Useful Area information for PONTEFRACT ROAD, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2PS

Pontefract road 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 Pontefract road, Wakefield, and the neighbourhood in which it resides.

We found 4 house sales in WF8 2PS. The most recent was sold for £285,000 on 29 Mar 2018. The most expensive house purchase so far has been sold for £285,000 on 29 Mar 2018 and the lowest has been sold for £38,000 on 10 May 1996. 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

20130/32844

Regarding the Index of Multiple Deprivation, WF8 2PS has a score of 20130 out of 32844.

Most recent sale

£285,000 on 29 Mar 2018

Most expensive sale

£285,000 on 29 Mar 2018

Least expensive sale

£38,000 on 10 May 1996

House prices

Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £285,000 on 29 Mar 2018
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £84,000 on 12 Oct 1998
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £38,000 on 10 May 1996
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £60,000 on 02 Nov 1995

Social grade

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

16 - AB - Higher and intermediate managerial, administrative, or professional positions
33 - C1 - Supervisory, clerical, and junior managerial/administrative/professional positions
33 - C2 - Skilled manual workers
33 - 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: 75
Mortgage: 61
Shared Ownership: 0
Council: 0
Social other: 1
Private rented: 18
Private employer: 0
Private relative: 2
Private other: 0
Rent free: 1

The most common ethnicity is White. Residents have the following ethnicities: 340 White, 0 Gypsy, 0 Indian, 0 Bangladeshi, 0 Other asian, 1 Black, 8 Mixed.

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Passport

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

No passport: 33
UK: 310
Ireland: 2
Other EU: 10
Other Non EU: 0
Africa: 0
Middle East & Asia: 1
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: 340
Gypsy: 0
Indian: 0
Pakistani: 6
Bangladeshi: 0
Chinese: 0
Other Asian: 0
Black: 1
Mixed: 8
Other: 0

The most common ethnicity is White. Residents have the following ethnicities: 340 White, 0 Gypsy, 0 Indian, 0 Bangladeshi, 0 Other asian, 1 Black, 8 Mixed.

Accommodation type

Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets

Detached: 67
Semi-detached : 73
Terraced: 1
Flat: 21
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: 271
Buddhist: 1
Hindu: 0
Jewish: 0
Muslim: 5
Sikh: 0
Other: 2
No religion: 51
Not stated: 25

Income rank

Proportion of the population experiencing deprivation relating to low income

22660/32844

Employment rank

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

16205/32844

Education skills rank

Lack of attainment skills in local population

11936/32844

Health rank

Risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life

13328/32844

Living environment rank

Measures the quality of the local environment

22197/32844

Income affecting children rank

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

22721/32844

Income affecting older rank

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

22445/32844

Children rank

Attainment of qualifications among children

15832/32844

Adult skill rank

Lack of qualifications in the resident working-age adult population

8810/32844

Geographical barrier rank

Physical proximity of local services

14056/32844

Wider barrier rank

Accessability of housing due to affordability

27607/32844

Indoor rank

Quality of housing

29212/32844

Outdoor rank

E.g. Air quality, road accidents

9238/32844

Crime rank

Risk of personal victimisation

20354/32844

Qualification

No qualification: 98
GCSES 1 to 4 any grades: 87
NVQ Level 1: 21
One A level: 56
NVQ Level 2: 40
Apprenticeship: 38
Two plus A level: 15
NVQ Level 3: 33
Degree: 10
NVQ Level 4-5: 16
Professional qualification: 29
Other vocational qualification: 67

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Household size

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

One: 30
Two: 83
Three: 26
Four: 15
Five: 3
Six: 1
Eight: 0

The median age of this location's residents is 48.0 while the mean age is 44.70704. The most frequent age group is Fourty-five to fifty-nine. These conclusions are made from the following data: 0-4 years: 10, 5-7 years: 17, 8-9 years: 8, 10-14 years: 13, 16-17 years: 6, 18-19 years: 9, 20-24 years: 8, 25-29 years: 14, 25-29 years: 14, 30-44 years: 68, 45-59 years: 96, 60-64 years: 33, 65-74 years: 49, 75-84 years: 17, 85-89 years: 2.

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 39 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.

144 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: 4
Four: 23
Five: 59
Six: 36
Seven: 19
Eight: 12
Nine: 5

According to the latest census which took place in 2011, this postcode had a population of 17 people that includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents. Furthermore, there were 6 households.

Gender

Across the UK, the gender split is equal.

Total: 355
Males: 175
Females: 180

Health

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

Total: 355
Very good: 144
Good: 147
Fair: 48
Bad: 11
Very bad: 5

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

Geographically this area resides in -1.285687 longitude and 53.707569 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 447249 eastings and 423697 northings.

Some might find it useful that this area's grid reference number is SE472236. The grid reference number uses cartesian coordinates.

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

Its MSOA code is E02002449, its LSOA code is E01011835, 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 -1.285687
Latitude 53.707569
Easting 447249
Northing 423697
Altitude 39

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

Address

Street PONTEFRACT ROAD
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 012A
Grid Ref SE472236
District Code E08000036
London Zone
LSOA Code E01011835
MSOA Code E02002449
Middle Layer Super Output Area Wakefield 012
Parish Code E43000190
Census Output Area E00059713
Constituency Code E14000836