Latitude: 53.6944 / 53°41'39"N
Longitude: -1.3065 / 1°18'23"W
OS Eastings: 445891
OS Northings: 422215
OS Grid: SE458222
Mapcode National: GBR MT9Q.YD
Mapcode Global: WHDC6.XD1P
Plus Code: 9C5WMMVV+PC
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq36
What Three Birds: redwing.yellowthroat.rubythroat
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WF8 1GW is a residential postcode in Pontefract, Wakefield. It was first introduced in August 2005.
The most common council tax band is B.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and detached. Domestic properties are primarily flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £65,386 to £2,494,446 with an average of £199,988.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 2003 and 2006.
75% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of privately rented and owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is C.
Pontefract is a town, which had a population of 29,305 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 65 people resident in WF8 1GW, of which 31 were male and 34 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
WF8 1GW is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF8 1GW is approximately 51m (167ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF8 1GW
7a2: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Hampered Aspiration
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF8 1GW
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near WF8 1GW include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF8 1GW are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Wakefield City Council
Ward
Pontefract North
Councillors
Hannah Appleyard (Labour)
Lorna Malkin (Labour)
Clive Tennant (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
MP
Yvette Cooper (Labour)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WF8 1GW.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF8 1GW.
St Giles CofE Academy
Skinner Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1HG
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Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Newgate, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4AA
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Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Cobblers Lane Primary School
Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2HN
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2HN
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Ages 4 - 11
Good
Pontefract De Lacy Primary School
Chequerfield Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2TG
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 11
Good
The King's School Specialising in Mathematics and Computing
Mill Hill Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4JF
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Carleton Community High School A Specialist Science With Mathematics School
Green Lane, Carleton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3NW
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road, Airedale, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3JU
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 5AJ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy
Cutsyke Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 6BD
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4JQ
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
De Lacy Academy
Middle Lane, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0BZ
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The Freeston Academy
Favell Avenue, Normanton, West Yorkshire, WF6 1HZ
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Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Brigshaw High School
Brigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 2HR
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
Crofton Academy
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1NF
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Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.