Useful Area information for BEECH CROFT, PONTEFRACT, WF8 2WA

Beech croft 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 Beech croft, Wakefield, and the neighbourhood in which it resides.

We found 14 house sales in WF8 2WA. The most recent transaction was number 3 that sold for £180,000 on 20 Nov 2015. The most expensive house purchase so far has been number 5 that sold for £182,500 on 17 Feb 2006 and the lowest has been number 6 that sold for £71,995 on 27 Nov 1998. 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

8600/32844

Regarding the Index of Multiple Deprivation, WF8 2WA has a score of 8600 out of 32844.

Most recent sale

£180,000 on 20 Nov 2015

Most expensive sale

£182,500 on 17 Feb 2006

Least expensive sale

£71,995 on 27 Nov 1998

House prices

Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £180,000 on 20 Nov 2015
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £169,950 on 23 Jun 2006
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £182,500 on 17 Feb 2006
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £165,000 on 17 Dec 2004
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £157,000 on 27 Aug 2004
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £128,000 on 19 Sep 2003
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £131,000 on 30 Jun 2003
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £89,995 on 09 Apr 1999
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £94,995 on 19 Mar 1999
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £93,995 on 25 Feb 1999
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £71,995 on 04 Jan 1999
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £88,995 on 18 Dec 1998
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £74,995 on 04 Dec 1998
Leasehold, Detached house Sold for £71,995 on 27 Nov 1998

Social grade

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

13 - AB - Higher and intermediate managerial, administrative, or professional positions
24 - C1 - Supervisory, clerical, and junior managerial/administrative/professional positions
31 - 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: 19
Mortgage: 66
Shared Ownership: 0
Council: 16
Social other: 3
Private rented: 12
Private employer: 0
Private relative: 2
Private other: 1
Rent free: 2

The most common ethnicity is White. Residents have the following ethnicities: 324 White, 0 Gypsy, 4 Indian, 0 Bangladeshi, 0 Other asian, 1 Black, 1 Mixed.

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Passport

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

No passport: 61
UK: 255
Ireland: 0
Other EU: 10
Other Non EU: 0
Africa: 0
Middle East & Asia: 4
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: 324
Gypsy: 0
Indian: 4
Pakistani: 0
Bangladeshi: 0
Chinese: 0
Other Asian: 0
Black: 1
Mixed: 1
Other: 0

The most common ethnicity is White. Residents have the following ethnicities: 324 White, 0 Gypsy, 4 Indian, 0 Bangladeshi, 0 Other asian, 1 Black, 1 Mixed.

Accommodation type

Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets

Detached: 44
Semi-detached : 75
Terraced: 1
Flat: 1
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: 234
Buddhist: 0
Hindu: 4
Jewish: 1
Muslim: 0
Sikh: 0
Other: 0
No religion: 64
Not stated: 27

Income rank

Proportion of the population experiencing deprivation relating to low income

7822/32844

Employment rank

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

9033/32844

Education skills rank

Lack of attainment skills in local population

4969/32844

Health rank

Risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life

3883/32844

Living environment rank

Measures the quality of the local environment

21856/32844

Income affecting children rank

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

5733/32844

Income affecting older rank

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

10954/32844

Children rank

Attainment of qualifications among children

5077/32844

Adult skill rank

Lack of qualifications in the resident working-age adult population

5056/32844

Geographical barrier rank

Physical proximity of local services

21365/32844

Wider barrier rank

Accessability of housing due to affordability

20099/32844

Indoor rank

Quality of housing

25328/32844

Outdoor rank

E.g. Air quality, road accidents

11874/32844

Crime rank

Risk of personal victimisation

10639/32844

Qualification

No qualification: 63
GCSES 1 to 4 any grades: 85
NVQ Level 1: 20
One A level: 62
NVQ Level 2: 44
Apprenticeship: 16
Two plus A level: 16
NVQ Level 3: 35
Degree: 18
NVQ Level 4-5: 12
Professional qualification: 16
Other vocational qualification: 44

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Household size

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

One: 19
Two: 45
Three: 19
Four: 27
Five: 10
Six: 1
Eight: 0

The median age of this location's residents is 37.0 while the mean age is 34.64848. The most frequent age group is Thirty to fourty-four. These conclusions are made from the following data: 0-4 years: 21, 5-7 years: 20, 8-9 years: 13, 10-14 years: 25, 16-17 years: 9, 18-19 years: 9, 20-24 years: 10, 25-29 years: 13, 25-29 years: 13, 30-44 years: 87, 45-59 years: 64, 60-64 years: 17, 65-74 years: 19, 75-84 years: 11, 85-89 years: 1.

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 27 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.

157 had very good health and 1 had very bad in this area.

Room number

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

One: 0
Two: 3
Three: 2
Four: 8
Five: 38
Six: 36
Seven: 15
Eight: 12
Nine: 7

According to the latest census which took place in 2011, this postcode had a population of 26 people that includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents. Furthermore, there were 9 households.

Gender

Across the UK, the gender split is equal.

Total: 330
Males: 157
Females: 173

Health

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

Total: 330
Very good: 157
Good: 110
Fair: 47
Bad: 15
Very bad: 1

Many postcodes have been retired over the years but WF8 2WA is not one of them and it was first introduced on 31 May 1999.

Geographically this area resides in -1.300641 longitude and 53.702021 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 446268 eastings and 423070 northings.

Some might find it useful that this area's grid reference number is SE462230. The grid reference number uses cartesian coordinates.

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

Its MSOA code is E02002452, its LSOA code is E01011834, 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 -1.300641
Latitude 53.702021
Easting 446268
Northing 423070
Altitude 27

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

Address

Street BEECH CROFT
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 015A
Grid Ref SE462230
District Code E08000036
London Zone
LSOA Code E01011834
MSOA Code E02002452
Middle Layer Super Output Area Wakefield 015
Parish Code E43000190
Census Output Area E00059723
Constituency Code E14000836