Latitude: 53.7035 / 53°42'12"N
Longitude: -1.3124 / 1°18'44"W
OS Eastings: 445489
OS Northings: 423225
OS Grid: SE454232
Mapcode National: GBR MT8M.N4
Mapcode Global: WHDC6.T57P
Plus Code: 9C5WPM3Q+92
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq28
What Three Birds: partridge.goose.catbird
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WF8 1PA is a residential postcode in Pontefract, Wakefield. It was first introduced in May 2007.
The most common council tax bands are B, C and D.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £124,342 to £1,166,538 with an average of £186,807.
Residential buildings were typically constructed from 2007 onwards and between 2003 and 2006.
60% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly 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 73 people resident in WF8 1PA, of which 32 were male and 41 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
WF8 1PA is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF8 1PA is approximately 39m (128ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF8 1PA
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF8 1PA
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near WF8 1PA include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WF8 1PA 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 1PA.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF8 1PA.
St Giles CofE Academy
Skinner Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1HG
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Ages 3 - 11
Good
Pontefract Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School
Orchard Head Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2NJ
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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
Pontefract Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School
Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4BW
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Ages 3 - 11
Good
Cobblers Lane Primary School
Cobblers Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 2HN
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road, Airedale, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3JU
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Ages 11 - 18
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
Castleford Academy
Ferrybridge Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 4JQ
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Ages 11 - 18
Good
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
The Featherstone Academy
Pontefract Road, Featherstone, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF7 5AJ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
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.