Postcode WF15 8LP (Kirklees)

Map showing WF15 8LP and nearby postcodes

The postcode WF15 8LP is located in Kirklees, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in June 2002 and is an active postcode. WF15 8LP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WF15 8LP is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.9 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 WF15 8LP as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.

The closest road name to WF15 8LP is Rydale Court which is centered 36 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Halifax Rd Hare Park Lane and is 43 m away. The closest railway station is Brighouse Rail Station, 4.1 km away.

The closest primary school to WF15 8LP (for ages 11 and under) is Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on December 2, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Mirfield Free Grammar. The last OFSTED inspection on February 13, 2020 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WF15 8LP is Hightown Sports Club and is 392 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on June 20, 2016. The nearest takeaway food is available from Rockys Burgers and Butties and is 392 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 1, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 57.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.7 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WF15 8LP is covered by the West Yorkshire police force association and Kirklees is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WF15 8LP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WF15 8LP, and the approximate distance away.

Rydale Court 36 m
Aquila Way 108 m
Scite House Meadows 150 m
Rayners Avenue 185 m
Cuniver Court 215 m
Harepark Drive 242 m
Halifax Road 263 m
Laverhills 267 m
Victoria Close 272 m
Roundwell Road 282 m
Hare Park Mews 296 m
Church Street 301 m
Chapel Street 323 m
Teasel Close 331 m
Hare Park Lane 346 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WF15 8LP

Introduction June 2002
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 WF15 8LP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hightown Junior Infant & Nursery School Good
(December 2, 2021)
257 m
High Bank Junior Infant and Nursery School Good
(October 24, 2019)
781 m
Pivot Acadmey Good
(January 18, 2018)
1.24 km
Roberttown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Outstanding
(May 2, 2013)
1.34 km
Hartshead Junior and Infant School Good
(November 19, 2019)
1.35 km
Howard Park Community School Good
(September 13, 2017)
1.43 km
Heaton Avenue, A Share Primary Academy Good
(July 5, 2017)
1.43 km
Headlands Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior, Infant and Nursery School Good
(June 25, 2019)
1.64 km
Littletown Junior Infant and Nursery School Good
(December 5, 2017)
1.64 km
Whitcliffe Mount School Good
(September 20, 2017)
1.69 km
Spen Valley High School Good
(January 11, 2017)
1.77 km
Whitechapel Church of England Primary School Good
(March 9, 2018)
2.03 km
Hollybank School Outstanding
(October 17, 2018)
2.18 km
Millbridge, A Share Primary Academy Good
(October 6, 2021)
2.41 km
Mill Cottage Montessori School Requires improvement
(December 5, 2019)
2.6 km
St John's (CofE) Primary Academy, Clifton Outstanding
(June 4, 2014)
2.68 km
Norristhorpe Junior and Infant School Good
(February 12, 2019)
2.73 km
Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
2.87 km
Scholes Village Primary School Good
(October 23, 2019)
2.97 km
The Mirfield Free Grammar Good
(February 13, 2020)
3.05 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF15 8LP - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hightown Off Licence Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 16, 2011
166 m
Casa Luli Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
February 6, 2019
207 m
Early Kick Off Other catering premises 5
Very Good
January 11, 2019
257 m
Hightown Junior Infant And Nursery School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 13, 2016
257 m
Hightown Sports Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 20, 2016
392 m
One Stop Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
February 9, 2022
392 m
Parmars (Yorkshire) Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 7, 2021
392 m
Rockys Burgers and Butties Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 1, 2019
392 m
Bennett's Cafe & Bistro Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 13, 2021
442 m
Charlotte's Icecream Mobiles Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 3, 2017
442 m
Willow House Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 17, 2017
470 m
Emma's Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
November 29, 2017
486 m
The Cross Keys Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
July 7, 2016
661 m
Premier Food and Wine Retailers - other 2
Needs Improvement
November 1, 2021
661 m
Ultimate Sport Project Other catering premises 4
Good
December 8, 2021
661 m
Liversedge A F C Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 5, 2019
747 m
High Bank J I And N School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 30, 2019
781 m
Mill Valley Brewery Ltd Manufacturers/packers 4
Good
April 23, 2021
932 m
The Shears Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 27, 2021
1.06 km
Shears Fisheries Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 9, 2021
1.07 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF15 8LP - Data from Apr 2022

Halifax Rd Hare Park Lane Bus Stop/Station 43 m
Halifax Rd Hare Park Lane Bus Stop/Station 72 m
Hightown Road Halifax Rd Bus Stop/Station 129 m
Halifax Road Laverhills Bus Stop/Station 314 m
Halifax Road Laverhills Bus Stop/Station 355 m
Brighouse Rail Station Rail 4.1 km
Brighouse Rail Station Rail 4.16 km
Brighouse Rail Station Rail 4.17 km
Terminal Two Access Air 53.27 km
Terminal Two Access Air 53.27 km
Terminal Three Access Air 53.36 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF15 8LP - Data from Dec 2021

Little Thorpe Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.5 km
Hollin Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Smithy Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.58 km
Spen Valley Bottoms Valley 1.75 km
Lawn Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Dockentail Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.96 km
Hartshead Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Lower Blake Law Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.17 km
Rookery Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
Roe Head Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Fusden Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
Whitaker Pits Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.45 km
Hartshead Moor Top Hill Or Mountain 2.45 km
Castle Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.47 km
Nun Bank Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.58 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF15 8LP - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 60.1 Mbps 57.5 Mbps 79.76 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 16.7 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 100% 57.5 16.6
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

13 meters consuming 272,494 kWh - mean 20,961 kWh : median 20,754 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

13 meters consuming 71,046 kWh - mean 5,465 kWh : median 4,023 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WF15 8LP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.71195100
Longitude -1.72071800
OS Easting 418531
OS Northing 0423984
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7089
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Yorkshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Batley and Spen
Electoral Ward Liversedge and Gomersal
Local Authority District Kirklees
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 E08000034
Travel To Work Area Bradford

NHS

NHS England Region North East and Yorkshire
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Kirklees
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 Kirklees CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Ageing industrious workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Yorkshire BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Liversedge BUASD
Workplace Zone E33011899
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Kirklees 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Kirklees 008C
Output Area / Small Area 8C1