Postcode WF1 4BJ (Wakefield)

Map showing WF1 4BJ and nearby postcodes

The postcode WF1 4BJ is located in Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WF1 4BJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WF1 4BJ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.3 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WF1 4BJ as Constrained city dwellers > Constrained flat dwellers > Eastern European communities.

The closest road name to WF1 4BJ is Sawley Close which is centered 54 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Windhill Rd Hebden Road and is 111 m away. The closest railway station is Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station, 1.46 km away.

The closest primary school to WF1 4BJ (for ages 11 and under) is Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill.

The local pub for residents of WF1 4BJ is Rosebud Inn and is 5.92 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on May 19, 2015. The nearest takeaway food is available from Lee Garden and is 6.05 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 12, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 83.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WF1 4BJ is covered by the West Yorkshire police force association and Wakefield District is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WF1 4BJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WF1 4BJ, and the approximate distance away.

Sawley Close 54 m
Conistone Crescent 59 m
Hebden Road 92 m
Starbeck Road 113 m
Pannal Avenue 139 m
Rylstone Grove 143 m
Ivy Lane 175 m
Kilnsey Road 200 m
Halton Road 202 m
Windhill Crescent 209 m
Barleyfield Close 220 m
Kilnsey Grove 225 m
Pinder's Grove 239 m
Coppice Close 260 m
Haldane Crescent 271 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WF1 4BJ

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WF1 4BJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ivy Lane School Good
(October 7, 2021)
154 m
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill 415 m
Outwood Academy City Fields Outstanding
(March 15, 2013)
432 m
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Good
(April 18, 2018)
584 m
Meadowcroft School Good
(July 1, 2021)
668 m
Wakefield Greenhill Primary School Serious Weaknesses
(October 15, 2021)
706 m
St Austin's Catholic Primary School Good
(April 18, 2018)
836 m
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
1.23 km
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 1.37 km
Wakefield Girls' High School 1.56 km
Wakefield St Johns Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior and Infant School Good
(February 14, 2018)
1.6 km
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group Good
(December 7, 2018)
1.62 km
Wakefield Grammar Pre-Prepatory School 1.66 km
Newton Hill Community School Good
(May 10, 2019)
1.74 km
CAPA College Outstanding
(January 27, 2022)
1.74 km
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School Good
(February 28, 2020)
1.8 km
Rooks Nest Academy 2.24 km
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Good
(March 27, 2019)
2.34 km
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good
(November 24, 2021)
2.57 km
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Good
(March 8, 2018)
2.67 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF1 4BJ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cafe Revive Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2016
5.11 km
Swithens Farm Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 6, 2019
5.34 km
Royds School Food Hall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 18, 2019
5.35 km
Rosebud Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
May 19, 2015
5.92 km
Oulton And Woodlesford Sports And Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
July 10, 2018
5.96 km
Oulton Manor Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 28, 2019
5.96 km
Rothwell Sports Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
July 27, 2009
5.96 km
Lee Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
6.05 km
Aldi Stores Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
6.09 km
Catering Leeds (Rothwell St Marys Primary) School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 14, 2019
6.11 km
Booker Cash And Carry Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 8, 2019
6.14 km
Canteen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2018
6.14 km
Whitwood Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
August 17, 2021
6.14 km
Leeds South And East Food Bank Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
6.15 km
Oulton Hall Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
November 4, 2019
6.17 km
Mulgrave House Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 9, 2019
6.17 km
New Wheatsheaf Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 5, 2017
6.24 km
Whitwood Golf Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
December 19, 2019
6.24 km
Rothwell Athletic Club Other catering premises 4
Good
November 30, 2001
6.24 km
Catering Leeds (Dolphin Manor) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 27, 2018
6.25 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF1 4BJ - Data from Apr 2022

Windhill Rd Hebden Road Bus Stop/Station 111 m
Windhill Rd Hebden Road Bus Stop/Station 120 m
Hebden Road Rylstone Grove Bus Stop/Station 120 m
Harewood Rd Halton Road Bus Stop/Station 272 m
Windhill Rd Irwin Crescent Bus Stop/Station 288 m
Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station Rail 1.46 km
Wakefield Westgate Rail Station Rail 1.86 km
Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station Rail 3.06 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF1 4BJ - Data from Dec 2021

Park Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.15 km
The Half Moon Inland Water 1.5 km
Low Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Calder Cut Inland Water 1.7 km
Old Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Old Cut Inland Water 1.72 km
Stennard Island Island 1.74 km
Fall Ings Cut Inland Water 1.95 km
Gravel Ash Woodland Or Forest 2.08 km
Birkwood Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
Long Walk Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.19 km
Gled Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.31 km
Peas Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.35 km
Peashill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.4 km
Birkwood Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.47 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF1 4BJ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 72.2 Mbps 83.2 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 9.7 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7.3 0.9
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 84.9 12.2
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

32 meters consuming 323,253 kWh - mean 10,102 kWh : median 8,389 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WF1 4BJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.69093000
Longitude -1.48103200
OS Easting 434368
OS Northing 0421734
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1020
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Yorkshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Wakefield
Electoral Ward Wakefield East
Local Authority District Wakefield
Region / Government Office Region Yorkshire and The Humber
European Electoral Region Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Leeds City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council West Yorkshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000036
Travel To Work Area Wakefield and Castleford

NHS

NHS England Region North East and Yorkshire
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Wakefield District
Cancer Alliance West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
Yorkshire and the Humber
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
West Yorkshire and Harrogate (Health and Care Partnership)
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Wakefield CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Constrained flat dwellers
Subgroup: Eastern European communities
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Yorkshire BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Wakefield BUASD
Workplace Zone E33012631
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wakefield 020
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wakefield 020B
Output Area / Small Area 7B1