The postcode WF6 1QL is located in Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WF6 1QL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
WF6 1QL 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 WF6 1QL as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing rural industry workers.
The closest road name to WF6 1QL is Eastfield Grove which is centered 58 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Castleford Road Gladstone St and is 196 m away. The closest railway station is Normanton Rail Station, 1.22 km away.
The closest primary school to WF6 1QL (for ages 11 and under) is Normanton Common Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 27, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on November 18, 2021 rated this school as Good
The local pub for residents of WF6 1QL is Prince William and is 1.52 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 20, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from 42 The Bakehouse and is 1.68 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 5, 2019.
Residents reported an average download speed of 65.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.4 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 2.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for WF6 1QL 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 WF6 1QL and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to WF6 1QL, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode WF6 1QL
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 WF6 1QL - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Normanton Common Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (March 27, 2019) | 351 m |
St. John the Baptist Catholic Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (June 13, 2018) | 425 m |
Normanton All Saints CofE Infant School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Outstanding (April 26, 2013) | 834 m |
TLG Wakefield | Independent school | 11-16 | Good (November 14, 2019) | 960 m |
Outwood Academy Freeston | Academy | 11-16 | 1.01 km | |
Normanton Junior Academy | Academy | 7-11 | Good (March 22, 2018) | 1.1 km |
Normanton Altofts Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (February 5, 2020) | 1.49 km |
Newlands Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (September 19, 2019) | 1.67 km |
Lee Brigg Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 3-7 | Outstanding (November 18, 2021) | 1.9 km |
Martin Frobisher Infant School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Outstanding (October 18, 2007) | 2.04 km |
Ackton Pastures Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (January 29, 2020) | 2.53 km |
St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (November 18, 2021) | 2.89 km |
Streethouse, Junior, Infant and Nursery | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (July 11, 2018) | 2.93 km |
Castleford Three Lane Ends Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Requires improvement (November 20, 2019) | 3.17 km |
Featherstone All Saints CofE Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (November 7, 2019) | 3.19 km |
Sharlston Community School | Academy | 3-11 | Good (April 30, 2019) | 3.5 km |
Half Acres Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (January 8, 2020) | 3.58 km |
Smawthorne Henry Moore Primary School, Castleford | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (February 5, 2020) | 3.85 km |
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (June 26, 2018) | 3.99 km |
Methley Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 4.05 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF6 1QL - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Baxterstorey | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 2, 2019 | 1.33 km | |
Booker Cash And Carry | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 8, 2019 | 1.36 km | |
Canteen | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 18, 2018 | 1.36 km | |
Whitwood Cafe Diner | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good August 17, 2021 | 1.36 km | |
Hotel Castleford | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good June 25, 2019 | 1.52 km | |
Prince William | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 20, 2019 | 1.52 km | |
New Wheatsheaf | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 5, 2017 | 1.64 km | |
Whitwood Golf Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 19, 2019 | 1.64 km | |
42 The Bakehouse | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 5, 2019 | 1.68 km | |
The Rising Sun | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 23, 2018 | 1.68 km | |
Twisted Tree | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 21, 2019 | 1.68 km | |
Malcolm Logistics | Exempt | 1.69 km | |
Hillside Private Day Nursery | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 17, 2021 | 1.71 km | |
The Hall | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 9, 2018 | 1.71 km | |
Whitwood Fisheries | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 17, 2018 | 1.75 km | |
Cocktail Picker | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 5, 2019 | 1.79 km | |
Yoohoo! Drinks | Awaiting Inspection | 1.79 km | |
GB Chicken | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 13, 2021 | 1.82 km | |
Taz Convenience Stores | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good April 12, 2019 | 1.82 km | |
Castleford Rugby Union Fc | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good February 20, 2018 | 1.83 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF6 1QL - Data from Apr 2022
Castleford Road Gladstone St | 196 m | |
Castleford Road Gladstone St | 202 m | |
Castleford Road Benson Ln | 220 m | |
Castleford Rd Haw Hill View | 294 m | |
Castleford Road Benson Ln | 295 m | |
Normanton Rail Station | 1.22 km | |
Streethouse Rail Station | 2.94 km | |
Streethouse Rail Station | 2.97 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF6 1QL - Data from Dec 2021
Haw Hill | 552 m | |
Fairies Hill | 1.86 km | |
Fairies Hill Cut | 1.86 km | |
Ackton Pasture Wood | 2.05 km | |
Mill Hill | 2.08 km | |
Ruddings Wood | 2.19 km | |
Goosehill Plantation | 2.51 km | |
Foxholes Reach | 2.52 km | |
Quarry Plantation | 2.67 km | |
Whin Covert Plantation | 2.68 km | |
Lumley Hill | 2.7 km | |
Scholey Hill | 3 km | |
Marshall Hill | 3.12 km | |
Plump Hill | 3.19 km | |
Bottom Boat Reach | 3.22 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF6 1QL - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 72.9 Mbps | 65.6 Mbps | 205 Mbps |
Upload | 10 Mbps | 11.4 Mbps | 21 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
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0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 9 | 1 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 15.7 | 1.3 |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 86.5 | 15.6 |
300+ Mbps | 100% | 100% | - | - |
Energy usage data for WF6 1QL - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | West Yorkshire |
Latitude | 53.70253600 |
Longitude | -1.40422700 |
OS Easting | 439429 |
OS Northing | 0423065 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
West Yorkshire |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford |
Electoral Ward | Normanton |
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 rural industry workers |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
Built-Up Area | Castleford BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Normanton BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33009704 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Wakefield 013 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Wakefield 013A |
Output Area / Small Area | 8C2 |