Postcode WF8 3PJ (Wakefield)

Map showing WF8 3PJ and nearby postcodes

The postcode WF8 3PJ is located in Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WF8 3PJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WF8 3PJ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.8 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 WF8 3PJ as Hard-pressed living > Industrious communities > Industrious transitions.

The closest road name to WF8 3PJ is Lyon Road which is centered 14 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Lyon Rd Sides Road and is 45 m away. The closest railway station is Pontefract Baghill Rail Station, 1.38 km away.

The closest primary school to WF8 3PJ (for ages 11 and under) is Carleton Park Junior and Infant School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on July 11, 2019.

The local pub for residents of WF8 3PJ is The Turnpike and is 3.53 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 16, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Greggs and is 3.46 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on May 14, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 74.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14 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 1.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WF8 3PJ 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 WF8 3PJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WF8 3PJ, and the approximate distance away.

Lyon Road 14 m
Moxon Close 144 m
Lancaster Close 148 m
Sides Road 149 m
Rutland Avenue 153 m
Maple Drive 172 m
Barnswick Close 192 m
Robson Close 202 m
Carleton Park Road 226 m
Lynwood Crescent 244 m
Rhodes Crescent 249 m
The Byways 250 m
Maple Avenue 253 m
Pease Close 265 m
Maple Grove 280 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WF8 3PJ

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 WF8 3PJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Good
(July 11, 2019)
131 m
Carleton High School Good
(July 5, 2019)
738 m
Larks Hill Junior and Infant School Good
(June 25, 2019)
791 m
The Rookeries Carleton Junior and Infant School Requires improvement
(March 6, 2019)
813 m
The King's School Good
(June 21, 2017)
868 m
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 1.31 km
High Well School Good
(May 4, 2017)
1.36 km
Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Good
(February 7, 2019)
1.44 km
De Lacy Primary School Requires improvement
(January 31, 2020)
1.54 km
New College Pontefract Outstanding
(April 4, 2014)
1.86 km
St Giles C of E Academy Good
(March 5, 2020)
1.94 km
Holy Family and St Michael's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Good
(September 12, 2017)
1.97 km
Cherry Tree Academy Requires improvement
(March 12, 2020)
1.97 km
The Featherstone Academy Good
(February 8, 2017)
2.18 km
Darrington Church of England Primary School Good
(November 20, 2019)
2.84 km
Featherstone North Featherstone Junior and Infant School Good
(June 26, 2018)
2.85 km
Orchard Head Junior and Infant and Nursery School Good
(November 8, 2019)
2.89 km
Featherstone Purston Infant School Good
(June 27, 2017)
3.22 km
Featherstone Purston St Thomas Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School Good
(July 17, 2018)
3.33 km
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Requires improvement
(March 12, 2020)
3.34 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF8 3PJ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
L G Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
1.47 km
Baxterstorey Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 8, 2019
2.94 km
Burger King Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 12, 2018
3.46 km
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 15, 2019
3.46 km
EDC The Eat and Drink Co Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 6, 2018
3.46 km
Greggs Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
3.46 km
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 10, 2014
3.46 km
Travelodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
April 18, 2017
3.46 km
The Turnpike Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 16, 2019
3.53 km
Authentic Hungarian Cuisine @ Mobile caterer 4
Good
October 12, 2021
3.69 km
B & Q Retailers - other Exempt
3.69 km
Compass Group Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 11, 2019
3.8 km
Leaf and Bean Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
December 10, 2020
3.8 km
Aldi Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
December 7, 2018
3.81 km
Nisa Local @ Speed Petroleum Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 20, 2015
3.81 km
The Singing Chocker Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 23, 2020
3.81 km
Tierna Trading Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 17, 2019
3.86 km
Formula Supplements Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 27, 2019
3.92 km
GTi Nutrition Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 11, 2021
3.92 km
The Hawthornes Guest house Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
April 15, 2021
3.92 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF8 3PJ - Data from Apr 2022

Lyon Rd Sides Road Bus Stop/Station 45 m
Lyon Rd Sides Road Bus Stop/Station 47 m
Hardwick Rd Lyon Road Bus Stop/Station 162 m
Carleton Park Road Lyon Rd Bus Stop/Station 175 m
Carleton Park Road Lyon Rd Bus Stop/Station 182 m
Pontefract Baghill Rail Station Rail 1.38 km
Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station Rail 1.65 km
Pontefract Tanshelf Rail Station Rail 1.66 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF8 3PJ - Data from Dec 2021

Friar Wood Hill Hill Or Mountain 839 m
Priory Wood Woodland Or Forest 931 m
Bates Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.48 km
Fox Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.75 km
Stony Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.77 km
Dunhill's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.9 km
Park Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.13 km
Fletcher's Spring Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.48 km
Long Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.51 km
Strawberry Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.65 km
Lodge Hill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km
Broomhill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.75 km
St Thomas's Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.9 km
Ridgley Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.99 km
Shilling Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.18 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF8 3PJ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 74.4 Mbps 74.4 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 14 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 16.8 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 79.8 16.8
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

34 meters consuming 415,259 kWh - mean 12,213 kWh : median 12,862 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WF8 3PJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.68000000
Longitude -1.30992300
OS Easting 445679
OS Northing 0420614
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
18228
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Yorkshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Electoral Ward Pontefract 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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Industrious communities
Subgroup: Industrious transitions
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Pontefract BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Pontefract BUASD
Workplace Zone E33012643
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wakefield 023
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wakefield 023B
Output Area / Small Area 8A1