Postcode WF3 4HS (Wakefield)

Map showing WF3 4HS and nearby postcodes

The postcode WF3 4HS is located in Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WF3 4HS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WF3 4HS is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.7 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 WF3 4HS as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Families in terraces and flats.

The closest road name to WF3 4HS is Marshall Street which is centered 58 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Lake Lock Rd Marshall Street and is 7 m away. The closest railway station is Outwood Rail Station, 2.28 km away.

The closest primary school to WF3 4HS (for ages 11 and under) is Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 24, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Rodillian Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on October 3, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WF3 4HS is Oulton And Woodlesford Sports And Social Club and is 3.46 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on July 10, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Lucky Choice and is 3.71 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on May 1, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 64.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 93.3% 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 4.8 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WF3 4HS 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 WF3 4HS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WF3 4HS, and the approximate distance away.

Marshall Street 58 m
Lake Lock Road 85 m
Intake Lane 129 m
Church Road 144 m
Shires Grove 146 m
Beaumont Street 150 m
Orchard Avenue 163 m
Beaumont Close 180 m
Long Causeway 181 m
Auty Crescent 202 m
Chapel Street 204 m
Intake Close 228 m
Wordsworth Grove 242 m
Colley Gardens 249 m
Mount Road 265 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WF3 4HS

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 WF3 4HS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Stanley St Peters Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Good
(November 24, 2021)
0 m
Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery School Good
(February 28, 2020)
787 m
Outwood Primary Academy Lofthouse Gate Good
(February 26, 2020)
926 m
Kingsland Primary School Outstanding
(March 22, 2018)
1.13 km
Rooks Nest Academy 1.55 km
Outwood Primary Academy Ledger Lane Outstanding
(April 3, 2019)
2.01 km
Meadowcroft School Good
(July 1, 2021)
2.08 km
Newton Hill Community School Good
(May 10, 2019)
2.37 km
Rodillian Academy Good
(October 3, 2019)
2.48 km
Outwood Grange Academy Outstanding
(February 9, 2012)
2.51 km
Ivy Lane School Good
(October 7, 2021)
2.69 km
Outwood Academy City Fields Outstanding
(March 15, 2013)
2.82 km
Royds Academy 2.82 km
Martin Frobisher Infant School Outstanding
(October 18, 2007)
2.87 km
Wakefield Pinders Primary (JIN) School Good
(April 18, 2018)
2.94 km
Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill 2.98 km
Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School Outstanding
(November 18, 2021)
3.01 km
Carlton Primary School Good
(February 12, 2020)
3.06 km
St Austin's Catholic Primary School Good
(April 18, 2018)
3.15 km
Wakefield Greenhill Primary School Serious Weaknesses
(October 15, 2021)
3.2 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF3 4HS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cafe Revive Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2016
2.61 km
Swithens Farm Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 6, 2019
2.78 km
Royds School Food Hall Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 18, 2019
2.82 km
Oulton And Woodlesford Sports And Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
July 10, 2018
3.46 km
Oulton Manor Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 28, 2019
3.46 km
Rothwell Sports Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
July 27, 2009
3.46 km
Catering Leeds (Rothwell St Marys Primary) School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 14, 2019
3.54 km
Aldi Stores Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
3.56 km
Rosebud Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
May 19, 2015
3.59 km
Mulgrave House Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 9, 2019
3.62 km
Leeds South And East Food Bank Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
3.62 km
Oulton Hall Hotel Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
November 4, 2019
3.62 km
Rothwell Athletic Club Other catering premises 4
Good
November 30, 2001
3.69 km
Charlotte Cakes, Danielles Desserts Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 28, 2019
3.71 km
Dill And Bay Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 8, 2019
3.71 km
Lucky Choice Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
May 1, 2019
3.71 km
The British Oak Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
February 22, 2001
3.71 km
Windmill Youth Club Other catering premises Exempt
November 24, 2009
3.71 km
Lee Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
3.74 km
Catering Leeds (Dolphin Manor) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 27, 2018
3.75 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF3 4HS - Data from Apr 2022

Lake Lock Rd Marshall Street Bus Stop/Station 7 m
Lake Lock Road Community Centre Library Bus Stop/Station 45 m
Lake Lock Road Lane Ends View Bus Stop/Station 207 m
Mount Rd Lake Lock Road Bus Stop/Station 228 m
Mount Rd Lake Lock Road Bus Stop/Station 238 m
Outwood Rail Station Rail 2.28 km
Outwood Rail Station Rail 2.28 km
Outwood Rail Station Rail 2.3 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF3 4HS - Data from Dec 2021

Canal Hill Hill Or Mountain 637 m
Calder Cut Inland Water 1.59 km
Birkwood Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.67 km
Lofthouse Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.93 km
Birkwood Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.98 km
Bottom Boat Reach Inland Water 2.01 km
Springs Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.05 km
Bushy Cliffe Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Robin Hood Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.72 km
Foxholes Reach Inland Water 2.86 km
Snow Hill Hill Or Mountain 3 km
Ruddings Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.01 km
Swithen's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.21 km
Robinson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.32 km
Moss Carr Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.35 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF3 4HS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 29.9 Mbps 64.3 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 6.3 Mbps 8.6 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 9.5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 16 2.7
30-300 Mbps 6.7% 61.5 10
300+ Mbps 93.3% 331 36

Gas Consumption

14 meters consuming 438,973 kWh - mean 31,355 kWh : median 27,334 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WF3 4HS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.71383600
Longitude -1.47590200
OS Easting 434688
OS Northing 0424285
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
10243
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Yorkshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Morley and Outwood
Electoral Ward Stanley and Outwood 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: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Families in terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Yorkshire BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Wakefield BUASD
Workplace Zone E33012570
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wakefield 007
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wakefield 007B
Output Area / Small Area 5A3