Postcode WF1 5LT (Wakefield)

Map showing WF1 5LT and nearby postcodes

The postcode WF1 5LT is located in Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WF1 5LT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WF1 5LT is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.4 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 5LT as Multicultural metropolitans > Challenged Asian terraces > Pakistani communities.

The closest road name to WF1 5LT is Briar Grove which is centered 74 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Duke Of York PH and is 183 m away. The closest railway station is Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station, 419 m away.

The closest primary school to WF1 5LT (for ages 11 and under) is Sandal Magna Community Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 16, 2017.

The local pub for residents of WF1 5LT is New Wheatsheaf and is 7.82 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 5, 2017. The nearest takeaway food is available from 42 The Bakehouse and is 8.1 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 5, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 61.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 7.3 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 2.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WF1 5LT 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 5LT and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WF1 5LT, and the approximate distance away.

Briar Grove 74 m
Hudswell Street 74 m
Belle Vue Road 104 m
Elizabeth Street 105 m
Westerman Street 115 m
Maybush Road 115 m
Crystal Croft 172 m
Ashdown Road 173 m
Gordon Street 173 m
Agbrigg Road 174 m
B6389 174 m
Altinkool Street 187 m
Oakland Road 196 m
St Catherine Street 204 m
Back Gordon Street 211 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WF1 5LT

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 5LT - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Sandal Magna Community Academy Good
(March 16, 2017)
118 m
St Thomas à Becket Catholic Secondary School, A Voluntary Academy Good
(November 1, 2017)
711 m
Methodist Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School: With Communication Resource Good
(March 8, 2018)
1.26 km
Sandal Castle VA Community Primary School Good
(October 17, 2019)
1.29 km
Wakefield St Marys Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(November 22, 2017)
1.53 km
Wakefield Greenhill Primary School Serious Weaknesses
(October 15, 2021)
2.12 km
CAPA College Outstanding
(January 27, 2022)
2.12 km
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill 2.22 km
Wakefield Lawefield Primary School Good
(March 27, 2019)
2.28 km
St Austin's Catholic Primary School Good
(April 18, 2018)
2.34 km
Trinity Academy Cathedral 2.35 km
Outwood Academy City Fields Outstanding
(March 15, 2013)
2.4 km
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Good
(April 18, 2018)
2.43 km
Heart of Yorkshire Education Group Good
(December 7, 2018)
2.53 km
Ivy Lane School Good
(October 7, 2021)
2.54 km
Walton Primary Academy Good
(February 21, 2017)
2.54 km
The Mount Junior Infant & Nursery School Good
(October 10, 2017)
2.55 km
Wakefield Girls' High School 2.6 km
Kettlethorpe High School Good
(December 13, 2016)
2.62 km
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School 2.71 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF1 5LT - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Booker Cash And Carry Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 8, 2019
7.65 km
Canteen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2018
7.65 km
Whitwood Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
August 17, 2021
7.65 km
Cafe Revive Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2016
7.67 km
Baxterstorey Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 2, 2019
7.76 km
New Wheatsheaf Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 5, 2017
7.82 km
Whitwood Golf Club Other catering premises 5
Very Good
December 19, 2019
7.82 km
Royds School Food Hall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 18, 2019
7.93 km
Hotel Castleford Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
June 25, 2019
7.95 km
Prince William Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 20, 2019
7.95 km
Swithens Farm Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 6, 2019
7.98 km
Solaire Blinds Retailers - other 4
Good
September 19, 2013
8.01 km
Spinners Fisheries, Spinners Arms Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 9, 2021
8.01 km
Hillside Private Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 17, 2021
8.07 km
The Hall Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 9, 2018
8.07 km
42 The Bakehouse Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 5, 2019
8.1 km
The Rising Sun Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 23, 2018
8.1 km
Twisted Tree Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 21, 2019
8.1 km
Malcolm Logistics Distributors/Transporters Exempt
8.12 km
Paradise Indian Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
May 22, 2019
8.15 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF1 5LT - Data from Apr 2022

Duke Of York PH Bus Stop/Station 183 m
Duke Of York PH Bus Stop/Station 187 m
Agbrigg Road Montague St Bus Stop/Station 200 m
Agbrigg Road Montague St Bus Stop/Station 251 m
Barnsley Road Burkill St Bus Stop/Station 355 m
Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station Rail 419 m
Sandal & Agbrigg Rail Station Rail 476 m
Wakefield Kirkgate Rail Station Rail 1.39 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF1 5LT - Data from Dec 2021

Fall Ings Cut Inland Water 779 m
Stennard Island Island 973 m
Old Cut Inland Water 987 m
Castle Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.13 km
Oakenshaw Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.35 km
Old Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Park Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.51 km
Black Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.57 km
Calder Island Island 1.63 km
Long Walk Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km
Low Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km
The Half Moon Inland Water 2.19 km
Bob Inland Water 2.21 km
Gled Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.35 km
Bracken Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.35 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF1 5LT - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 36.8 Mbps 61.1 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 6.9 Mbps 7.3 Mbps 21 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 23 3.8
30-300 Mbps 0% 92.1 10.6
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

34 meters consuming 490,229 kWh - mean 14,418 kWh : median 13,857 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WF1 5LT - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.66721100
Longitude -1.48139900
OS Easting 434363
OS Northing 0419095
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
9352
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Yorkshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Hemsworth
Electoral Ward Wakefield South
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: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Challenged Asian terraces
Subgroup: Pakistani communities
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Yorkshire BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Wakefield BUASD
Workplace Zone E33012674
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wakefield 030
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wakefield 030C
Output Area / Small Area 4B2