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WF11 8AD

Knottingley & Ferrybridge · Wakefield · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Knottingley & Ferrybridge
Local authority
Wakefield
Constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Postcode district
WF11
Postcode sector
WF11 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WF11 8AB 100 m
WF11 8AA 109 m
WF11 0DF 112 m
WF11 8AR 124 m
WF11 0DB 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WF11 8AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WF
Postcode district
WF11
Postcode sector
WF11 8
Latitude
53.705539
Longitude
-1.237734
British National Grid easting
450,417
British National Grid northing
423,502

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
Wakefield · E08000036
Electoral ward
Knottingley & Ferrybridge · E05016532
Parish or community
E43000299
Westminster constituency
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley · E14001428
Output area
E00059562
Lower layer super output area
Wakefield 010B · E01011807
Middle layer super output area
Wakefield 010 · E02002447

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
14
Secondary
1

  1. De Lacy Academy

    Academy converter

    324 m

  2. England Lane Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    465 m

  3. St Botolphs CE Academy

    Academy converter

    470 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,370
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 597
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Anti social behaviour 108
  • Public order 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.0
WF11 8 residents
6,443

Age bands in WF11 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,127 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

613 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.9%

1,763 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,800 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,495 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WF11 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • ASH GROVE

    ASH GROVE MEDICAL CENTRE, ENGLAND LANE, KNOTTINGLEY, WF11 0JA

    ODS code B87021

    520 m

  • NORTHGATE SURGERY

    NORTHGATE, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1NF

    ODS code B87007

    4.9 km

  • FRIARWOOD SURGERY

    CARLETON GLEN, PONTEFRACT, WF8 1SU

    ODS code B87011

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rockware Club

    BCT · Knottingley

    0.1 miles

  • Middle Lane

    BCT · Knottingley

    0.1 miles

  • Womersley Road

    BCT · Knottingley

    0.1 miles

  • Middle Lane

    BCT · Knottingley

    0.1 miles

  • Womersley Road Broomhill Ave

    BCT · Knottingley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wakefield 010B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,067 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. De Lacy Academy is the nearest published school at 324 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,370 published events cover 12 months, averaging 114.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 597 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.