Useful Area information for ASKAM AVENUE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2PN

Askam avenue is in Wakefield in the county of West Yorkshire which resides in the Yorkshire and The Humber region of England. The postcode is within the Pontefract North ward, which is in the constituency of "Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford". This page is a collection of useful information for Askam avenue, Wakefield, and the neighbourhood in which it resides.

We found 45 house sales in WF8 2PN. The most recent was sold for £135,000 on 30 Jun 2020. The most expensive house purchase so far has been sold for £170,000 on 31 Oct 2007 and the lowest has been sold for £45,000 on 14 Jun 2002. If you are interested in more detailed information then keep reading as we give insights about all of them in this page later on.

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Multiple Deprivation Index

9629/32844

Regarding the Index of Multiple Deprivation, WF8 2PN has a score of 9629 out of 32844.

Most recent sale

£135,000 on 30 Jun 2020

Most expensive sale

£170,000 on 31 Oct 2007

Least expensive sale

£45,000 on 14 Jun 2002

House prices

Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £135,000 on 30 Jun 2020
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £157,250 on 22 Nov 2019
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £165,000 on 11 Apr 2019
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £126,250 on 15 Mar 2019
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £133,000 on 18 Jan 2019
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £138,000 on 24 Oct 2018
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £129,950 on 22 Mar 2018
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £125,000 on 02 Feb 2018
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £122,000 on 17 Nov 2017
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £170,000 on 31 Mar 2017
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £115,000 on 14 Nov 2015
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £120,000 on 23 Jan 2015
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £132,500 on 28 Nov 2014
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £120,000 on 22 Jul 2014
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £130,000 on 19 Sep 2013
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £110,000 on 08 May 2013
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £95,000 on 28 Oct 2011
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £115,000 on 21 Oct 2011
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £120,000 on 10 Jun 2011
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £144,000 on 08 Jul 2010
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £144,000 on 01 Sep 2008
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £170,000 on 31 Oct 2007
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £159,950 on 27 Jul 2007
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £139,950 on 16 Apr 2007
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £110,000 on 16 Feb 2007
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £157,950 on 25 Aug 2006
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £135,500 on 20 Jul 2006
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £155,000 on 31 May 2006
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £110,000 on 20 Jan 2006
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £152,000 on 07 Jul 2005
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £140,000 on 11 May 2005
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £150,000 on 08 Apr 2005
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £107,000 on 21 Apr 2004
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £45,000 on 14 Jun 2002
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £49,000 on 22 Aug 2001
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £57,250 on 10 Nov 2000
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £52,000 on 27 Sep 2000
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £52,500 on 03 Sep 1999
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £56,000 on 25 Jun 1999
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £50,000 on 12 Jan 1998
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £58,500 on 03 Oct 1997
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £59,000 on 11 Jul 1997
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £47,000 on 15 Dec 1995
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £47,000 on 28 Apr 1995
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £45,500 on 03 Mar 1995

Social grade

The figures shown are per-household between the ages of 16-64.

12 - AB - Higher and intermediate managerial, administrative, or professional positions
29 - C1 - Supervisory, clerical, and junior managerial/administrative/professional positions
30 - C2 - Skilled manual workers
26 - DE - Semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers; those on state benefit/unemployed, & lowest grade workers

Housing tenure

The national average of social housing is over 18%.

Owned outright: 49
Mortgage: 56
Shared Ownership: 0
Council: 11
Social other: 0
Private rented: 7
Private employer: 0
Private relative: 1
Private other: 0
Rent free: 1

The most common ethnicity is White. Residents have the following ethnicities: 332 White, 0 Gypsy, 1 Indian, 0 Bangladeshi, 0 Other asian, 0 Black, 1 Mixed.

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Passport

Please bear in mind that an individual may hold one or more passports.

No passport: 51
UK: 283
Ireland: 0
Other EU: 0
Other Non EU: 0
Africa: 0
Middle East & Asia: 0
North America & Caribbean: 0
Central America: 0
South America: 0
Antarctica & Oceania: 0
British Overseas: 0

Ethnicity

According to the 2011 Census, the UK population claims itself as 87% white. The second largest group are asian 6% and black 3%.

White: 332
Gypsy: 0
Indian: 1
Pakistani: 0
Bangladeshi: 0
Chinese: 0
Other Asian: 0
Black: 0
Mixed: 1
Other: 0

The most common ethnicity is White. Residents have the following ethnicities: 332 White, 0 Gypsy, 1 Indian, 0 Bangladeshi, 0 Other asian, 0 Black, 1 Mixed.

Accommodation type

Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets

Detached: 18
Semi-detached : 108
Terraced: 1
Flat: 0
Converted house share: 0
Flat in commercial: 0
Caravan: 0

Religion

The UK is mainly a Christian country, with 59% of residents. 25% of the population claim to have no religion. 4% of the population identify themselves as Muslim, 1.3% Hindu, 0.7% Sikh, 0.5% Jewish, 0.4% Buddhist, and 0.4% as other religions, while the remaining 7.2% did not state their religious views.

Christian: 247
Buddhist: 0
Hindu: 0
Jewish: 0
Muslim: 1
Sikh: 0
Other: 0
No religion: 64
Not stated: 22

Income rank

Proportion of the population experiencing deprivation relating to low income

9276/32844

Employment rank

Proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market

7371/32844

Education skills rank

Lack of attainment skills in local population

4763/32844

Health rank

Risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life

5639/32844

Living environment rank

Measures the quality of the local environment

21840/32844

Income affecting children rank

Proportion of all children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived families

7217/32844

Income affecting older rank

Proportion of all those aged 60 or over who experience income deprivation.

16302/32844

Children rank

Attainment of qualifications among children

5408/32844

Adult skill rank

Lack of qualifications in the resident working-age adult population

4390/32844

Geographical barrier rank

Physical proximity of local services

23006/32844

Wider barrier rank

Accessability of housing due to affordability

17349/32844

Indoor rank

Quality of housing

26067/32844

Outdoor rank

E.g. Air quality, road accidents

11175/32844

Crime rank

Risk of personal victimisation

20462/32844

Qualification

No qualification: 70
GCSES 1 to 4 any grades: 84
NVQ Level 1: 30
One A level: 84
NVQ Level 2: 61
Apprenticeship: 28
Two plus A level: 13
NVQ Level 3: 43
Degree: 13
NVQ Level 4-5: 18
Professional qualification: 22
Other vocational qualification: 48

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Household size

This data lists the total number of people normally resident within each household.

One: 20
Two: 48
Three: 23
Four: 24
Five: 8
Six: 1
Eight: 1

The median age of this location's residents is 41.0 while the mean age is 38.65569. The most frequent age group is Fourty-five to fifty-nine. These conclusions are made from the following data: 0-4 years: 24, 5-7 years: 17, 8-9 years: 6, 10-14 years: 16, 16-17 years: 7, 18-19 years: 9, 20-24 years: 25, 25-29 years: 14, 25-29 years: 14, 30-44 years: 67, 45-59 years: 86, 60-64 years: 22, 65-74 years: 23, 75-84 years: 12, 85-89 years: 4.

This location in Pontefract is categorised as Urban city and town.

Some people have different preferences regarding the altitude of areas, this postcode's altitude is 44 metres above sea level. Areas at higher altitudes could be more favourable due to the expected rise of sea levels in the not so distant future.

159 had very good health and 5 had very bad in this area.

Room number

This data lists the total number of room each house have.

One: 0
Two: 0
Three: 2
Four: 3
Five: 31
Six: 51
Seven: 27
Eight: 5
Nine: 6

According to the latest census which took place in 2011, this postcode had a population of 133 people that includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents. Furthermore, there were 51 households.

Gender

Across the UK, the gender split is equal.

Total: 334
Males: 171
Females: 163

Health

Health is usually influenced by age and the affluence of a neighbourhood, since deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Total: 334
Very good: 159
Good: 116
Fair: 42
Bad: 12
Very bad: 5

Many postcodes have been retired over the years but WF8 2PN is not one of them and it was first introduced on 01 Jan 1980.

Geographically this area resides in -1.290111 longitude and 53.707541 latitude.

If you are interested in getting to know more about the location codes of this area then it might also be valuable that it resides 446957 eastings and 423691 northings.

Some might find it useful that this area's grid reference number is SE469236. The grid reference number uses cartesian coordinates.

The district code of WF8 2PN is E08000036 and its county code is E11000019.

Its MSOA code is E02002449, its LSOA code is E01011843, its parish code is E43000190 and its constituency code is E14000836. These codes can come handy when you want to find out more about this location as not all services work with postcode.

Furthermore this area is in a national park.

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Location

Longitude -1.290111
Latitude 53.707541
Easting 446957
Northing 423691
Altitude 44

The geographic X and Y coordinates are the approximate centre of the location covered by WF8 2PN postal code.

Address

Street ASKAM AVENUE
Locality PONTEFRACT
Town PONTEFRACT
District WAKEFIELD
County West Yorkshire
District Wakefield
Ward Pontefract North
Country England
Constituency "Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford"
Region Yorkshire and The Humber
Parish "Wakefield, unparished area"

Codes

Active true
Terminated Postcode
County Code E11000019
National Park
Built Up Area Pontefract
Built Up Subdivision Pontefract
Lower Layer Super Output Area Wakefield 012D
Grid Ref SE469236
District Code E08000036
London Zone
LSOA Code E01011843
MSOA Code E02002449
Middle Layer Super Output Area Wakefield 012
Parish Code E43000190
Census Output Area E00059712
Constituency Code E14000836