Valley Road is in Pontefract and in Wakefield district.
WF8 1LW is located in the Pontefract North electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford. This postcode has been in use
since 2018-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Valley Road, Pontefract, WF8 1LW and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: WF8 1LL, WF8 1LP, WF8 1AQ, WF8 1LG, WF8 1AT, WF8 1AL, WF8 1AG, WF8 1AW, WF8 1AP.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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Bluebell Valley Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building | £216,000 | 2018-10-05 | £255,904 |
Bluebell Valley Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire Other, an established residential building | £154,638 | 2016-12-05 | £192,450 |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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3out of 4 | Harewood Centre Nursery School Harewood Avenue, WF8 2ER | 1,110 yd | Local authority nursery school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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4out of 4 | St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Newgate, WF8 4AA | 295 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | St Giles C of E Academy St Giles C of E Academy, Skinner Lane WF8 1HG | 481 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Halfpenny Lane Junior Infant and Nursery School Halfpenny Lane, WF8 4BW | 957 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Carleton Park Junior and Infant School Moxon Close, Carleton Park WF8 3PT | 1,195 yd | Academy sponsor led | No | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Larks Hill Junior and Infant School Larks Hill, WF8 4RJ | 1,216 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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3out of 4 | The King's School Mill Hill Lane, WF8 4JF | 768 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Carleton High School Green Lane, Carleton WF8 3NW | 1,879 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | The Featherstone Academy Pontefract Road, WF7 5AJ | 2,794 yd | Academy sponsor led | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College: A Voluntary Academy Cutsyke Road, Featherstone WF7 6BD | 3,517 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Airedale Academy Crewe Road, Airedale WF10 3JU | 3,699 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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- not rated | New College Pontefract Park Lane, WF8 4QR | 1,005 yd | Academy 16-19 converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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3out of 4 | High Well School Rook Hill Road, WF8 2DD | 1,780 yd | Community special school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
- not rated | Ackworth School Pontefract Road, Ackworth WF7 7LT | 5,338 yd | Other independent school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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The Coffee Lounge @ Newman Galleries | 10 Ropergate, Pontefract | 62 yd | |
Cromwells Tea Room | Mauds Yard, Pontefract | 80 yd | |
The Hideaway | Mauds Yard, Pontefract | 80 yd | |
DJ's Cafe Patisserie | Mauds Yard, Pontefract | 80 yd | |
Chatta's | Unit C, Mauds Yard | 80 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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The Blue Bell | Valley Road, Pontefract | 2 yd | |
Iron Dram | 27A, 27 Ropergate | 98 yd | |
Tooth & Tiger | 29 Southgate, Pontefract | 104 yd | |
Elephant Hotel | Market Place, Pontefract | 121 yd | |
Ancient Borough Arms | 41 Market Place, Pontefract | 121 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Jolly's | 4 Ropergate, Pontefract | 62 yd | |
Greggs | 18 Market Place, Pontefract | 128 yd | |
Subway | 23 Beastfair, Pontefract | 130 yd | |
Southgate Indian Restaurant And Takeway | Southgate, Pontefract | 154 yd | |
Spoilt 4 Choice | 13 Gillygate, Pontefract | 187 yd |
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Marks & Spencer Simply Foods | 9 Beastfair, Pontefract | 130 yd | |
Home Bargains | 3-7 Woolmarket, Pontefract | 215 yd | |
Tesco | 10 Corn Market, Pontefract | 253 yd | |
ASDA | Halfpenny Lane, Pontefract | 423 yd | |
Iceland | Stuart Road, Pontefract | 434 yd |
Facility Name | Sport Objects | Distance |
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Absolute Fitness Uk (Closed) Ropergate | health and fitness suite | 197 yd |
Mills Fitness (Closed) Cornmarket | health and fitness suite | 267 yd |
Womens Workout World (Pontefract) (Closed) 1-3 1-3 Horsefair | health and fitness suite | 298 yd |
Pontefract Swimming Pool STUART ROAD | swimming pool | 303 yd |
Pontefract Squash & Leisure Club STUART ROAD | health and fitness suite, squash courts | 469 yd |
Fitness Base Gym FITNESS BASE FITNESS BASE NORTHGATE | health and fitness suite | 492 yd |
Pontefract Collieries Beechnut Lane | grass pitches | 786 yd |
A1 Football Factory TAVERN WORKS TAVERN WORKS SKINNER LANE | artificial grass pitch | 830 yd |
The Kings High School MILL HILL LANE | grass pitches | 873 yd |
Your Space Pontefract PARK ROAD | health and fitness suite | 955 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 1458 crimes were reported
near Valley Road .
Only 4% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
This street can be considered very dangerous.
The most common type of crime was
violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WF8 1LW.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
All Crimes | 1458 |
Violence And Sexual Offences | 481 |
Shoplifting | 296 |
Anti Social Behaviour | 164 |
Public Order | 154 |
Criminal Damage And Arson | 100 |
Other Theft | 71 |
Burglary | 50 |
Vehicle Crime | 36 |
Drugs | 35 |
Theft From The Person | 26 |
Possession Of Weapons | 14 |
Other Crime | 14 |
Robbery | 12 |
Bicycle Theft | 5 |
List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WF8 1LW.
Month | Crime Type | Outcome | Location | Distance |
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2023-12 | Other theft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Sandhill Lawn | 492 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Baxtergate | 214 yd |
2023-12 | Vehicle crime | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Anderson Street | 506 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Supermarket | 296 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Unable to prosecute suspect | On or near Supermarket | 296 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Unable to prosecute suspect | On or near Supermarket | 296 yd |
2023-12 | Violence and sexual offences | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Supermarket | 296 yd |
2023-12 | Shoplifting | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Supermarket | 296 yd |
2023-12 | Shoplifting | Under investigation | On or near Supermarket | 296 yd |
2023-12 | Shoplifting | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Supermarket | 296 yd |
WF8 1LW area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.
WF8 1LW area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 6% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.
Full-Time Employee | 122 |
Retired | 37 |
Self-Employed | 32 |
Part-Time Employee | 22 |
Unemployed | 16 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 16 |
Looking after home or family | 8 |
Other | 7 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 6 |
Student (economically inactive) | 5 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 15 |
Human health and social work activities | 15 |
Manufacturing | 10 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 9 |
Education | 8 |
Other | 7 |
Construction | 6 |
Administrative and support service activities | 5 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 4 |
Financial and insurance activities | 4 |
Transport and storage | 4 |
Information and communication | 3 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 3 |
Mining and quarrying | 1 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 1 |
Female | 124 |
Male | 168 |
Single | 143 |
Married: Opposite sex | 60 |
Married: Same sex | 2 |
Separated | 20 |
Divorced | 35 |
Widowed | 9 |
Very good health | 127 |
Good health | 89 |
Fair health | 57 |
Bad health | 16 |
Very bad health | 3 |
No qualifications | 66 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 21 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 34 |
Apprenticeship | 17 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 49 |
Degree or Similar | 76 |
Other | 6 |
Indian | 3 |
Pakistani | 1 |
Other Asian | 3 |
Black African | 1 |
Mixed White and Caribbean | 2 |
Mixed Other | 4 |
White | 273 |
Other | 8 |
United Kingdom | 232 |
European Union | 49 |
Rest of Europe | 3 |
Africa | 1 |
Middle East and Asia | 8 |
The Americas and the Caribbean | 1 |
Born in the UK | 232 |
10+ Years | 7 |
5-10 Years | 14 |
2-5 Years | 20 |
Less than 2 years | 18 |
United Kingdom | 193 |
Ireland | 1 |
Italy | 5 |
Portugal | 4 |
Lithuania | 3 |
Poland | 8 |
Romania | 13 |
Other EU countries | 14 |
Turkey | 3 |
Other Europe | 3 |
Southern Asia | 3 |
North America and the Caribbean | 1 |
No passport held | 41 |
No religion | 138 |
Christian | 124 |
Buddhist | 5 |
Hindu | 3 |
Muslim | 3 |
Not answered | 20 |