The postcode WF5 8LQ is located in Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WF5 8LQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
WF5 8LQ is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.7 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 WF5 8LQ as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.
The closest road name to WF5 8LQ is Valley Road which is centered 63 m away.
The nearest bus stop is The Green Manor Road and is 164 m away. The closest railway station is Dewsbury Rail Station, 4.24 km away.
The closest primary school to WF5 8LQ (for ages 11 and under) is St Ignatius Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 18, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College. The last OFSTED inspection on January 30, 2018 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of WF5 8LQ is Thornhill Cricket And Bowling Club and is 2.39 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 14, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Stew's Brews and is 2.27 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on March 8, 2022.
Residents reported an average download speed of 50.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.2 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 1.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for WF5 8LQ is covered by the West Yorkshire police force association and Wakefield District is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to WF5 8LQ and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to WF5 8LQ, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode WF5 8LQ
| Introduction | January 1980 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WF5 8LQ - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimple Well Infant School and Nursery | Maintained school | 3-7 | Outstanding (January 27, 2009) | 230 m |
| Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College | Academy | 11-18 | Good (January 30, 2018) | 345 m |
| St Ignatius Catholic Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (June 18, 2019) | 387 m |
| South Ossett Infant Academy | Academy | 3-7 | 407 m | |
| Ossett Southdale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (November 28, 2019) | 415 m |
| Ossett South Parade Primary | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (July 12, 2018) | 990 m |
| Ossett Holy Trinity CofE VA Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (December 11, 2007) | 1.2 km |
| Towngate Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (July 10, 2019) | 1.22 km |
| The Grange School | Special school | 5-14 | Good (November 28, 2019) | 1.3 km |
| Horbury Bridge Church of England Junior and Infant Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (February 1, 2018) | 1.52 km |
| Hall Cliffe School | Special school | 8-17 | Requires improvement (June 10, 2021) | 1.67 km |
| Ossett Flushdyke Junior and Infant School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (September 12, 2017) | 1.78 km |
| Horbury St Peter's and Clifton CofE (VC) Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 8, 2017) | 2.06 km |
| Horbury Academy | Academy | 11-16 | Good (October 6, 2021) | 2.34 km |
| Orchard Primary Academy | Academy | 2-11 | Requires improvement (October 24, 2018) | 2.45 km |
| Horbury Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (October 3, 2019) | 2.49 km |
| Gawthorpe Community Academy | Academy | 3-11 | 2.61 km | |
| Sitlington Netherton Junior and Infant School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (January 11, 2017) | 2.69 km |
| Earlsheaton Infant School | Maintained school | 4-7 | Requires improvement (November 4, 2021) | 2.8 km |
| Wakefield Snapethorpe Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (June 16, 2017) | 2.82 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF5 8LQ - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Park Care Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 10, 2020 | 2.26 km | |
| Best - One | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory November 23, 2021 | 2.27 km | |
| Chickenley Food Store | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 20, 2013 | 2.27 km | |
| Stew's Brews | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory March 8, 2022 | 2.27 km | |
| The Parade Fish Bar | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 31, 2017 | 2.3 km | |
| Paradise Indian Takeaway | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory May 22, 2019 | 2.36 km | |
| Thornhill Cricket And Bowling Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 14, 2022 | 2.39 km | |
| Solaire Blinds | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good September 19, 2013 | 2.44 km | |
| Spinners Fisheries, Spinners Arms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 9, 2021 | 2.44 km | |
| Chickenley and Earlsheaton Childrens | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 25, 2014 | 2.45 km | |
| Chickenley Community Centre | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 21, 2019 | 2.45 km | |
| Food Bank | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 4, 2020 | 2.45 km | |
| Orchard Primary Academy | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 18, 2016 | 2.45 km | |
| 65-67 Princess Lane | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 25, 2016 | 2.59 km | |
| Fieldhead Court Nursing Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 18, 2021 | 2.72 km | |
| Savile Arms | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 15, 2019 | 2.72 km | |
| St Michaels And All Angels Church | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 13, 2019 | 2.72 km | |
| The Commercial | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 15, 2016 | 2.75 km | |
| Kings Pizza And Balti House | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory September 9, 2021 | 2.77 km | |
| Partridge Newsagents | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory March 16, 2020 | 2.77 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF5 8LQ - Data from Apr 2022
| The Green Manor Road | 164 m | |
| The Green Manor Road | 166 m | |
| Healey Road South St | 201 m | |
| Healey Road South St | 211 m | |
| The Green Healey Road | 286 m | |
| Dewsbury Rail Station | 4.24 km | |
| Dewsbury Rail Station | 4.31 km | |
| Wakefield Westgate Rail Station | 4.9 km | |
| Terminal Three Access | 57.45 km | |
| Terminal Three Access | 57.49 km | |
| Terminal Two Access | 57.52 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF5 8LQ - Data from Dec 2021
| Giggal Hill | 321 m | |
| Storrs Hill | 743 m | |
| Horbury Basin | 1.58 km | |
| Long Cut | 1.59 km | |
| Horbury Cut | 1.62 km | |
| Round Wood | 2.05 km | |
| Holme Leas Clough | Valley | 2.13 km |
| Lodge Hill | 2.22 km | |
| Coxley Wood | 2.61 km | |
| Sun Wood | 2.78 km | |
| Hartley Bank Wood | 2.86 km | |
| Castle Hill | 2.86 km | |
| The Wyke | 2.88 km | |
| Perkin Wood | 3.09 km | |
| Deans Plantation | 3.28 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF5 8LQ - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 24.7 Mbps | 50.2 Mbps | 205 Mbps |
| Upload | 4.4 Mbps | 6.2 Mbps | 21 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 3 | 1 |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 22.4 | 4.1 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 131.5 | 12.8 |
| 300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | - | - |
Energy usage data for WF5 8LQ - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Latitude | 53.67204800 |
| Longitude | -1.57789600 |
| OS Easting | 427984 |
| OS Northing | 0419591 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| West Yorkshire |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Wakefield |
| Electoral Ward | Ossett |
| 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 |
| International Territorial Level Code | E08000036 |
| Travel To Work Area | Wakefield and Castleford |
| 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 |
| 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 | Ossett BUASD |
| Workplace Zone | E33012650 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wakefield 025 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wakefield 025A |
| Output Area / Small Area | 8C1 |