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WF8 4ST

Pontefract North

Wakefield

Overview

Postcode WF8 4ST is located in an urban city, within the Pontefract North ward of Wakefield in the Yorkshire and The Humber region , and forms part of the Pontefract North West area. It has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 99.7 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Pontefract North West is £35,800 per year. The nearest station is Pontefract Tanshelf located about 0.5 miles away. There are 4 primary and no secondary schools in the area. There are 4 parks nearby, closest large park is Pontefract Park.

Crime rate
8/10
Crimes per 1k residents
100
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
4/10
Social housing
5%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
Medium

Deprivation level

7/10

Pontefract North West has a high level of deprivation, ranked at position 10,986 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 33% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

8/10

Pontefract North West has a high crime rate, with approximately 99.7 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

5%

Approximately 5.0% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 30.9% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

4/10

The average income of residents in Pontefract North West is £35,800 per year.

Noise Level

Medium

Medium noise level (60.0-64.9 dB) from road, approximately 0 ft away from WF8 4ST.

Flood risk

No risk

Pontefract North West near WF8 4ST has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Pontefract Tanshelf located about 0.5 miles away. There are 3 stations nearby.

DistanceNameLines
0.5 mi

Pontefract Tanshelf

N/A

0.7 mi

Pontefract Monkhill

N/A

1 mi

Pontefract Baghill

N/A

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.5 miPontefract ParkLarge
0.3 miPontefract ParkLarge
0.6 miMonkhill ParkSmall

Schools

In the WF8 4ST postcode area, located within Pontefract North West, there are 4 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.5 miPrimarySt Giles C of E AcademyAcademy converter

Good

0.5 mi16 plusNew College PontefractAcademy 16-19 converter

Outstanding

0.7 miPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter

N/A