	E02002460	Wakefield 023

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 4LX

WF8 4NN	Westfield Avenue	43m
WF8 4NB	Castle Syke View	44m
WF8 4NA	Stonegate Drive	101m
WF8 4NS	The Link	102m
WF8 4LY	Castle Syke View	117m
WF8 4LJ	Highfield Road	121m
WF8 4LN	Millfield Crescent	135m
WF8 4NL	Bull Style Road	152m
WF8 4NJ	Tudor Close	179m
WF8 4LU	Millfield Crescent	184m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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