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England
Country
Wakefield
Local Auth.
#5460
IMD England
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Wakefield and Castleford
Travel area
2017 → Present
Active period
England
Country
Wakefield
Local Auth.
#5460
IMD England
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Area type
Wakefield and Castleford
Travel area
2017 → 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 1BU
🌐Latitude53.6887
🌐Longitude-1.3078
📐OS Easting445,807
📐OS Northing421,580
🌍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

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LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wakefield 018A E01011840
E01011840
🗂️
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 018 E02002455
E02002455
📍
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wakefield 018A E01011840
E01011840
🗂️
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wakefield 018 E02002455
E02002455
🏙️
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.
5460
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprivedLeast deprived
Rank 5460 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: 1,788
White Brit.92.0%
Other White3.7%
+ other · 4.4%

Religion

Total residents: 1,785
Christian47.8%
No religion46.3%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,782
50–6421.0%
35–4920.0%
25–3414.0%
65–748.2%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%

Households

Total households: 813
Other21.5%
Any member 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.9%
+ 7 other households · 35.0%

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 2017
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~9 years
Active Duration
2017 → Present
January 2017 — Introduced
Postcode WF8 1BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01011840 and MSOA E02002455 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WF8 1BU is currently active and in use.
📅First introducedJanuary 2017
Usage endedNot terminated
📆Active duration~9 years
ℹ️Current statusLive
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