Useful Area information for WENSLEY DRIVE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2RQ

Wensley drive 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 South ward, which is in the constituency of "Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford". This page is a collection of useful information for Wensley drive, Wakefield, and the neighbourhood in which it resides.

We found 15 house sales in WF8 2RQ. The most recent was sold for £120,000 on 24 May 2019. The most expensive house purchase so far has been sold for £137,500 on 13 Jul 2007 and the lowest has been sold for £57,995 on 10 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

7697/32844

Regarding the Index of Multiple Deprivation, WF8 2RQ has a score of 7697 out of 32844.

Most recent sale

£120,000 on 24 May 2019

Most expensive sale

£137,500 on 13 Jul 2007

Least expensive sale

£57,995 on 10 Jun 2002

House prices

Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £120,000 on 24 May 2019
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £127,000 on 05 May 2017
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £121,000 on 09 Dec 2014
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £88,000 on 17 Jun 2013
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £77,000 on 31 Jan 2013
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £110,000 on 27 Jul 2012
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £137,000 on 29 Aug 2008
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £137,500 on 13 Jul 2007
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £123,500 on 22 Mar 2007
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £136,000 on 26 Feb 2007
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £124,000 on 29 Sep 2005
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £110,000 on 25 Aug 2005
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £98,250 on 10 Oct 2003
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £57,995 on 10 Jun 2002
Leasehold, Semi-Detached house Sold for £58,000 on 22 Sep 2000

Social grade

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

15 - AB - Higher and intermediate managerial, administrative, or professional positions
28 - C1 - Supervisory, clerical, and junior managerial/administrative/professional positions
24 - C2 - Skilled manual workers
16 - 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: 48
Mortgage: 55
Shared Ownership: 0
Council: 9
Social other: 3
Private rented: 3
Private employer: 0
Private relative: 1
Private other: 0
Rent free: 1

The most common ethnicity is White. Residents have the following ethnicities: 313 White, 0 Gypsy, 1 Indian, 0 Bangladeshi, 0 Other asian, 0 Black, 5 Mixed.

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Passport

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

No passport: 32
UK: 283
Ireland: 0
Other EU: 4
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: 313
Gypsy: 0
Indian: 1
Pakistani: 0
Bangladeshi: 0
Chinese: 0
Other Asian: 0
Black: 0
Mixed: 5
Other: 0

The most common ethnicity is White. Residents have the following ethnicities: 313 White, 0 Gypsy, 1 Indian, 0 Bangladeshi, 0 Other asian, 0 Black, 5 Mixed.

Accommodation type

Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets

Detached: 31
Semi-detached : 84
Terraced: 6
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: 201
Buddhist: 1
Hindu: 0
Jewish: 0
Muslim: 0
Sikh: 1
Other: 1
No religion: 73
Not stated: 42

Income rank

Proportion of the population experiencing deprivation relating to low income

7344/32844

Employment rank

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

5840/32844

Education skills rank

Lack of attainment skills in local population

4143/32844

Health rank

Risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life

4256/32844

Living environment rank

Measures the quality of the local environment

26013/32844

Income affecting children rank

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

6903/32844

Income affecting older rank

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

7405/32844

Children rank

Attainment of qualifications among children

5659/32844

Adult skill rank

Lack of qualifications in the resident working-age adult population

3169/32844

Geographical barrier rank

Physical proximity of local services

13320/32844

Wider barrier rank

Accessability of housing due to affordability

14807/32844

Indoor rank

Quality of housing

28844/32844

Outdoor rank

E.g. Air quality, road accidents

15005/32844

Crime rank

Risk of personal victimisation

20939/32844

Qualification

No qualification: 68
GCSES 1 to 4 any grades: 103
NVQ Level 1: 26
One A level: 89
NVQ Level 2: 44
Apprenticeship: 32
Two plus A level: 34
NVQ Level 3: 23
Degree: 22
NVQ Level 4-5: 11
Professional qualification: 31
Other vocational qualification: 52

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Household size

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

One: 20
Two: 44
Three: 23
Four: 25
Five: 6
Six: 2
Eight: 0

The median age of this location's residents is 44.0 while the mean age is 41.23198. The most frequent age group is Fourty-five to fifty-nine. These conclusions are made from the following data: 0-4 years: 14, 5-7 years: 10, 8-9 years: 5, 10-14 years: 16, 16-17 years: 11, 18-19 years: 9, 20-24 years: 24, 25-29 years: 17, 25-29 years: 17, 30-44 years: 51, 45-59 years: 83, 60-64 years: 14, 65-74 years: 37, 75-84 years: 19, 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 56 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.

139 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: 8
Five: 53
Six: 31
Seven: 14
Eight: 7
Nine: 5

According to the latest census which took place in 2011, this postcode had a population of 54 people that includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents. Furthermore, there were 19 households.

Gender

Across the UK, the gender split is equal.

Total: 319
Males: 151
Females: 168

Health

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

Total: 319
Very good: 139
Good: 114
Fair: 48
Bad: 13
Very bad: 5

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

Geographically this area resides in -1.299494 longitude and 53.6826 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 446365 eastings and 420910 northings.

Some might find it useful that this area's grid reference number is SE463209. The grid reference number uses cartesian coordinates.

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

Its MSOA code is E02002455, its LSOA code is E01011853, 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 -1.299494
Latitude 53.6826
Easting 446365
Northing 420910
Altitude 56

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

Address

Street WENSLEY DRIVE
Locality
Town PONTEFRACT
District WAKEFIELD
County West Yorkshire
District Wakefield
Ward Pontefract South
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 018D
Grid Ref SE463209
District Code E08000036
London Zone
LSOA Code E01011853
MSOA Code E02002455
Middle Layer Super Output Area Wakefield 018
Parish Code E43000190
Census Output Area E00059748
Constituency Code E14000836