Latitude: 53.6894 / 53°41'21"N
Longitude: -1.314 / 1°18'50"W
OS Eastings: 445400
OS Northings: 421660
OS Grid: SE454216
Mapcode National: GBR MT8S.B5
Mapcode Global: WHDC6.SJGG
Plus Code: 9C5WMMQP+QC
Maidenhead Locator System: IO93iq25
What Three Birds: swan.greenfinch.chiffchaff
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WF8 1JX is a non-residential postcode in Pontefract, Wakefield. It was first introduced in January 1980.
Residential building types are typically terraced (including end of terrace).
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £54,004 to £134,069 with an average of £97,295.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,850 to £20,500 with an average of £8,138. The most common recorded business types are Offices and Hairdressing Salon.
Pontefract is a town, which had a population of 29,305 in the 2011 census.
WF8 1JX is in the Wakefield and Castleford travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wakefield District Primary Care Trust.
WF8 1JX is approximately 64m (210ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WF8 1JX
5b2: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Communal Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WF8 1JX
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near WF8 1JX 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 1JX 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 1JX.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WF8 1JX.
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
St Giles CofE Academy
Skinner Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 1HG
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Ages 3 - 11
Good
Pontefract Larks Hill Junior and Infant School
Larks Hill, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4RJ
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Ages 4 - 11
Good
Pontefract Carleton Park Junior and Infant School
Moxon Close, Carleton Park, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 3PT
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Ages 4 - 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
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
Airedale Academy
Crewe Road, Airedale, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 3JU
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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
Crofton Academy
High Street, Crofton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 1NF
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Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Hemsworth Arts and Community Academy
Wakefield Road, Hemsworth, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 4AB
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.