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WF8 1RU lies on Sandhill Close in Pontefract. WF8 1RU 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 1RU maps

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

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WF8 1RU geodata

Easting445790
Northing423569
Latitude53.706548
Longitude-1.307807

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 1RU?

StreetSandhill Close
Town/CityPontefract
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF8

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WF8 1RU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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 1RU

2023
12 APR
£275,000
2020
10 FEB
£185,000
2019
13 DEC
£207,500
21, SANDHILL CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1RU
2014
13 MAR
£215,000
2013
27 SEP
£214,000
2007
9 AUG
£206,000
2001
9 MAR
£88,000
1995
12 JAN
£73,000

➜ Pontefract house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 1RU

Castlebar (Monkhill Lane)Monkhill93m
Castlebar (Spital Hardwick Lane)Monkhill101m
Monkhill Lane Willowdene Ln (Monkhill Lane)Monkhill196m
Monkhill Lane Willowdene Ln (Monkhill Lane)Monkhill223m
Spittal Hardwick Lane Ridgedale Mount (Spittal Hardwick Lane)Pontefract281m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 1RU

Pontefract Monkhill Station0.9km
Pontefract Tanshelf Station1.6km
Pontefract Baghill Station1.7km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WF8 1RU (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 1RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed39.4Mbps
Average download speed38.7Mbps
Maximum download speed78.12Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed9.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 1RU (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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WF8 1RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)261,669
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)14,537
Median (kWh/meter)13,013

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)43,552
Meter count17
Mean (kWh/meter)2,562
Median (kWh/meter)2,600

Deprivation

11.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 1RU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Slimming World
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
10 Hinton Close
445m
Priory Gardens Nursing Home - HC-One
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Priory Gardens Nursing Home
626m
Captains Fish & Chips
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
3 Ladybalk Lane
626m

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Nearest post box to WF8 1RU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ridgedale Hill/Orchard Head Ln17:0011:45102m
Newhall Road16:0011:00544m
Ladybalk Post Office18:0012:00620m

WF8 1RU ITL and WF8 1RU 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 1RU:

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

WF8 1RU 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 1RU:

CodeName
OAE00059711
LSOAE01011844Wakefield 012E
MSOAE02002449Wakefield 012

Nearest postcodes to WF8 1RU

WF8 1RXMonkhill Lane53m
WF8 1RYOrchard Head Lane86m
WF8 1TBAbbey Walk93m
WF8 1RSMonkhill Lane110m
WF8 1RTMonkhill Lane129m
WF8 1TDAbbey Mews135m
WF8 1TPHawthorne Grange142m
WF8 1TSRosewood Drive142m
WF8 1RZSpittal Hardwick Lane170m
WF8 1RASandhill Rise198m