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WF8 4QZ lies on Dorchester Avenue in Pontefract. WF8 4QZ 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 4QZ maps

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

WF8 4QZ 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 4QZ geodata

Easting	444648
Northing	421933
Latitude	53.691943
Longitude	-1.325341

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 4QZ?

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

Elevation or altitude of WF8 4QZ 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 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 4QZ

18, DORCHESTER AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4QZ 2007 24 AUG £230,000
19, DORCHESTER AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4QZ 2006 5 JUL £275,000
1, DORCHESTER AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4QZ 2005 4 OCT £167,000

➜ 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 4QZ

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Hessel Court	323m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Hessel Court	323m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lime Tree Avenue	341m
➜ Dorchester Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 4QZ

Park Lane Portland Ave (Park Lane)	Pontefract	173m
Park Lane Grosvenor Ave (Park Lane)	Pontefract	213m
Halfpenny Lane Ryder Close (Halfpenny Lane)	Pontefract	244m
Halfpenny Lane Ryder Close (Halfpenny Lane)	Pontefract	254m
Halfpenny Lane Park Place (Halfpenny Lane)	Pontefract	271m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 4QZ

Pontefract Tanshelf Station	0.5km
Pontefract Baghill Station	1.5km
Pontefract Monkhill Station	1.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WF8 4QZ

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

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Median download speed	27.2Mbps
Average download speed	26.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	48.19Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.1Mbps
Average upload speed	4.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.31Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 4QZ (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 4QZ

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 4QZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	279,612
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,981
Median (kWh/meter)	12,425

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	71,455
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,761
Median (kWh/meter)	2,681

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Aramark

New College

217m

Thorny Croft

Thornycroft Centre

228m

Waterfall Elior

Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant And Nursery School

245m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Park Lane / Portland Avenue	17:30	12:30	182m
Halfpenny Lane / Limetree Lane	17:30	12:30	266m
Kingsmead/East Avenue	17:30	12:30	576m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WF8 4QZ

Facility	Distance
Pontefract Halfpenny Lane Junior, Infant And Nursery School Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract Grass Pitches	238m
New College Park Lane, Pontefract Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Studio	258m
Pontefract Park Golf Course (Closed) Pontefract Park, Pontefract Golf	369m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WF8 4QZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
New College Pontefract Park Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QR	16 plus	216m
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4BW	Primary	235m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Newgate, Pontefract, WF8 4AA	Primary	558m

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WF8 4QZ ITL and WF8 4QZ 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 4QZ:

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 4QZ 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 4QZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00059690
LSOA	E01011841	Wakefield 015D
MSOA	E02002452	Wakefield 015

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WF8 4QZ

WF8 4QX	St Michaels Avenue	61m
WF8 4QY	Portland Avenue	120m
WF8 4BX	Camp Mount	121m
WF8 4SN	Portland Croft	125m
WF8 4QU	Grosvenor Avenue	135m
WF8 4QJ	Park Lane	162m
WF8 4QH	Park Lane	194m
WF8 4DF	Camp Rise	213m
WF8 4AY	Halfpenny Lane	231m
WF8 4BW	Halfpenny Lane	249m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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