Postcode WF9 1ED (Wakefield)

Map showing WF9 1ED and nearby postcodes

The postcode WF9 1ED is located in Wakefield, in the county of West Yorkshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WF9 1ED is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WF9 1ED is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.8 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 WF9 1ED as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to WF9 1ED is Tower Avenue which is centered 28 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Field Ln Quarry Lane and is 129 m away. The closest railway station is South Elmsall Rail Station, 2.65 km away.

The closest primary school to WF9 1ED (for ages 11 and under) is Upton Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 20, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Minsthorpe Community College. The last OFSTED inspection on May 24, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WF9 1ED is The Turnpike and is 9.43 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 8.85 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on May 14, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 37.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 94.4% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WF9 1ED 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 WF9 1ED and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WF9 1ED, and the approximate distance away.

Tower Avenue 28 m
Beacon Drive 60 m
B6474 98 m
Beacon Hill 143 m
Pontefract Lane 165 m
Badsworth View 176 m
Pennine View 219 m
Third Avenue 270 m
Quarry Lane 297 m
Field Lane 318 m
Richmond Road 491 m
Beaconfield Road 572 m
A6201 1.2 km
Doncaster Road 2.37 km
Doncaster Road 5.4 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode WF9 1ED

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 WF9 1ED - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Upton Primary School Good
(September 20, 2017)
798 m
Badsworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Good
(March 7, 2017)
1.47 km
Minsthorpe Community College Good
(May 24, 2018)
1.95 km
Ash Grove Primary Academy 2.21 km
South Elmsall Carlton Junior and Infant School Requires improvement
(February 13, 2019)
2.83 km
Moorthorpe Primary (J and I ) School Good
(December 12, 2018)
2.9 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Moorthorpe Good
(February 2, 2017)
2.94 km
Northfield Primary School: With Communication Resource Requires improvement
(May 10, 2018)
3.44 km
Oakfield Park School Outstanding
(October 9, 2019)
3.82 km
Ackworth Mill Dam School Good
(January 20, 2022)
3.92 km
Grove Lea Primary School 4.21 km
Ackworth Howard Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior and Infant School Requires improvement
(March 12, 2020)
4.21 km
Outwood Academy Hemsworth 4.43 km
South Kirkby Academy Requires improvement
(June 5, 2019)
4.44 km
Outwood Primary Academy Bell Lane 4.48 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(March 7, 2019)
4.59 km
South Kirkby Common Road Infant and Nursery School Good
(November 18, 2021)
4.63 km
Ackworth School 4.65 km
Compass Community School Hemsworth Good
(July 15, 2021)
4.75 km
West End Academy Good
(July 2, 2019)
4.82 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WF9 1ED - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
L G Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
8.37 km
Baxterstorey Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 8, 2019
8.37 km
Burger King Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 12, 2018
8.85 km
Costa Coffee Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 15, 2019
8.85 km
EDC The Eat and Drink Co Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 6, 2018
8.85 km
Greggs Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
8.85 km
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 10, 2014
8.85 km
Travelodge Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
April 18, 2017
8.85 km
Manor Grange Stud SC Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 22, 2022
9.03 km
Quirky Queenie`s Event Hire Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 4, 2021
9.03 km
Wonkey Donkey Visitors Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 21, 2021
9.03 km
Sodexo Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 1, 2018
9.31 km
The Community Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 5, 2020
9.41 km
The Turnpike Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 16, 2019
9.43 km
T N S Catering Management Ltd School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 17, 2019
9.45 km
Nisa Retailers - other 4
Good
May 28, 2019
9.48 km
Ok Bakery Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 22, 2021
9.48 km
Pizza Dome/Tandoori Mahal Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 29, 2019
9.48 km
Tierna Trading Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 17, 2019
9.56 km
Hazel Garth WMDC Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 29, 2022
9.56 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WF9 1ED - Data from Apr 2022

Field Ln Quarry Lane Bus Stop/Station 129 m
Field Ln Quarry Lane Bus Stop/Station 136 m
Field Ln Second Avenue Bus Stop/Station 319 m
Field Ln Second Avenue Bus Stop/Station 345 m
Rose Avenue Bus Stop/Station 359 m
South Elmsall Rail Station Rail 2.65 km
South Elmsall Rail Station Rail 2.68 km
South Elmsall Rail Station Rail 2.69 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WF9 1ED - Data from Dec 2021

Upton Beacon Hill Or Mountain 191 m
Beacon Covert Woodland Or Forest 521 m
Coal Pit Plantation Woodland Or Forest 617 m
Long Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.08 km
The Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km
Walton Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.04 km
Spring Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.31 km
South Kirkby Marsh Wetland 2.7 km
Gingerbread Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.75 km
Bullinger Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.75 km
Sleep Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.81 km
Thorp Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.83 km
Broom Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.91 km
Shepherd's Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.07 km
Hollins Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.16 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WF9 1ED - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 39.9 Mbps 37.1 Mbps 59.39 Mbps
Upload 9.7 Mbps 9.4 Mbps 16.33 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 24 6.3
30-300 Mbps 94.4% 43.2 10.9
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

18 meters consuming 322,280 kWh - mean 17,904 kWh : median 18,530 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WF9 1ED - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Yorkshire
Latitude 53.61900500
Longitude -1.28692500
OS Easting 447266
OS Northing 0413843
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
25944
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Yorkshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Hemsworth
Electoral Ward Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Upton (Wakefield) BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33012696
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Wakefield 034
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Wakefield 034F
Output Area / Small Area 6B3