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England
Country
Wakefield
Local Auth.
#6231
IMD England
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Wakefield and Castleford
Travel area
1992 → Present
Active period
England
Country
Wakefield
Local Auth.
#6231
IMD England
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Wakefield and Castleford
Travel area
1992 → Present
Active period

Location Details

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England
Country
🏙️
Wakefield
Local Authority
🗺️
Pontefract North
Ward
🚶
Wakefield and Castleford
Travel to Work
TTWA
📍PostcodeWF8 1BQ
🌐Latitude53.6923
🌐Longitude-1.3127
📐OS Easting445,482
📐OS Northing421,980
🌍RegionYorkshire and The Humber
🏔️National ParkEngland (non-National Park)
🏗️Built Up AreaPontefract
🤝Local EnterpriseLeeds City Region
🌍ITL RegionWakefield

Administrative Information

🏛️
Wakefield
Local Authority
Council Area
🗳️
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley E14001428
Constituency
E14001428
🚔
West Yorkshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
🗺️WardPontefract North
🗳️Constituency codeE14001428
🗳️EU Electoral RegionYorkshire and The Humber
🏘️ParishWakefield, unparished area
🌍International Territorial LevelWakefield

Health & NHS

🏥
Yorkshire and the Humber
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
🎗️
West Yorkshire and Harrogate
Cancer Alliance
National
🏥Health AuthorityYorkshire and the Humber
🩺NHS RegionNorth East and Yorkshire
💊Integrated Care BoardNHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
👨‍⚕️Primary Care OrgWakefield District
📍Sub ICB LocationNHS West Yorkshire ICB - 03R
🎗️Cancer AllianceWest Yorkshire and Harrogate

Statistical Areas

📊
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wakefield 015B E01011837
E01011837
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MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 015 E02002452
E02002452
📍
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 015B E01011837
E01011837
🗂️
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 015 E02002452
E02002452
🏙️
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
📅2001 Classification(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
📅2011 Classification(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
📅2021 ClassificationUrban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
6231
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 6231 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,696
White Brit.86.5%
Other White6.2%
Other Asian2.2%
Pakistani1.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
+ other · 2.4%

Religion

Total residents: 1,692
Christian49.3%
No religion42.6%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim2.0%
+ other · 1.2%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,693
50–6419.4%
35–4919.3%
25–3416.6%
65–748.9%
20–246.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%

Households

Total households: 751
Other27.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
Any member 66+8.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.6%
+ 8 other households · 36.0%

Sun & Time Information

5:58 AM6:24 PM
🌅
5:58 AM
Sunrise
🌇
6:24 PM
Sunset
☀️ 10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
🌅Sunrise (today)5:58 AM
🌇Sunset (today)6:24 PM
⏱️Daylight duration10 hours 28 minutes
🕐Time zoneGMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

📅
January 1992
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~34 years
Active Duration
1992 → Present
January 1992 — Introduced
Postcode WF8 1BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 6231
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011837 and MSOA E02002452 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF8 1BQ is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJanuary 1992
Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~34 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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