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WF8 1GW lies on Castle Grove in Pontefract. WF8 1GW 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 August 2005.

WF8 1GW maps

WF8 1GW map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WF8 1GW map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WF8 1GW geodata

Easting445891
Northing422215
Latitude53.694370
Longitude-1.306477

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 1GW?

StreetCastle Grove
Town/CityPontefract
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF8

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WF8 1GW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 1GW as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation50m164ft

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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Politics

WardPontefract North
ConstituencyNormanton, Pontefract And Castleford

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WF8 1GW

2024
31 MAY
£95,000
2005
18 NOV
£124,995

➜ Pontefract house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 1GW

Northgate Spink Lane (Northgate)Pontefract46m
Northgate Spink Lane (Northgate)Pontefract55m
Horsefair (Horse Fair)Pontefract157m
South Baileygate Baghill Lane (South Baileygate)Pontefract266m
Friarwood Lane Southgate (Friarwood Lane)Pontefract276m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 1GW

Pontefract Baghill Station0.3km
Pontefract Monkhill Station0.5km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station0.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WF8 1GW (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WF8 1GW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed62.5Mbps
Average download speed55.8Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed17.1Mbps
Average upload speed13.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 1GW (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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WF8 1GW gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WF8 1GW by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)220,738
Meter count37
Mean (kWh/meter)5,966
Median (kWh/meter)5,126

Deprivation

93% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 1GW:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF8 1GW (metres)

Farmfoods Freezer Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
63 Horsefair
82m
Pontefract Community Kitchen
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
6 Horsefair House
82m
Mamma Mia Pizzeria
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
61 Northgate
104m

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Nearest post box to WF8 1GW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Pontefract Delivery Office18:3011:30203m
Pontefract Delivery Office18:3012:00204m
Cornmarket18:3012:15564m

WF8 1GW ITL and WF8 1GW 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 1GW:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLEYorkshire and The Humber
ITL 2 CodeName
TLE4West Yorkshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLE45Wakefield
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000036Wakefield

WF8 1GW 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 1GW:

CodeName
OAE00059686
LSOAE01011838Wakefield 015C
MSOAE02002452Wakefield 015

Nearest postcodes to WF8 1GW

WF8 1HLWilson Street43m
WF8 1EGSpink Lane81m
WF8 1HNNorth Ives83m
WF8 1RFHorsefair90m
WF8 1QGMicklegate95m
WF8 1HJNorthgate103m
WF8 1HWNorthland Cottages103m
WF8 1HPThe Maltings103m
WF8 1EHCastle Moat109m
WF8 1HSNorthland View122m