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WF8 4SY 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 September 2016.

WF8 4SY maps

WF8 4SY map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WF8 4SY map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WF8 4SY geodata

Easting445111
Northing422886
Latitude53.700486
Longitude-1.318193

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WF8 4SY?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWF8

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➜ Where is Pontefract?

WF8 4SY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WF8 4SY 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 4SY

11, PILLAR CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4SY
2016
20 DEC
£273,596
6, PILLAR CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4SY
2016
20 DEC
£324,995
4, PILLAR CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4SY
2016
20 DEC
£324,995
2, PILLAR CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4SY
2016
4 NOV
£312,995
3, PILLAR CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4SY
2016
14 OCT
£244,995
1, PILLAR CLOSE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 4SY
2016
14 OCT
£269,995

➜ Pontefract house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WF8 4SY

Park Road Retail Park (Park Road)Pontefract415m
Park Road Racecourse (Park Road)Pontefract435m
Skinner Ln Monkhill Drive (Skinner Lane)Monkhill461m
Skinner Ln Monkhill Drive (Skinner Lane)Monkhill483m
Monkhill Avene Skinner Ln (Monkhill Avenue)Monkhill490m

Nearest railway stations to WF8 4SY

Pontefract Tanshelf Station0.7km
Pontefract Monkhill Station1km
Pontefract Baghill Station1.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WF8 4SY (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 4SY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed59.1Mbps
Average download speed47.3Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed14.8Mbps
Average upload speed11.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WF8 4SY (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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Deprivation

67.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WF8 4SY:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WF8 4SY (metres)

Huggamug @ The Pavillion
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Pontefract Park
357m
McDonalds Restaurant
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Park Road Retail Park Park Road
365m
Home Bargains
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Park Road Retail Park Park Road
365m

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Nearest post box to WF8 4SY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ladybalk Post Office18:0012:00498m
Park Lane / Portland Avenue17:3012:30895m
Ridgedale Hill/Orchard Head Ln17:0011:45945m

WF8 4SY ITL and WF8 4SY 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 4SY:

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

WF8 4SY 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 4SY:

CodeName
OAE00059722
LSOAE01011834Wakefield 015A
MSOAE02002452Wakefield 015

Nearest postcodes to WF8 4SY

WF8 4SQIlberts Way178m
WF8 4SWLongwall Road203m
WF8 4SREdward Mews256m
WF8 1JHLorna Cottages426m
WF8 1PFMillbeck View455m
WF8 1HYSkinner Lane470m
WF8 1PALake View508m
WF8 1JJLake View508m
WF8 1RQLords Chase511m
WF8 1JQLadybalk Lane528m